José Fuentes

• Universidad Nacional del Altiplano

Background: To verify the validity and reliability of the silhouette scale to assess self-perception of body image in adolescents living in a high altitude region. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was designed in 1149 adolescents (366 males and 783 females) with an age range of 12 to 17 years from an altitude region of Peru. The actual...

Objective The evaluation of bone health during the growth stage is extremely important, as it is a key factor to prevent bone diseases in adulthood. The objectives of the study were: a) to verify if there are differences in bone health with other geographic regions, b) to develop bone health curves using quantitative ultrasonography (QUS) through t...

Explosive strength is fundamental in the performance of athletes. The objective is to identify the criteria used for the prescription of Explosive Strength Training (EST) and to verify the changes it produces in futsal players. A systematic review of studies analyzing the criteria used for the prescription of explosive strength training was conduct...

Introducción: Los índices antropométricos son herramientas esenciales en la evaluación del estado de salud y pueden ser útiles para analizar los cambios a lo largo del tiempo. Objetivo: Determinar si existe cambios significativos en el índice de masa corporal (IMC) según el estado de madurez (EM) en adolescentes en un intervalo de 30 años. Metodolo...

COVID-19 has caused a wide range of psychological problems, such as panic disorders, anxiety, and depression. Knowing what others have researched on, what constructs they have focused on, will (a) summarize published information, (b) help identify research gaps, and (c) encourage future research that addresses these gaps. The aim of the study was t...

Objectives: The aim was to estimate the pubertal growth height of children and adolescents living in a high-altitude region of Peru using the Preece-Baines model 1 (1 PB). Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in schoolchildren from the department of Puno (Peru) between 3841 and 3874 masl. The age range was between 4 and 17 years. Stand...

Introducción: El crecimiento físico (CF) está determinado por factores genéticos y ambientales que producen variaciones en la población de las diferentes regiones del mundo. Objetivo: Comparar el CF lineal de niños y adolescentes que viven a moderada y elevada altitud del Perú. Metodología: Se efectuó un estudio trasversal (comparativo) en niños y...

BACKGROUND: Happiness is a positive component of mental well-being. In young university students, it is linked to ideals in many areas, such as physical health, mental health, harmonious inter-personal relationships, academic performance, and professional success. The aim of the study was to compare the happiness of university students from a state...

Introduction The period of adolescence is characterized by marked changes relevant to adult life. The goals of this study were (a) to analyze the psychometric properties of the physical self-concept questionnaire (PSC) in adolescents and (b) to develop percentiles for evaluation by age and sex. Methods A descriptive cross-sectional study was condu...

La prueba Körperkoordinationstest für kinder (KTK) es de gran utilidad en el ámbito de la educación física, rehabilitación y en ciencias del deporte. Su aplicación implica el control riguroso en términos de confiabilidad. Esta revisión verifica los tipos de confiabilidad utilizados. Se utilizó la base de datos Pubmed, incluyendo estudios del period...

Introducción: Los índices antropométricos se utilizan para evaluar el estado de salud general, la adecuación nutricional y el patrón de crecimiento físico. Objetivo: Verificar la capacidad de estimar adecuadamente el tamaño corporal por medio de la superficie corporal (SC), Índice de masa corporal (IMC) e índice tri-ponderal (ITP) por edad cronológ...

Background: The assessment of bone health throughout the life cycle is essential to determine fracture risk. The objectives of the work were (a) compare bone mineral density and content with international references from the United States, (b) determine maximum bone mass, (c) propose references for bone health measurements from ages 5 to 80 years...

Background and Objectives: Metabolic syndrome (MS) has many risk factors that are important to investigate in populations living at sea level and in high-altitude geographic regions. The aim was to identify the components of MS that cross-sectional studies use to assess in adult populations residing in high-altitude regions. Materials and Methods:...

Background and Objectives: The presence of the new SARS-CoV-2 virus is causing enormous threats to people’s health and lives, so quantifying the scientific productivity on mental health in times of pandemic is an urgent need, especially to expand the degree of knowledge on mental health problems in regions of low scientific productivity. The aim wa...

The practice of physical exercise is recommended in the prevention of the deterioration of neuromuscular functions in aging. The objectives of this systematic review were to describe the protocols used and the functional fitness indicators evaluated in aquatic exercise programs in adults aged 50 to 80 years. The Pubmed database was used. The keywor...

Objective Knowledge of the biological parameters of pubertal growth spurt allows verification of secular changes and exploration of the timing of puberty. The aim of the study was to estimate final height, age at peak height velocity (APHV), and peak height velocity PHV (cm/y) in children and adolescents living at moderate altitude in Colombia. Me...

A soccer player should possess a reasonable level of different skills and abilities, so the playing position, level of training, style of play, physical and physiological demands can influence his performance. The objective was to identify the intervention programs that have been applied in search of generating positive effects on explosive strengt...

(1) Background: Spirometry is useful for diagnosing and monitoring many respiratory diseases. The objectives were: (a) compare maximum expiratory flow (MEF) values with those from international studies, (b) determine if MEF should be evaluated by chronological age and/or maturity, (c) develop reference norms for children, and adolescents. (2) Metho...

Objetivo: Verificar la validez y confiabilidad de la escala de auto-percepción de la aptitud física EAF y proponer referencias por medio de percentiles en función del rango de edad y sexo Métodos: Se estudiaron 1569 jóvenes (875 hombres y 694 mujeres) de una universidad del Perú. Se evaluó peso y estatura y se calculó el índice de Masa Corporal (IM...

Objectives: This study's purpose was to compare physical growth (PG) patterns of children and adolescents living at high elevations with those of other geographic regions, relate body adiposity indicators, and develop percentile reference tables for assessing physical growth and body adiposity. Methods: The sample included 1536 children and adol...

Introduction: The aim of this study was: a) to validate the questionnaire that measures FA by means of confirmatory analysis; b) to analyze reliability by means of stability measures; and c) develop percentiles by age and sex range. Material and methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out in 1,937 in university students (1,064 men...

Resumen Objetivo: Analizar la fiabilidad de un cuestionario que valora la Actividad Física en una muestra de escolares adolescentes que viven a elevada altitud por medio de consistencia interna y test re-test. Materiales y métodos: Descriptivo-transversal (Survey). Institución: Universidad Nacio-nal del Altiplano (Puno, Perú). Adolescentes escolare...