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Nicolas Padilla-Raygoza

Publications (28)

Examining the Link between Air Quality and Birth Defects in Guanajuato: An Ecological Study Revealing Time Trends

Nicolas Padilla-Raygoza, Ma Guadalupe León-Verdín, María de Jesús Gallardo-Luna, Efraín Navarro-Olivos & Leticia Zamora-Ramos · Asian Journal of Pediatric Research · 2025

Aim: The objective was to determine a correlation between monitored airborne particulate matter and birth defect rates in newborns in the state of Guanajuato, central Mexico. Study Design: An ecological study of time trends was designed. Place and Duration of the Study: Between 2...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajpr/2025/v15i10483

Effect of Social Determinants on Knowledge and Barriers to the use of Preventive Measures against SARS-CoV-2 Infection

Nicolas Padilla-Raygoza, Gilberto Flores-Vargas, María de Jesús Gallardo-Luna, Efraín Navarro-Olivos & Jorge Patricio Meza-Rodríguez · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2022

Aims: To analyze the effect of social determinants on knowledge and barriers to using protective measures against SARS-CoV-2 infection. Study Design:  Analytical cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Sample: Institute of Public Health Staff from Guanajuato State and...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jammr/2022/v34i1931457

Analysis of Fatality of Cases by the New Coronavirus, in the Mexican State of Guanajuato: A Cross-sectional Study

Nicolas Padilla-Raygoza, Gilberto Flores-Vargas, Efraín Navarro-Olivos, María de Jesús Gallardo-Luna, Francisco Javier Magos-Vazquez & Daniel Alberto Díaz-Martinez · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2021

Aims: COVID-19 has been a big public health challenge around the world in the past several months. The aim of this study is to describe the epidemic and report of fatality of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the Mexican state of Guanajuato, until October 2, 2020. Study Design:  Cro...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jammr/2021/v33i2331192

Clinical Picture of SARS-Cov-2 Infection in Children in Guanajuato State, Mexico: A Cross-Sectional Study

Nicolas Padilla-Raygoza, Gilberto Flores-Vargas, Cuauhtémoc Sandoval-Salazar, Efraín Navarro-Olivos, María de Jesús Gallardo-Luna, Elia Lara-Lona, Francisco J. Magos Vázquez & Daniel Alberto Díaz-Martinez · International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health · 2021

Aims: To compare the signs and symptoms in COVID-19 and another respiratory virus, among children. Study Design: A cross-sectional study was designed based on data from the National Epidemiological Surveillance System of the General Directorate of Epidemiology. Place and Duration...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijtdh/2021/v42i130433

Evolution of COVID-19 Infection in Mexico until March 23, 2020: A Descriptive Ecological Study

Nicolas Padilla-Raygoza, Cuauhtémoc Sandoval-Salazar, Daniel Alberto Díaz-Martinez, Efraín Navarro-Olivos, María de Jesús Gallardo-Luna, Francisco J Magos-Vazquez & Ma Guadalupe León-Verdín · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2020

Aims: COVID-19 has been a big public health challenge around the world in the past several months. The aim of this study is to describe the epidemic and report the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Mexico until March 23, 2020. Study Design: Ecological descriptive study. Pl...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jammr/2020/v32i830466

Update of the Evolution of SARS-CoV-2 Infection, COVID-19, and Mortality in Mexico Until May 15, 2020: An Ecological Study

Nicolas Padilla-Raygoza, Cuauhtémoc Sandoval-Salazar, Luis-Antonio Díaz-Becerril, Vicente Beltrán-Campos, Daniel Alberto Díaz-Martinez, Efraín Navarro-Olivos, María de Jesús Gallardo-Luna, Francisco J Magos-Vazquez & Ma Guadalupe León-Verdín · International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health · 2020

Aims: Disease for a novel coronavirus has been a big public health challenge around the world in the past several months. The aim of this study is to describe the epidemic and report the number of confirmed cases and deaths of disease for a novel coronavirus in Mexico until May 1...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijtdh/2020/v41i530277

Evolution of COVID-19 Infection in Mexico until 28 March, 2020: A Descriptive Ecological Study

Nicolas Padilla-Raygoza, Efraín Navarro-Olivos, María de Jesús Gallardo-Luna & Francisco J. Magos-Vazquez · International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health · 2020

Aims: To describe the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Mexico. Study Design: Ecological descriptive study. Place and Duration of Study: Registries of confirmed cases for COVID-19 in Mexican population during February and until 28 March 2020, 13:00 PM, from National System...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijtdh/2020/v41i430271

Association of Self-perception Lifestyle with Overweight / Obesity among People with a Family History of Type 2 Diabetes: A Cross Sectional Study

Nicolas Padilla-Raygoza, Karla Cristina Paz-Salinas, Silvia del Carmen Delgado-Sandoval, Georgina Olvera-Villanueva, Ma. Lourdes Jordan-Jinez & Vicente Beltrán-Campos · International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health · 2017

Aim: To analyze the association between self-perception of lifestyle and overweight / obesity among people with diabetic parents. Study Design: Cross-sectional, analytical study. Place and Duration of Study: It is a community study in Celaya, Guanajuato, Mexico between January 20...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/IJTDH/2017/31511

A Strong Relationship of Physical Activity and Obesity in Adults between 60 and 70 Years from Celaya, Mexico: A Cross Sectional Study

Nicolas Padilla-Raygoza, Lucibel Vasquez-Perez, Georgina Olvera- Villanueva, Silvia del Carmen Delgado-Sandoval, Norma Elvira Moreno-Pérez & María Guadalupe Navarro-Elias · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2016

Purpose: To determine the relationship between calories intake, level of physical activity and overweight/obesity in adults over 60 years in Celaya, Mexico. Study Design:  It was a cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Population: 754 adults between 60 and 70 years...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMMR/2017/27512

Relationship of the Self-perception of Lifestyle with Level of Physical Activity in People with and without Type 2 Diabetes

Briseida Mayel Perez-Avelino, Nicolas Padilla-Raygoza, Verónica Benítez-Guerrero, María Luisa Sánchez Padilla, Vicente Beltrán-Campos & María de Lourdes García-Campos · International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health · 2019

Objective: To determine the relationship of the perception of lifestyle with the level of physical activity in people with type 2 diabetes and without type 2 diabetes. Study Design: Analytical cross-sectional observational study in Celaya, Guanajuato, Mexico. Methodology: Sample...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijtdh/2019/v38i330186

Comparison of Blood Pressure Measurement with Two Digital Sphygmomanometers

Yamile Ariadna Triunfo-Méndez, Nicolas Padilla-Raygoza, Vicente Beltrán-Campos, Cuauhtémoc Sandoval-Salazar, Verónica Benítez-Guerrero & Xiomara Arteaga-Herrera · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2019

Aims: Identify the correlation between systolic and diastolic blood pressure measurement with digital arm and wrist baumanometers in young adults aged 18 to 40 at the Public University of Celaya, Guanajuato, Mexico. Study Design: Observational, analytical, quantitative, correlati...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jammr/2019/v30i630201

Correlation between Lycopene Intake and Blood Pressure in Healthy Adults from Celaya, Mexico

Dania Concepción Contreras-Ponce, Nicolas Padilla-Raygoza, Cuauhtémoc Sandoval-Salazar, Esther Ramirez-Moreno & Xochitl Sofia Ramirez-Gomez · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2019

Aims: To identify if there is a correlation between lycopene intake and blood pressure levels in healthy adults of Celaya. Study Design: Cross-sectional, observational, analytical study. Place: All students registered at a public university in Celaya, Guanajuato, Mexico. Methodol...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jammr/2019/v30i530193

Risk Factors for Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip in Newborns from Celaya, Guanajuato, Mexico: A Cross Sectional Study

Carolina Mendoza-Lara, Nicolas Padilla-Raygoza, Georgina Olvera-Villanueva & Silvia del Carmen Delgado-Sandoval · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2015

Aims: To identify the association between potential risk factors with developmental dysplasia of the hip in neonates. Study Design: A cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of the Study: Laboratory of Lifestyle, Division of Health Sciences and Engineering, Campus Celaya Salvat...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMMR/2016/23125

Relationship between Hypertension and Cognitive Impairment in Older Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study

Omar López-Guzmán, Yaret Valeria Rodríguez-Aguilar, Nicolas Padilla-Raygoza, Edgar Iván Hernández-Jaime, María de Jesús Gallardo-Luna & Efraín Navarro-Olivos · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2025

Background: Hypertension is one of the most common chronic-degenerative diseases in the world. It leads to systemic vascular damage, resulting in complications across various organ systems, including the cardiovascular, ophthalmologic, renal, and neurological systems. Neurologica...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jammr/2025/v37i115984

Analysis of the Effect of Therapeutic Adherence on Quality of Life in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: A Cross-Sectional Study

Yaret Valeria Rodríguez-Aguilar, Omar López-Guzmán, Nicolas Padilla-Raygoza, Edgar Iván Hernández-Jaime, Yazmin Sánchez-Castillo, Ma. Guadalupe Amador-Espinosa, Antonia Leticia Urquiza-Acosta, María de Jesús Gallardo-Luna & Efraín Navarro-Olivos · International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health · 2025

Background: Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is one of the most important chronic non-communicable diseases that seriously threatens well-being, as it has become a significant health burden due to its high incidence, mortality, and secondary disability. Recent studies suggest that adherence...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijtdh/2025/v46i61668

Relationship of Calories Intake and Physical Activity in Adolescents in Colima, Mexico: A Cross-sectional Study

María de los Ángeles Castro-Cornejo, Xiomara Arteaga-Herrera & Nicolas Padilla-Raygoza · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2019

Aims: To identify the relationship between calories intake, physical activity and body mass index in adolescents in Colima Mexico. Study Design: A cross-sectional study analytic, observational. Place and Duration of the Study:  Colima and Tecoman, Mexico. Methodology: It was desi...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jammr/2019/v31i230285

Educative Intervention in the Oral Hygiene of People with Down Syndrome: A Quasi-experimental Study

Maria Esther Patiño-López, Georgina Olvera-Villanueva & Nicolas Padilla-Raygoza · International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health · 2017

Aims: To determine the effect of an educative intervention on the oral hygiene of people with Down Syndrome in two special education schools in Celaya, Gto. Study Design: Quantitative, correlational, quasi-experimental study. Place and Duration of Study: The experimental group of...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/IJTDH/2017/36449

Effect of a Cognitive-behavioral Program on Adherence to Antihypertensive Therapeutic Regimen in Older Adults: A Quasi-experimental Study

Celia Monserrat Bernal-Razon, Ma. Lourdes Jordan-Jinez & Nicolas Padilla-Raygoza · International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health · 2017

Aims: To determine the effect of a cognitive-behavioral program on adherence to the antihypertensive therapeutic regimen of the elderly. Study Design: Quasi-experimental study. Place and Duration of Study: It was performed in the House of the Grandfather, nursing homes Juan de Ce...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/IJTDH/2017/31479

A Case Report on Osteogenesis Imperfecta

Margarita Nájera-Lara, José Ramon Centeno-López, Seth Isaias Lugo-Aguilar & Nicolas Padilla-Raygoza · Asian Journal of Pediatric Research · 2025

Background: Osteogenesis imperfecta is a heterogeneous group of inherited connective tissue disorders that share similar skeletal abnormalities that cause fragility, bone deformity, and fracture risk, leading to the name brittle bones. It has an incidence of approximately 1 in ev...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajpr/2025/v15i11486

Rehabilitation of Traumatic Lesion of the Brachial Plexus: A Case Report

Leticia Díaz-Martínez, Víctor Manuel Gómez-Vega, Gilberto Flores-Vargas & Nicolas Padilla-Raygoza · International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health · 2025

Aims: Most brachial plexus lesions are traumatic etiology, compromise the function of the upper limb and are often accompanied by neuropathic pain. In most cases, surgery is the best treatment; however, the recovery time is around two years, or it may not be a complete recovery....

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijtdh/2025/v46i41651

Educational Interventions in Adolescents, for the Management of Obesity: A Review of the Literature

María de los Ángeles Castro-Cornejo, Xiomara Arteaga-Herrera, Luis Antonio Díaz-Becerril & Nicolas Padilla-Raygoza · International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health · 2019

Introduction: Overweight and obesity is a serious global health problem in minors related to multiple chronic degenerative or fatal diseases. Aim: To analyze the results of available scientific studies of educational interventions in the management of overweight or obesity in ado...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijtdh/2019/v40i130218

Salmonella spp. Meningitis: A Case Report

Lilian Danae Acosta-Yebra, Sanjuana Rico-Zamudio, Mariela Guadalupe Macedo-Montero, Norma Alejandra Salazar-Hurtado & Nicolas Padilla-Raygoza · Asian Journal of Pediatric Research · 2026

Background: Salmonella spp. meningitis is an uncommon but potentially severe infection in infants. It is associated with a high risk of neurological complications, relapse and prolonged antimicrobial treatment. Because of its rarity, the optimal duration and combination of antimi...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajpr/2026/v16i6550

Interventions in Older Adults with Alcohol Consumption: A Systematic Review

Benjamin Lopez-Nolasco, Alicia Alvarez-Aguirre, Veronica Margarita Hernandez- Rodriguez, Leticia Casique Casique, Gloria Calixto Olalde & Nicolas Padilla-Raygoza · International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health · 2018

Aims: To analyze and assess the scientific evidence regarding interventions for alcohol consumption in older adults. Methodology: Integrative review of articles published in the period from 2012 to 2016 in the databases MEDLINE, CINHAL, LILACS, Academic Search Complete, with the...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/IJTDH/2018/40471

Suprasellar Teratoma in a Young Adult: A Case Report

Yair Antonio Ugalde-Hernandez, Ana Cristina Salgado-Sauz, Diana Aguirre-Rojas, María Guadalupe López- Aguilar, Mauricio Franco-González, Leticia Casimiro-Guzman & Nicolas Padilla-Raygoza · International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health · 2026

Background: Intracranial germ cell tumours are uncommon neoplasms that often arise along midline structures, including the pineal and suprasellar regions. Teratomas are non-germinomatous germ cell tumours and may produce visual, neurological and endocrine manifestations when loca...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijtdh/2026/v47i71758

Management of Refractory Cancer Pain in Advanced Mesothelioma; Success of Neuraxial Analgesia with Tunneled Epidural Port Catheter: A Case Report

Nathalie Lizbeth Torres-Alarcón, Mariel Andrea del Rio-Parra, Martha Sofía Cárdenas-Vega, Miriam Andrade-Orta, Karen Angélica Guerrero-Durán, Samnir Enríquez-Maciel & Nicolas Padilla-Raygoza · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2025

Introduction: Refractory cancer pain is one of the greatest challenges in palliative care, especially in aggressive cancers with a high symptom burden, such as malignant pleural mesothelioma. This rare and fatal disease presents mixed pain that often remains significant despite i...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jammr/2025/v37i126034

The Relationship of Physical Activity with Prediabetes: A Cross-sectional Study in Guanajuato, Mexico

Michelle Arias-Morales, Luis Ignacio Pérez-Velázquez, Edith Fernanda Villanueva-Méndez, Gilberto Flores-Vargas, María de Jesús Gallardo-Luna, Efraín Navarro-Olivos, Erick Olav Duran-Arredondo, Juan Carlos González-Araiza & Nicolas Padilla-Raygoza · International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health · 2025

Aims: The objective of this study is to analyze the association between low physical activity levels and the development of prediabetes in a population of adults aged 18-65, belonging to CAISES Pardo in Guanajuato, Mexico. Study Design: It was designed a cross-sectional study in...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijtdh/2025/v46i21624

Association between the Stages of Change according to the Transtheoretical Behavior Model and Obesity in Individuals Attending Primary Care in the State of Guanajuato

Luis Ignacio Pérez-Velázquez, Michelle Arias-Morales, Edith Fernanda Villanueva-Méndez, Gilberto Flores-Vargas, María de Jesús Gallardo-Luna, Efraín Navarro-Olivos, Erick Olav Duran-Arredondo, Juan Carlos González-Araiza & Nicolas Padilla-Raygoza · International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health · 2024

Background: Obesity is a significant public health issue, marked by excessive adipose tissue accumulation, heightening the risk of numerous diseases. In Mexico, adult obesity rates surpass the global average. The Transtheoretical Model of Behavior, conceived by Prochaska and DiCl...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijtdh/2024/v45i91589

Relationship among Socio-economic Determinants and Non-compliance with Vaccination in Children under 6 Years of Age in Guanajuato, México: A Cross-sectional Study

Edith Fernanda Villanueva-Méndez, Michelle Arias-Morales, Luis Ignacio Pérez-Velázquez, Gilberto Flores-Vargas, María de Jesús Gallardo-Luna, Efraín Navarro-Olivos, Ligia Gricelda Arce-Padilla, Ma. Dolores Mabel Salgado-Hernández, Laura Elena Escalera-Morales, Erick Olav Duran-Arredondo, Juan Carlos González-Araiza & Nicolas Padilla-Raygoza · Asian Journal of Pediatric Research · 2024

Vaccination is a quick and effective way to protect the population against harmful diseases before coming into contact with pathogens in the external environment. One-third of deaths worldwide are caused by infectious diseases caused by viruses, bacteria, or parasites. Over the y...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajpr/2024/v14i7369