Estela Blanco
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 3582434 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Estela Blanco |
| PRENOMES | Estela |
| SOBRENOME | Blanco |
| ASSINATURA | BLANCO E |
| AFILIAÇÕES | University of California San Diego |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6232-9210 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 19 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 8 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 19 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2009 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 2 |
A conceptual model for the analysis of heat impacts on indoor thermal comfort and urban climate resilience
From exclusion to responses
Migrants living in informal settlements face overlapping health and environmental vulnerabilities shaped by exclusion from formal housing and essential services. Un Nuevo Amanecer, an informal settlement located on a former landfill on the outskirts of Santiago, Chile, illustrates these dynamics. Rising housing costs and precarious labour conditions have pushed migrants to self-construct housing on land with limited state oversight. This qualitat…
Associations between adolescent alcohol use and neurocognitive functioning in young adulthood
This study examined the associations between excessive alcohol intake during adolescence and neurocognitive functioning in young adulthood and whether these relations varied by sex. Participants were working-class Chilean adolescents ( N = 692; M age 16.0 years; 54.5% female) who provided frequency of past 30-day bingeing and past-year intoxication. Neurocognitive measures were completed in young adulthood ( M age 21.2 years). Illicit substance u…
Temporal and Spatial Trends of Adverse Pregnancy and Birth Outcomes in a Sample of Births from a Public Hospital in Chile
Adverse pregnancy and perinatal outcomes in Latin America and the Caribbean
Objective. To estimate the point prevalence and likely ranges of pregnancy-induced hypertension, pre-eclampsia, gestational diabetes, low birth weight and preterm delivery in Latin America and the Caribbean, and evaluate the heterogeneity of the estimates. Methods. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies reporting the prevalence of maternal and perinatal adverse outcomes in populations in Latin American and the…
Eating behavior and body composition in Chilean young adults
Iron deficiency in infancy and neurocognitive and educational outcomes in young adulthood
This study examines the extent to which iron deficiency in infancy contributes to adverse neurocognitive and educational outcomes in young adulthood directly and indirectly, through its influence on verbal cognition and attention problems in childhood. Young adults (N = 1,000, M age = 21.3 years, 52% female; of Spanish or indigenous descent) from working-class families in Santiago, Chile, completed instruments assessing memory, processing speed, …
Risk taking, sensation seeking and personality as related to changes in substance use from adolescence to young adulthood
INTRODUCTION: This study examined changes in substance use from adolescence to young adulthood as related to adolescents' risk taking, sensation seeking, antisocial activities, and personality traits. METHODS: Chilean youth (N = 890, 52% female) were studied in adolescence (14.5 and 16.2 years) and young adulthood (M age 21.3 years). Risk taking was assessed via a laboratory-based performance task (Balloon Analogue Risk Task), and self-administer…
Associations Among Household Chaos, School Belonging and Risk Behaviors in Adolescents
Childhood socioeconomic hardship, family conflict, and young adult hypertension
Effect of Infant Iron Deficiency on Children’s Verbal Abilities
Changes in socio-economic status and lipoproteins in Chilean adolescents
Objective The present longitudinal study assessed whether changes in socio-economic status (SES) from infancy to adolescence were associated with plasma lipoprotein concentrations in adolescence, of which low HDL-cholesterol (HDL-C) and high LDL-cholesterol (LDL-C), TAG and total cholesterol (TC) concentrations are associated with higher cardiovascular risk. Design SES, assessed using the modified Graffar Index, was calculated at 1, 5, 10 and 16 …
Cardiometabolic health in adolescence and its association with educational outcomes
Aim To explore the association of selected cardiometabolic biomarkers and metabolic syndrome (MetS) with educational outcomes in adolescents from Chile. Methods Of 678 participants, 632 (52% males) met criteria for the study. At 16 years, waist circumference (WC), systolic blood pressure, triglycerides (TG), high-density lipoprotein and glucose were measured. A continuous cardiometabolic risk score (zMetS) using indicators of obesity, lipids, glu…
Latino mothers’ beliefs about child weight and family health
Objective There is a need to address cultural beliefs and parenting practices regarding childhood obesity to design effective weight-control programmes for overweight/obese US Latino children. The purpose of the current study was to explore cultural beliefs about children’s weight, understand parent perceptions on feeding their children, and explore barriers that interfere with a healthy lifestyle. Design Four focus groups were conducted in Spani…
Infant iron deficiency, child affect, and maternal unresponsiveness
Children who are iron deficient (ID) or iron-deficient anemic (IDA) have been shown to seek and receive less stimulation from their caregivers, contributing to functional isolation . Over time, the reduced interactions between child and caregiver are thought to interfere with the acquisition of normative social competencies and adversely affect the child's development. The current study examined functional isolation in children who were ID or IDA…
High cardiometabolic risk in healthy Chilean adolescents
Objective To analyse the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors in healthy adolescents of low to middle socio-economic status and to study the influence of anthropometric, biological and lifestyle factors on the risk of metabolic syndrome (MetS). Design Cross-sectional study. BMI, waist circumference, blood pressure, fat and lean mass (by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry), TAG, HDL-cholesterol, glucose, insulin, homeostatic model assessment–in…
A Binational Study of Patient-Initiated Changes to Antiretroviral Therapy Regimen Among HIV-positive Latinos Living in the Mexico–U.S. Border Region
Cross-Cultural Considerations in the Recruitment of Latinos of Mexican Origin into HIV/Aids Clinical Trials in the U.S.-Mexico Border Region
Despite increasing prevalence of HIV among U.S. Latinos, participation in HIV clinical trials is low. Barriers to HIV clinical trial participation in U.S. Latinos are not well understood. Using in-depth, semistructured interviews with HIV care providers serving HIV-positive Latinos and focus groups with HIV-positive Mexican-origin Latinos, we assessed cross-cultural barriers (e.g., stigma and linguistic) to HIV clinical trials in San Diego, Calif…
Preventing human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and other sexually transmitted infections and reducing HIV-stigmatizing attitudes in high-risk youth
Comprehensive prevention programs for youth are needed to reduce transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and address HIV-stigmatizing attitudes effectively. We evaluated a behavioral risk-reduction curriculum with high-risk youth in the United States. Participants in the five-session course were recruited through a community-based agency in San Diego, California. Participants completed a…
Iron deficiency in infancy and neurocognitive and educational outcomes in young adulthood
This study examines the extent to which iron deficiency in infancy contributes to adverse neurocognitive and educational outcomes in young adulthood directly and indirectly, through its influence on verbal cognition and attention problems in childhood. Young adults (N = 1,000, M age = 21.3 years, 52% female; of Spanish or indigenous descent) from working-class families in Santiago, Chile, completed instruments assessing memory, processing speed, …
Childhood socioeconomic hardship, family conflict, and young adult hypertension
Cardiometabolic health in adolescence and its association with educational outcomes
Aim To explore the association of selected cardiometabolic biomarkers and metabolic syndrome (MetS) with educational outcomes in adolescents from Chile. Methods Of 678 participants, 632 (52% males) met criteria for the study. At 16 years, waist circumference (WC), systolic blood pressure, triglycerides (TG), high-density lipoprotein and glucose were measured. A continuous cardiometabolic risk score (zMetS) using indicators of obesity, lipids, glu…
Infant iron deficiency, child affect, and maternal unresponsiveness
Children who are iron deficient (ID) or iron-deficient anemic (IDA) have been shown to seek and receive less stimulation from their caregivers, contributing to functional isolation . Over time, the reduced interactions between child and caregiver are thought to interfere with the acquisition of normative social competencies and adversely affect the child's development. The current study examined functional isolation in children who were ID or IDA…
Preventing human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and other sexually transmitted infections and reducing HIV-stigmatizing attitudes in high-risk youth
Comprehensive prevention programs for youth are needed to reduce transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and address HIV-stigmatizing attitudes effectively. We evaluated a behavioral risk-reduction curriculum with high-risk youth in the United States. Participants in the five-session course were recruited through a community-based agency in San Diego, California. Participants completed a…
Preventing human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and other sexually transmitted infections and reducing HIV-stigmatizing attitudes in high-risk youth
Comprehensive prevention programs for youth are needed to reduce transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and address HIV-stigmatizing attitudes effectively. We evaluated a behavioral risk-reduction curriculum with high-risk youth in the United States. Participants in the five-session course were recruited through a community-based agency in San Diego, California. Participants completed a…
Cross-Cultural Considerations in the Recruitment of Latinos of Mexican Origin into HIV/Aids Clinical Trials in the U.S.-Mexico Border Region
Despite increasing prevalence of HIV among U.S. Latinos, participation in HIV clinical trials is low. Barriers to HIV clinical trial participation in U.S. Latinos are not well understood. Using in-depth, semistructured interviews with HIV care providers serving HIV-positive Latinos and focus groups with HIV-positive Mexican-origin Latinos, we assessed cross-cultural barriers (e.g., stigma and linguistic) to HIV clinical trials in San Diego, Calif…
A Binational Study of Patient-Initiated Changes to Antiretroviral Therapy Regimen Among HIV-positive Latinos Living in the Mexico–U.S. Border Region
High cardiometabolic risk in healthy Chilean adolescents
Objective To analyse the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors in healthy adolescents of low to middle socio-economic status and to study the influence of anthropometric, biological and lifestyle factors on the risk of metabolic syndrome (MetS). Design Cross-sectional study. BMI, waist circumference, blood pressure, fat and lean mass (by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry), TAG, HDL-cholesterol, glucose, insulin, homeostatic model assessment–in…
Latino mothers’ beliefs about child weight and family health
Objective There is a need to address cultural beliefs and parenting practices regarding childhood obesity to design effective weight-control programmes for overweight/obese US Latino children. The purpose of the current study was to explore cultural beliefs about children’s weight, understand parent perceptions on feeding their children, and explore barriers that interfere with a healthy lifestyle. Design Four focus groups were conducted in Spani…
Infant iron deficiency, child affect, and maternal unresponsiveness
Children who are iron deficient (ID) or iron-deficient anemic (IDA) have been shown to seek and receive less stimulation from their caregivers, contributing to functional isolation . Over time, the reduced interactions between child and caregiver are thought to interfere with the acquisition of normative social competencies and adversely affect the child's development. The current study examined functional isolation in children who were ID or IDA…
Effect of Infant Iron Deficiency on Children’s Verbal Abilities
Changes in socio-economic status and lipoproteins in Chilean adolescents
Objective The present longitudinal study assessed whether changes in socio-economic status (SES) from infancy to adolescence were associated with plasma lipoprotein concentrations in adolescence, of which low HDL-cholesterol (HDL-C) and high LDL-cholesterol (LDL-C), TAG and total cholesterol (TC) concentrations are associated with higher cardiovascular risk. Design SES, assessed using the modified Graffar Index, was calculated at 1, 5, 10 and 16 …
Cardiometabolic health in adolescence and its association with educational outcomes
Aim To explore the association of selected cardiometabolic biomarkers and metabolic syndrome (MetS) with educational outcomes in adolescents from Chile. Methods Of 678 participants, 632 (52% males) met criteria for the study. At 16 years, waist circumference (WC), systolic blood pressure, triglycerides (TG), high-density lipoprotein and glucose were measured. A continuous cardiometabolic risk score (zMetS) using indicators of obesity, lipids, glu…
Risk taking, sensation seeking and personality as related to changes in substance use from adolescence to young adulthood
INTRODUCTION: This study examined changes in substance use from adolescence to young adulthood as related to adolescents' risk taking, sensation seeking, antisocial activities, and personality traits. METHODS: Chilean youth (N = 890, 52% female) were studied in adolescence (14.5 and 16.2 years) and young adulthood (M age 21.3 years). Risk taking was assessed via a laboratory-based performance task (Balloon Analogue Risk Task), and self-administer…
Associations Among Household Chaos, School Belonging and Risk Behaviors in Adolescents
Childhood socioeconomic hardship, family conflict, and young adult hypertension
Eating behavior and body composition in Chilean young adults
Iron deficiency in infancy and neurocognitive and educational outcomes in young adulthood
This study examines the extent to which iron deficiency in infancy contributes to adverse neurocognitive and educational outcomes in young adulthood directly and indirectly, through its influence on verbal cognition and attention problems in childhood. Young adults (N = 1,000, M age = 21.3 years, 52% female; of Spanish or indigenous descent) from working-class families in Santiago, Chile, completed instruments assessing memory, processing speed, …
Adverse pregnancy and perinatal outcomes in Latin America and the Caribbean
Objective. To estimate the point prevalence and likely ranges of pregnancy-induced hypertension, pre-eclampsia, gestational diabetes, low birth weight and preterm delivery in Latin America and the Caribbean, and evaluate the heterogeneity of the estimates. Methods. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies reporting the prevalence of maternal and perinatal adverse outcomes in populations in Latin American and the…
Temporal and Spatial Trends of Adverse Pregnancy and Birth Outcomes in a Sample of Births from a Public Hospital in Chile
Associations between adolescent alcohol use and neurocognitive functioning in young adulthood
This study examined the associations between excessive alcohol intake during adolescence and neurocognitive functioning in young adulthood and whether these relations varied by sex. Participants were working-class Chilean adolescents ( N = 692; M age 16.0 years; 54.5% female) who provided frequency of past 30-day bingeing and past-year intoxication. Neurocognitive measures were completed in young adulthood ( M age 21.2 years). Illicit substance u…
A conceptual model for the analysis of heat impacts on indoor thermal comfort and urban climate resilience
From exclusion to responses
Migrants living in informal settlements face overlapping health and environmental vulnerabilities shaped by exclusion from formal housing and essential services. Un Nuevo Amanecer, an informal settlement located on a former landfill on the outskirts of Santiago, Chile, illustrates these dynamics. Rising housing costs and precarious labour conditions have pushed migrants to self-construct housing on land with limited state oversight. This qualitat…
Medicine (14 obras) · Psychology (10 obras) · Gerontology (8 obras) · Psychiatry (8 obras) · Demography (7 obras) · Developmental psychology (7 obras) · Demography (6 obras) · Environmental health (6 obras) · Internal Medicine (5 obras) · Obesity (5 obras)