Oscar Fernando Herran

Datos Biográficos

ID1782007
NOMBREOscar Fernando Herran
NOMBRESOscar Fernando
APELLIDOHerran
FIRMAHERRAN O F
AFILIACIONESIndustrial University of Santander
ORCID0000-0002-2509-8636
VERIFICADOSí
TOTAL DE OBRAS11
TOTAL DE CITAS0
TOTAL COMO AUTOR11
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN2005
AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN2020
ÍNDICE H0

  • Nutrition gap in children, urban-rural

    Open AccessJhael N Bermúdez, Daniel Ayala et al.ARTICLERevista de Saúde Pública2020

    OBJECTIVE: To analyze the nutritional situation of children under five years old from both urban and rural areas of Colombia. METHOD: Analytical study, based on cross-sectional data, collected from ENSIN-2015. The sample consisted of 12,256 children aged between 0 and 4 years old. We calculated the prevalence ratios (PR) with their respective 95% confidence interval (95%CI). PR were assessed by binomial regression models with malnutrition or over…

  • Trends of Adherence to Dietary Patterns in Colombian Population, 2010-2015

    Oscar Fernando Herran, Edna Magaly Gamboa-DelgadoARTICLEAmerican Journal of Health Behavior2020

    Objectives: In this study we sought to determine: (1) adherence to each one of the dietary patterns (DPs) identified in Colombia by the National Nutrition Surveys (ENSIN) in 2010 and 2015; (2) trends in adherence to these patterns between 2010 and 2015; and (3) differences in adherence between the 2 surveys according to some of the biological and socioeconomic variables. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study with secondary analysis of dat…

  • Adherence to a snacking dietary pattern is decreasing in Colombia among the youngest and the wealthiest

    Open AccessOscar Fernando Herran, Eduardo Villamor et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2019

    In the 5 years 2010-2015, snack consumption is decreasing. The region, the richest subjects, those with adequate BMI, and in households with more educated heads of household, achieved a greater decrease in SP

  • Socioeconomic inequalities in the consumption of fruits and vegetables

    Open AccessOscar Fernando Herran, Gonzalo Alberto Patiño et al.ARTICLECadernos de Saude Publica2019Referencias: 26

    The objective of this study was to estimate inequalities in the consumption of fruits and vegetables. A multilevel study was performed based on cross-sectional data of adults from 18 to 64 years of age (n = 5,217) and in geodemographic units (n = 33). The consumption of fruits and vegetables was estimated with a food frequency questionnaire administered as part of the 2010 Colombian National Nutrition Survey (ENSIN). Inequality indices for the co…

  • Consumption of sweetened-beverages and poverty in Colombia

    Open AccessOscar Fernando Herran, Gonzalo Alberto Patiño et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2018

    It was established that there is no economic inequality in the consumption of sweetened beverages. Consumption taxes could be regressive

  • Trends and correlates of age at menarche in Colombia

    Open AccessErica C Jansen, Oscar Fernando Herran et al.ARTICLEEconomics & Human Biology2015

  • Vitamin B 12 serostatus in Colombian children and adult women

    Open AccessOscar Fernando Herran, Julia B Ward et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2015

    Objective Vitamin B 12 deficiency is associated with many adverse health outcomes and is highly prevalent worldwide. The present study assesses the prevalence of vitamin B 12 deficiency and marginal deficiency in Colombian children and women and examines the sociodemographic correlates of serum vitamin B 12 concentrations in these groups. Design Cross-sectional, nationally representative survey. Setting Colombia. Subjects Children n 7243), pregna…

  • Obesity prevalence in Colombian adults is increasing fastest in lower socio-economic status groups and urban residents

    Open AccessNicole Kasper, Nicole M Kasper et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2014

    Objective Low- and middle-income countries are experiencing rises in the prevalence of adult obesity. Whether these increases disproportionately affect vulnerable subpopulations is unclear because most previous investigations were not nationally representative, were limited to women, or relied on self-reported anthropometric data which are subject to bias. The aim of the present study was to assess changes in the prevalence of obesity from 2005 t…

  • Desarrollo de un instrumento para evaluar la dieta en niños y adolescentes colombianos

    Open AccessMaría F Ardila, Oscar Fernando HerranARTICLERevista Brasileira de Saúde…2012

    OBJETIVOS: desarrollar un cuestionario de frecuencia de consumo, útil en la investigación epidemiológica de las relaciones dieta-cáncer, dieta-enfermedad cardiovascular y dieta-estado de nutrición, en niños y adolescentes. MÉTODOS: sesenta y dos sujetos entre 10 y 20 años de edad, respondieron un recordatorio del consumo de las últimas 24 horas, utilizando el método Max_r se seleccionaron alimentos con poder discriminante para estimar el consumo …

  • Validity and reproducibility of two semi-quantitative alcohol frequency questionnaires for the Colombian population

    Open AccessOscar Fernando Herran, María F ArdilaARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2006

    Objective To determine the relative validity and reproducibility of two alcohol intake frequency questionnaires (AFQ-A; AFQ-B), designed to classify subjects according to their alcohol intake level, in Bucaramanga, Colombia. Method One hundred and nine randomly selected subjects, aged between 20 and 60 years, completed three 30-day semi-quantitative alcohol intake records (30-DR). The AFQs were applied three months after the last 30-DR. AFQ-A con…

  • Development and simulated validation of a food-frequency questionnaire for the Colombian population

    Open AccessLeonelo E Bautista, Oscar Fernando Herran et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2005

    Objective To develop a food-frequency questionnaire (FFQ) useful for ranking of nutrient intakes. Design Subjects consuming their regular diet completed 7 days of weighed intake registry (7-WIR). Foods for the FFQ were selected by stepwise multiple regression. The FFQ was then completed for each subject using data on individual food consumption from the 7-WIR. The correlation and agreement between the extrapolated FFQ and the 7-WIR data were asse…