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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>0001-6002</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Acta Médica Costarricense]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Acta méd. costarric]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0001-6002</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Colegio de Médicos y Cirujanos de Costa Rica]]></publisher-name>
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<article-meta>
<article-id>S0001-60022022000400028</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Perfil de dehidroepiandrosterona sulfatada en adultos mayores costarricenses]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Sulfated dehydroepiandrosterone profile in Costa Rican older adults]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Méndez-Chacón]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Ericka]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Marin-Baratta]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Carmen]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Costa Rica Escuela de Estadística y Centro Centroamericano de Población ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[San José ]]></addr-line>
<country>Costa Rica</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Costa Rica Centro Centroamericano de Población ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[San José ]]></addr-line>
<country>Costa Rica</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2022</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2022</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>64</volume>
<numero>4</numero>
<fpage>28</fpage>
<lpage>36</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0001-60022022000400028&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0001-60022022000400028&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0001-60022022000400028&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen  Objetivo:  Describir y relacionar los niveles de la hormona dehidroepiandrosterona sulfatada en una muestra representativa nacional de adultos mayores con su salud, discapacidad, situación social, económica, antropométrica y de estado nutricional con el fin de aportar información sobre los valores de este biomarcador en la población general del país.  Métodos:  Con las respuestas a un cuestionario autorreportado de una muestra de adultos mayores, se midió el estado de salud físico y mental, valores de ingesta calórica y niveles de dehidroepiandrosterona sulfatada en suero de los entrevistados.  Resultados:  Los valores promedio de dehidroepiandrosterona sulfatada muestran una disminución progresiva según edad, en hombres con un promedio de 70.9 ± 46.6 &#956;g/ dl y en mujeres de 38.9 ± 29.4 &#956;g/dl. Valores más bajos se obtienen en personas que se autorreportan como de buena situación económica o con mejor nivel educativo, con hipertensión, hipercolesterolemia, diabetes, con bajo peso u obesidad y en quienes consumen menos de 1500 o más de 3000 calorías por día.  Conclusiones:  Las diferencias por sexo y edad observadas, así como en el comportamiento de la distribución, son las esperadas y corresponden a lo descrito en la literatura para esta hormona. Eventos adversos en salud, como reporte de padecimiento de enfermedades crónicas, valores extremos del índice de masa corporal, sedentarismo, discapacidad y depresión están asociados a niveles medios o bajos de DHEAS.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract  Aim:  To relate the levels of Dehydroepiandrosterone - sulfate&#8217;s hormone of a national representative sample of older adults with their health, disability, biomarkers, social, economic, anthropometric, and nutritional status.  Methods:  With the responses from a self-reported questionnaire of a sample of adults, the health, disability, mental and nutritional status were registered; also, serum DHEA levels were determined.  Results:  The mean DHEA values showed a progressive decrease according to age, in men the average is 70.9 ± 46.6) &#956;g/dl, for women 38.9 ± 29.4) &#956;g/dl. Lower values are obtained in elderly adults of better economic condition or with better educational level; with hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, and diabetes; with low weight or obesity and in those who consumed less than 1500 or more than 3000 per day.  Conclusions:  Differences by sex and age observed, as well as Dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate distribution, are expected and correspond to the behavior described in the literature for this hormone. Adverse health events, such as reports of suffering from chronic diseases, BMI extreme values, sedentary lifestyles, disability, and depression, are associated with low mean levels of Dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[enfermedades crónicas]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Dehydroepiandrosterone]]></kwd>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[aging]]></kwd>
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