ABSTRACT The present meta-analysis verified the impact of different protocols of high-intensity interval training (HIIT) on indicators of adiposity in overweight and obese children and adolescents. Searches were performed in the databases: PubMed, ScienceDirect, SPORTDiscus, LILACS and SciELO. Were inclu...
ABSTRACT Objective: To determine the relationships that smoking history has with inflammatory markers, metabolic markers, body composition, muscle strength, and cardiopulmonary capacity in current smokers. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study involving 65 smokers (age range: 18-60 years). On three...
Biomarcadores/análisis,
Biomarcadores/metabolismo,
Composición Corporal/efectos de los fármacos,
Índice de Masa Corporal,
Capacidad Cardiovascular,
Estudios Transversales,
Inflamación/metabolismo,
Monocitos/metabolismo,
Fuerza Muscular/efectos de los fármacos,
Fumadores,
Fumar/efectos adversos,
Fumar/metabolismo,
Triglicéridos/sangre,
Circunferencia de la Cintura
Body fat distribution predicts cardiovascular events better than body-mass index (BMI). Waist circumference (WC) and neck circumference (NC) are inexpensive anthropometric measurements. We aimed to present the conditional distribution of WC and NC values according to BMI, stratified by age and sex, from ...
Abstract Introduction: The literature emphasizes the importance of acquiring good motor coordination in the early years of life and its relationship with physical fitness and physical activity during adolescence and adulthood. Objective: To analyze the effect of biological maturation on the motor coor...
Resumo Revisão sistemática sobre fatores demográficos, socioeconômicos, comportamentais e antropométricos associados à hipertensão (HAS). Foram incluídos estudos observacionais, de populações com 18 anos ou mais, dos últimos dez anos, publicados em inglês, português ou espanhol das bases Pub...
ABSTRACT Objective: To investigate the association between weight status and anthropometric indicators of adiposity with body esteem. Methods: Cross-sectional study including 305 adolescents from a public school in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Data were collected by a self-administered questionnaire and a...
ABSTRACT Objective: To identify the prevalence of insulin resistance in adolescents and its associations with metabolic factors and food intake. Methods: Cross-sectional study conducted with a stratified, complex, school-based sample. The subjects were adolescents (n=1,081) who participated in the St...
ABSTRACT Background: Obesity changes the anatomy of the patient. In addition to the aesthetic change, the high percentage of fat determines evident functional changes. Anthropometric normality in measuring abdominal circumference and height can serve as a basis for measuring cardiometabolic risks of ob...
En este estudio se compara el Índice de Peso-Circunferencia de Cintura (IPCC), con los indicadores Índice de Masa Corporal (IMC), Índice Cintura-Talla (ICT) y Porcentaje de Grasa Corporal (%GC), en tres grupos de sujetos para determinar que tan eficiente resulta en el diagnósticoo de sobrepeso y obes...
ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the effects on obesity of a weight loss method that associates dietary re-education and physical activity. Method: A retrospective, cross-sectional, and quantitative study using secondary data from individual follow-up forms of a weight loss clinic located in a municipal...
