Results: 21

Exceso de peso y obesidad central y su relación con la duración de la lactancia materna exclusiva
Relation of excess weight and central obesity with the duration of exclusive maternal breastfeeding

Rev. cuba. pediatr; 90 (4), 2018
Introducción: El abandono precoz de la lactancia materna exclusiva se asocia con el desarrollo prematuro de exceso de peso y adiposidad. Objetivo: Determinar la posible relación entre el exceso de peso y la obesidad central con la duración de la lactancia materna exclusiva. Métodos: Estudio descri...

Biocultural approach of the association between maturity and physical activity in youth

J. pediatr. (Rio J.); 94 (6), 2018
Abstract Objective: To test the biocultural model through direct and indirect associations between biological maturation, adiposity, cardiorespiratory fitness, feelings of sadness, social relationships, and physical activity in adolescents. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study conducted with 1,152...

Fatores associados e índice de adiposidade corporal (IAC) em adultos: estudo de base populacional

Resumo Objetivou-se analisar os fatores associados ao índice de adiposidade corporal. Um estudo transversal de base populacional foi conduzido com 964 adultos, de 20 e 59 anos, em Viçosa, MG, Brasil. Aplicou-se questionários domiciliares e medidas antropométricas para se obter os dados. A análise m�...

Fenótipos corporais na adolescência e a maturação sexual

Nosso objetivo é descrever fenótipos corporais estimados por técnica multivariada para avaliação do estado nutricional na adolescência, durante o processo de maturação sexual. A amostra foi composta por 833 adolescentes escolares de 10 a 15 anos selecionados por amostragem complexa em Piracicaba,...

Regulation of adiposity by mTORC1

Einstein (Säo Paulo); 15 (4), 2017
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...

Efectos de la actividad física sobre la asociación entre obesidad y diabetes mellitus tipo 2: resultados de la Encuesta Nacional de Salud 2009-2010

Rev. méd. Chile; 145 (11), 2017
Background Physical inactivity and obesity are major risk factors for type 2 diabetes (T2D). Aim To investigate whether if the association between obesity and diabetes is modified by levels of physical activity in the Chilean population. Material and Methods Cross-sectional study including 4,712 partic...

Visceral adiposity index and triglyceride/high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio in hypogonadism

ABSTRACT Background Cardiometabolic risk is high in patients with hypogonadism. Visceral adiposity index (VAI) and triglyceride/high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (TG/HDL-C) ratio are the practical markers of atherosclerosis and insulin resistance and independent predictors of cardiaovascular risk. T...

Relationship Between Neck Circumference and Epicardial Fat Thickness in a Healthy Male Population

Arq. bras. cardiol; 107 (3), 2016
Abstract Background: Epicardial fat is an upper body visceral fat depot that may play a significant role in the development of adverse metabolic and cardiovascular risk profiles. There is a significant direct relationship between the amount of epicardial fat and general body adiposity (body mass index, ...

Fat mass index performs best in monitoring management of obesity in prepubertal children

J. pediatr. (Rio J.); 92 (4), 2016
Abstract Objective An early and accurate recognition of success in treating obesity may increase the compliance of obese children and their families to intervention programs. This observational, prospective study aimed to evaluate the ability and the time to detect a significant reduction of adiposity e...

Effect of concurrent training on gender-specific biochemical variables and adiposity in obese adolescents

Objective The purpose of the present study was to analyze the effects of a 20-week concurrent training (20 WCT) intervention program on gender-specific body composition and metabolic variables in obese adolescents.Subjects and methods Sample was composed of twenty-five obese adolescents, aged between 12 ...