The body condition score (BCS) is insufficient in determining the amount of body fat in horses, thus defining obesity. Measurement of the subcutaneous fat thickness (SFT) by ultrasonography should be considered as an appropriate method in the definition of fat distribution at different body locations in ...
La salud intestinal se ha convertido en un factor importante en el estado de salud de un individuo. El factor alérgico juega un papel fundamental en el crecimiento, desarrollo y ganancia de peso en las primeras etapas de la vida. La prevalencia de alergias alimentarias en niños es del 4 % al 6 %. La ma...
ABSTRACT Objectives: to analyze the conicity index in people with hypertension followed in the Brazil's Family Health Strategy. Methods: cross-sectional study conducted in a medium-sized municipality located in the state of Paraná. Data collection took place in the first semester of 2016. using an ada...
Objetivo: Apresentar a prevalência de (in)segurança alimentar e nutricional e analisar a associação desta com alguns indica-dores socioeconômicos e o perfil antropométrico das mulheres beneficiadas por programa social. Metodologia: A população do estudo foi constituída por mulheres beneficiadas ...
ABSTRACT This study investigated the physical fitness of elderly individuals with Systemic Arterial Hypertension (SAH) who use third-age gyms (TAGs) in the municipality of Maringá, Paraná, Brazil. It included 79 senior citizens, of both sexes, users of 13 TAGs located in the city and diagnosed with SAH...
Centros de Acondicionamiento,
Aptitud Física,
Actividad Motora,
Conducta Sedentaria,
Conductas Relacionadas con la Salud,
Ejercicio Físico,
Fuerza Muscular,
Hipertensión,
Presión Arterial,
Índice de Masa Corporal,
Envejecimiento,
Salud del Anciano
ABSTRACT Motor competence (MC) is an attribute associated with positive health behaviors; contextual factors, seems to play a important role for MC of children. The purpose of this study was to compare the MC of preschool children in two different years and to identify the effect of contextual factors (s...
INTRODUÇÃO: Na dança contemporânea os bailarinos se apresentam com uma diversidade de aparência corporal, podendo estar contribuindo com uma imagem corporal e com menos sintomas de transtornos alimentares.
OBJETIVOS: verificar a prevalência de sintomas de transtorno alimentar em bailarinos profissi...
Abstract Obesity is the most common chronic disease, due to its ignorance in society. It gives birth to other diseases such as endocrine. The objective of this research is to analyze the different trends of each BMI category and predict its related serious consequences. Data mining based Support Vector M...
Body fat distribution predicts cardiovascular events better than body-mass index (BMI). Waist circumference (WC) and neck circumference (NC) are inexpensive anthropometric measurements. We aimed to present the conditional distribution of WC and NC values according to BMI, stratified by age and sex, from ...
Abstract Introduction: Previous studies suggested that body weight is a strong predictor for postural balance. High body mass index (BMI) presented an association with increased postural sway. However, it seems controversial since studies reported no difference between obese and control group regarding...
