ABSTRACT Obesity is characterized by an excessive increase in the adipose tissue mass, and is associated with higher incidence of several chronic metabolic diseases, such as type 2 diabetes. Therefore, its increasing prevalence is a public health concern, and it is important to better understand its etio...
ABSTRACT Objective: To analyze which abnormalities in body composition (obesity, sarcopenia or sarcopenic obesity) are related to reduced mobility in older people aged 80 years and older. Methods: The sample included 116 subjects aged 80 years and older. The body composition was measured using dual-ene...
Envejecimiento/psicología,
Análisis de Varianza,
Composición Corporal/fisiología,
Brasil/epidemiología,
Estudios Transversales,
Densitometría,
Marcha/fisiología,
Limitación de la Movilidad,
Fuerza Muscular/fisiología,
Obesidad/epidemiología,
Obesidad/fisiopatología,
Osteoartritis/epidemiología,
Osteoporosis/epidemiología,
Sarcopenia/epidemiología,
Sarcopenia/fisiopatología,
Factores Sexuales
Resumo O objetivo do estudo foi analisar a associação entre o sobrepeso e a obesidade com a pressão arterial elevada (PAE), de acordo com a prática esportiva de jovens. Participaram do estudo 636 jovens de 10 a 17 anos da cidade de Londrina-PR. Foram analisadas as variáveis sexo, idade, escolaridade...
Presión Sanguínea,
Brasil/epidemiología,
Estudios Transversales,
Hipertensión/epidemiología,
Estado Nutricional,
Obesidad/epidemiología,
Sobrepeso/epidemiología,
Distribución de Poisson,
Prevalencia,
Factores de Riesgo,
Conducta Sedentaria,
Deportes
ABSTRACT CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Physical education classes aim to promote health but it is unknown whether benefits occur independently of sports practice. The purpose of this study was to examine associations between engagement in physical education classes and physical fitness and obesity according t...
Brasil,
Capacidad Cardiovascular,
Estudios Transversales,
Ejercicio Físico,
Fuerza Muscular,
Obesidad/prevención & control,
Educación y Entrenamiento Físico/estadística & datos numéricos,
Aptitud Física,
Autoinforme,
Factores Socioeconómicos,
Deportes,
Estudiantes/estadística & datos numéricos,
Encuestas y Cuestionarios
En un estudio previo sobre sujetos con
enfermedades cardiovasculares (ECV)
hemos observado que en los pacientes obesos con genotipo *B/*B en el gen ACP1, la
proporción de pacientes con diabetes mellitus tipo 2 (DM2) es significativamente
menor en comparación con pacientes con
otros genotipos en el gen ...
Abstract Self-selected intensities during walking and resistances training by obese subjects are below recommended guidelines to improve health-related outcomes. From this perspective, there is the possibility of combining both aerobic and resistance training in a single exercise session with the purpose...
Abstract The aim of this study was to verify general and central obesity, as well as the association of anthropometric indicators with cardiovascular risk factors (CvRF) in teachers of the private network of Viçosa-MG. A cross-sectional observational study was conducted with 150 teachers. Body Mass Inde...
Abstract The aim of this study was to evaluate neck circumference (NC) as a discriminator of overweight and obesity and to establish cut-off points for physically active older women. The sample consisted of 170 older women (69.5 ± 6.8 years) practicing physical activity. Anthropometric measures (body we...
ANTECEDENTES: La cirugía bariátrica (CB) provoca una rápida pérdida de peso y una mejoría en las complicaciones de salud concomitantes de obesidad. Sin embargo, incluso cuando la calidad de vida tiende a mejorar durante los primeros años después de la cirugía, no está claro qué sucede después ...
