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Correlates of physical activity in adolescents of public schools in curitiba, paraná, brazil

ABSTRACT Objective: To verify the association of nutritional status, biological maturation, social support and self-efficacy with the physical activity level of 2,347 students of both sexes, aged between 11 and 15 years old, enrolled in state schools in the city of Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil. Methods: ...

Factors associated with inadequate milk consumption among adolescents: national school health survey - pense 2012

ABSTRACT Objective: To identify the prevalence and factors associated with inadequate milk consumption among adolescents. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study based on secondary data from the National School Health Survey (2012), a Brazilian survey carried out using a self-administered questionn...

Osteosarcopenia: del envejecimiento de la unidad óseo-muscular a la enfermedad
Osteosarcopenia: from muscle-bone unit aging to disease

Rev. cuba. reumatol; 22 (supl.1), 2020
Aunque la masa muscular y la ósea tienen igual origen embriológico, desarrollo y función, por lo que constituyen la unidad hueso-músculo, las enfermedades asociadas al envejecimiento de esta unidad se consideran de manera independiente. Sin embargo, en los últimos años se evidencia el efecto aditiv...

Association of obesity and anovulatory infertility

ABSTRACT Objective To verify the association of obesity and infertility related to anovulatory issues. Methods This case-control study was carried out with 52 women, aged 20 to 38 years, divided into two groups (infertile − cases − and fertile − control), seen at outpatient clinics, i...

Efficacy of a behavior change program on cardiovascular parameters in patients with hypertension: a randomized controlled trial

ABSTRACT Objective To investigate the efficacy of a behavior change program named Vida Ativa Melhorando a Saúde on cardiovascular parameters in hypertensive patients. Methods Ninety hypertensive patients aged over 40 years were randomly allocated to one of two groups: Vida Ativa Melhorando a Saúde ...

Home physical exercise program: analysis of the impact on the clinical evolution of patients with normal pressure hydrocephalus

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 77 (12), 2019
ABSTRACT Objective: To present a program of home physical exercises for patients with normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) and to evaluate adherence, acceptance and applicability; to verify possible changes in patients with NPH in the home physical exercise program, comparing patients with, and without, ...

Effect of growth hormone (GH) and resistance training on the collagen properties of femoral bone tissue

Int. j. morphol; 37 (4), 2019
The indiscriminate use of anabolic steroids in gyms has been growing in a generalized way, among which, the most common is growth hormone (GH). In the short term GH may potentiate muscle growth, especially when taken in combination with resistance training. However, the effects of this hormone are not ye...

Diseño y validación de un instrumento para vigilar los factores de riesgo de enfermedad cardiovascular en forma simplificada: 12 años de experiencia en el programa Cartago da vida al corazón. Área demostrativa iniciativa CARMEN1 -Costa Rica

Resumen Objetivo: Diseñar y validar un instrumento para vigilar los factores de riesgo de enfermedad cardiovascular en la población del cantón central de Cartago. Introducción: La vigilancia epidemiológica es un proceso regular y continuo de observar e investigar la morbi mortalidad y sus factores d...

A motivação está associada à duração e frequência da prática de atividade física em idosos?

Psicol. rev; 28 (2), 2019
Este estudo analisou as relações entre os fatores de motivação e a duração e frequência da prática de atividade física. Pesquisa transversal e observacional, realizada com 79 idosos de ambos os sexos, praticantes de atividade física nas academias da terceira idade. Foi utilizado um questionári...

Osteocalcina y respuesta al estrés agudo
Osteocalcin and acute stress response

Actual. osteol; 15 (3), 2019