Observational health studies may report multivariable associations without specifying whether the inferential task is descriptive, predictive, or causal, allowing conclusions to exceed what the design and analysis can support. This study aimed to characterize scientific production on associated factors, risk factors, d...
V. Vera-Ponce, F. Zuzunaga-Montoya, J. C. Bustamante-Rodríguez et al.· International Journal of Sta...· 0 citations
Background: Observational studies examining associations between multiple predictor variables and health outcomes frequently use sample size calculation methods designed for single hypotheses, which is inadequate.
Objective: To present sample size calculators based on the events per predictor parameter method for obse...
V. Vera-Ponce, Jhosmer Ballena-Caicedo· International Journal of Sta...· 0 citations
Dengue transmission has expanded across the Americas, but the spatiotemporal distribution of mortality recorded in death certificates and its ecological relationship with climate remain insufficiently characterized. Objective: To evaluate dengue-associated mortality recorded in Peruvian death certificates during 2017–2...
V. Vera-Ponce, Jhosmer Ballena-Caicedo, Julio David Sagastegui Jauregui et al.· Viruses· 0 citations
Background: Childhood diarrhea remains a preventable public health problem, but gaps persist in contact with external care and receipt of effective treatment. Methods: We estimated the prevalence of non-use of external care for recent diarrhea among Peruvian children aged 0–59 months during 2019–2024 and examined assoc...
V. Vera-Ponce, Jhosmer Ballena-Caicedo, Namibia Jherly Cervera Vasquez et al.· Children· 0 citations
Objective: To estimate the incidence of clinically detected dental caries and gingivitis in a cohort of workers undergoing periodic occupational evaluations, and to describe crude demographic, clinical, behavioral, and occupational differences in these events. Methods: A retrospective descriptive cohort study with seco...
F. Zuzunaga-Montoya, Jhosmer Ballena-Caicedo, C. I. Gutiérrez de Carrillo et al.· Journal of Clinical Medicine· 0 citations
Hypertension represents a major modifiable cardiovascular risk factor with increasing global prevalence. While numerous prognostic models for incident hypertension have been developed, their clinical implementation remains limited, suggesting a gap between model development and practical application. This study aimed t...
V. Vera-Ponce, Jhosmer Ballena-Caicedo· Diagnostics· 0 citations
OBJECTIVE
To estimate the prevalence of undiagnosed hypertension among pregnant women in Peru, assess socioeconomic inequities, and characterize departmental geographic variability during 2014-2024.
METHODS
We conducted an analytical cross-sectional study using the Demographic and Family Health Survey (ENDES) 2014-20...
V. Vera-Ponce, Jhosmer Ballena-Caicedo, H. E. Delgado-Toro et al.· Pregnancy Hypertension· 0 citations
This study aimed to identify medicinal plant species in Colcamar district (Amazonas, Peru) that combine high cultural importance with deficient reported environmental management, using a sustainability-oriented cultural–environmental prioritisation index.
Witre Omar Padilla, Jesús Rascón-Barrios, V. Vera-Ponce et al.· Sustainability· 0 citations
The 2015–2025 ecosystem shows rapid progress and a transition toward cuffless-specific validation, however, clinical utility depends on intended use, population, calibration/recalibration, and setting, and performance should not be extrapolated across technologies, populations, or contexts.
J. C. Bustamante-Rodríguez, Jhosmer Ballena-Caicedo, Julio César Bautista-Zuta et al.· Frontiers in Digital Health· 0 citations
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