Introdução: Tem sido sugerido que a prática do exercÃcio fÃsico pode modular o sistema imunológico. Objetivo: Avaliar a influência de uma aula de ciclismo indoor sobre a contagem leucocitária. Métodos: Participaram do estudo 12 voluntários, idade média de 23±4 anos, aptos à prática de exerc...
Introdução: O climatério é caracterizado pelo estado fisiológico do hipoestrogenismo, com a interrupção definitiva dos ciclos menstruais. Objetivo: Analisar a qualidade do sono em mulheres climatéricas ativas e sedentárias. Métodos: A pesquisa foi realizada com 60 mulheres climatéricas, onde f...
La claudicación intermitente constituye un problema en los pacientes con enfermedad arterial periférica. El objetivo de esta revisión bibliográfica fue describir los conocimientos sobre rehabilitación cardiovascular en este tipo de pacientes. Esta es una opción terapéutica que puede mejorar los sÃ...
OBJECTIVE: Nonlinear techniques to assess heart rate variability (HRV) have received much recent attention. We aimed to evaluate nonlinear HRV responses during recovery from exercise through the novel algorithm Higuchi Fractal Dimension. METHOD: We examined 35 healthy male volunteers aged between 18 and...
BACKGROUND: Endothelial dysfunction and low-grade inflammation are both positively associated to states of excessive adiposity but reports on the acute effects of resistance exercise on these variables are still lacking. We evaluated these acute effects of resistance exercise on vascular reactivity and o...
Introducción: dos factores importantes han sido descritos como contribuyentes en la aparición de fatiga durante el ejercicio fÃsico: la disminución de las reservas de glucógeno muscular y la pérdida de agua con electrolitos a través del sudor, que favorecen la deshidratación. Debido a esto, la re...
ABSTRACT CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Aging causes changes in men and women. Studies have shown that women have worse postural balance and greater functional dependence than men, but there is no consensus regarding this. The aim of this study was to compare the balance and functional independence of elderly ...
Accidentes por CaÃdas,
Actividades Cotidianas,
Distribución por Edad,
Factores de Edad,
Envejecimiento/fisiologÃa,
Análisis de Varianza,
Estudios Transversales,
Utilización de Medicamentos/estadÃstica & datos numéricos,
Ejercicio FÃsico/fisiologÃa,
Evaluación Geriátrica,
Modelos Lineales,
Equilibrio Postural/fisiologÃa,
Valores de Referencia,
Factores de Riesgo,
Distribución por Sexo,
Factores Sexuales,
EstadÃsticas no Paramétricas
ABSTRACT CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: One of the big challenges facing governments worldwide is the financing of healthcare systems. Thus, it is necessary to understand the factors and key components associated with healthcare expenditure. The aim here was to identify demographic, socioeconomic, lifestyle an...
Factores de Edad,
Atención Ambulatoria/economÃa,
AntropometrÃa,
Brasil,
Estudios Transversales,
Ejercicio FÃsico,
Gastos en Salud/estadÃstica & datos numéricos,
Hipertensión/economÃa,
Estilo de Vida,
Modelos LogÃsticos,
Registros Médicos,
Programas Nacionales de Salud/economÃa,
Sobrepeso/economÃa,
Atención Primaria de Salud/economÃa,
Factores de Riesgo,
Factores Sexuales,
Factores Socioeconómicos,
EstadÃsticas no Paramétricas,
Factores de Tiempo
The prevalence of overweight and obesity is increasing, creating a public health problem. The loss of approximately 10% of body weight is recommended to reduce the risk of mortality associated with metabolic diseases and to increase the quality of life in adults with overweight or obesity. Non-pharmacolo...
Petermann, Fanny;
Durán, Eliana;
Labraña, Ana MarÃa;
MartÃnez, MarÃa Adela;
Leiva, Ana MarÃa;
Garrido-Méndez, Alex;
Poblete-Valderrama, Felipe;
DÃaz-MartÃnez, Ximena;
Salas, Carlos;
Celis-Morales, Carlos.
Background: Chile has one of the highest obesity rates in Latin America. However, the factors that could explain this high prevalence of obesity are unknown. Aim: To determine the main risk factors for the development of obesity in Chile. Material and Methods: We included 1,398 obese and 1,478 normal w...
