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Bioelectrical vector analysis in obese adolescents

ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the hydration of obese and non-obese adolescents by vectorial bioimpedance analysis, in addition to verifying the associations between obesity and bioelectrical impedance vectorial analysis (BIVA) parameters. Methods: A cross-sectional study with adolescents between 14...

Densidad mineral ósea y composición corporal en mujeres transgénero previamente al tratamiento hormonal cruzado: ¿hay diferencias con hombres cisgénero?
Bone mineral density and body composition in transgender females prior to cross-sex hormone treatment: is there any difference with cisgender males?

Actual. osteol; 16 (3), 2020
Se denomina transgénero mujer (TM) a un varón biológico con identidad de género femenina. El tratamiento hormonal cruzado (THC) es una de las opciones para lograr caracteres sexuales del género autopercibido. Realizamos un estudio de diseño transversal, observacional y analítico para evaluar la de...

Padrão ventilatório e capacidade muscular em idosos: projeto AGA@4life

INTRODUÇÃO: As alterações musculares que acompanham o envelhecimento, traduzidas numa diminuição quer na massa quer na capacidade de trabalho da musculatura, condicionam diminuições na força e resistência ao esforço no idoso. OBJETIVO: Correlacionar a perda de capacidade de trabalho muscular c...

Relações entre massa magra e estilo de vida em idosos longevos

Rev. Kairós; 22 (4), 2019
Objetiva-se analisara relação entre a massa magra e o estilo de vida em idosos longevos.Como Métodos, estudo transversal, no qual foram avaliados 65 longevos, moradores do distrito de Capão Redondo da cidade de São Paulo(SP). Todos os participantes responderam ao questionário soc...

Relação entre composição corporal e dislipidemias em crianças e adolescentes

Resumo Verificou-se a relação entre diferentes índices antropométricos e os lipídios plasmáticos. Os dados foram coletados de 2014 a 2016 em 854 escolares (6-18 anos). Foram aferidas a circunferência da cintura (CC), o percentual de gordura corporal (%G) por bioimpedância, o índice de massa corp...

Medidas abdominais adicionais são uma ferramenta útil para avaliar a composição corporal em mulheres obesas

Arq. gastroenterol; 56 (3), 2019
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: During weight gain, most of the excess adipose tissue accumulates in the trunk. This alters the body shape and makes collection of anthropometric measurements, especially waist circumference (WC), difficult. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the sensitivity and applicability of additional a...

Body composition indices in Brazilian adults: age-specific and sex-specific percentile curves

ABSTRACT Objective To establish percentile curves for measures and indices of body composition by age and sex and compare them with data from other ethnic groups. Subjects and methods Cross-sectional, population-based study with adults aged 20-59 years (n = 689). Percentile curves adjusted by a third...

Efectividad de ejercicio físico intervalado de alta intensidad en las mejoras del fitness cardiovascular, muscular y composición corporal en adolescentes: una revisión

Rev. méd. Chile; 147 (2), 2019
This review analyzes the effects of high intensity interval training (HIIT) on muscle and cardiovascular fitness and body composition in teenagers. A search was carried out in international databases, finding 145 papers and selecting five for analysis. In all the reviewed manuscripts, peak oxygen uptake ...

Body composition of male and female Chilean powerlifters of varying body mass

Motriz (Online); 25 (1), 2019
Aim: To examine body composition of Chilean powerlifters according to body mass and sex. Methods: Fifty-six male and female powerlifters were recruited from one national competition. Aside from the official weight categories, males were classified as the lightweight, middleweight, and heavyweight clas...

Improvement in muscular strength and aerobic capacities in elderly people occurs independently of physical training type or exercise model

Clinics; 74 (), 2019
OBJECTIVES: Progressive decline of physiological processes with aging is normal. Aging is also associated with decreased functional capacity and onset of many diseases. This study evaluated the changes in physical fitness (PF), body composition (BC), and lipid profile (LP) in elderly men completing diffe...