Luis Paulo Gomes Mascarenhas

Luis Paulo Gomes Mascarenhas
Universidade Estadual do Centro-Oeste | UNICENTRO · Departamento de Educação Física

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January 2014 - October 2015
Universidade Estadual do Centro-Oeste
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  • Professor (Associate)
January 2007 - December 2013
Federal University of Paraná
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  • Research Assistant
February 2007 - February 2015
Universidade do Contestado
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  • Professor (Assistant)

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Summary Background Underweight and obesity are associated with adverse health outcomes throughout the life course. We estimated the individual and combined prevalence of underweight or thinness and obesity, and their changes, from 1990 to 2022 for adults and school-aged children and adolescents in 200 countries and territories. Methods We used data...
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Fasting plasma glucose (FPG) and hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) are both used to diagnose diabetes, but these measurements can identify different people as having diabetes. We used data from 117 population-based studies and quantified, in different world regions, the prevalence of diagnosed diabetes, and whether those who were previously undiagnosed and de...
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Purpose There is a worldwide agreement that children should participate in at least 60 min of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) daily to achieve substantial health benefits. Furthermore, using triaxial-accelerometers has become more accurate practice in the study of childhood obesity. The present study aimed: i) to compare PA intensity...
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Introdução: O comportamento sedentário tem sido motivo de preocupação para os pesquisadores no mundo, especialmente no Brasil. Objetivo: Este estudo comparou a atividade física moderada-vigorosa e o comportamento sedentário em dois anos de dois levantamentos (2008 e 2017), relacionando esses comportamentos à circunferência abdominal. Métodos: Estud...
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Background and aims: Objective assessment of physical activity (PA) using accelerometers and pedometers has become more accurate and common practice in the study of childhood overweight. The study aimed: i) to compare PA levels and body shape of boys and girls, and assess compliance of active children with the PA recommendation; ii) to analyse ass...
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Optimal growth and development in childhood and adolescence is crucial for lifelong health and well-being1–6 . Here we used data from 2,325 population-based studies, with measurements of height and weight from 71 million participants, to report the height and body-mass index (BMI) of children and adolescents aged 5–19 years on the basis of rural an...
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Hodiernamente as Instituições de Ensino Superior (IES) brasileiras buscam por uma gestão socialmente responsável que contribua com o desenvolvimento da sociedade. A responsabilidade social universitária (RSU) é um fenômeno que tem ganhado relevância nos últimos anos por ser um conceito social e politicamente construído que diz respeito ao desenvolv...
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Resistance training has shown the potential to contribute to better glycemic control in people with Type 1 Diabetes (T1D), however, there are contradictory results in this regard and a need to clarify the effects of isolated resistance training on glycemic control in T1D. The aim was to verify the effects of resistance training on the glycemic cont...
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Objective: To estimate the rate of change during exercise and during recovery in moderate-continuous exercise (MCE) and high-intensity intermittent exercise (HIIE) in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes (T1D). Methods: Participants performed 2 sessions of exercise: thirty minutes of continuous activity on a cycle ergometer (60% of VO2m...
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Objective: To analyze the influence of the association between sleep and eating habits in the pediatric population and its possible relationship with childhood obesity levels. Data source: The search was conducted in the databases, PubMed, Web of Science, and Scielo, selecting articles in English, Portuguese and Spanish, using the terms "Obesity* c...
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Descrever o perfil de saúde dos grupos estudados, verificar a frequência dos alelos e dos genótipos do gene Apolipoproteína E (ApoE) e comparar os polimorfismos do gene ApoE com composição corporal, potência de membros inferiores (MMIIs) e total genotype score (TGS), a amostra foi composta por 81 indivíduos. O ácido desoxirribonucleico (ADN) foi ob...
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Objective: Sedentary behaviours, even at an early age, are associated with potential health risks such as obesity, some cardio metabolic risk factors, poorer mental health, and lower levels physical fitness. The aim of this study was twofold: i) to compare objectively measured sedentary time and physical activity (PA) levels in its different inten...
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Abstract Alzheimer's disease is the most common neurodegenerative disorder, with cognitive as well as behavioral manifestations. Also related to this pathology, is the decreased production and activation of some neurotransmitters, such as Serotonin, which is derived from the Tryptophan. Different methods to improve the effect and performance of som...
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Objetivo: avaliar o impacto da atividade física (AF) em qualidade de vida (QV) e sobrevida (SV) de idosos com câncer. Método: revisão sistemática nas bases de dados Medline-Bireme, PubMed, Cochrane-Embase e SciELO. Os estudos passaram por critérios de seleção e análise, com base nas escalas de PRISMA e PEDro. Resultados: foram selecionados dez estu...
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Introdução: Novas técnicas não invasivas vêm sendo desenvolvidas com o intuito de modular a função cerebral, entre elas a estimulação transcraniana por corrente contínua (ETCC), caracterizada por uma fraca corrente elétrica aplicada no couro cabeludo. Nesse contexto, a ETCC surge como uma ferramenta em estudos sobre mecanismos envolvidos no desenvo...
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Objectives The present study aimed to analyze the association between healthy sleep duration of children and the parental perception of the social/built environment. Methods A cross-sectional study was done and a sample of 8273 children (4183 females) aged 6–9 years was observed. Height (cm) and weight (Kg) were measured, and the body mass index (...
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Background Hypertension can be detected at the primary health-care level and low-cost treatments can effectively control hypertension. We aimed to measure the prevalence of hypertension and progress in its detection, treatment, and control from 1990 to 2019 for 200 countries and territories. Methods We used data from 1990 to 2019 on people aged 30...
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Purpose: The study analyzed the influence of exercise on hypoglycemia episodes postexercise and in the subsequent 24 hours in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes. Methods: Thirty young people performed the same protocol of physical exercises for 1 hour (Ex1h) and 2 hours (Ex2h) after the administration of insulin. They performed 30 min...
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Introduction: Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) is a chronic disease caused by the immune-mediated destruction of insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreas. Glycemic control is usually monitored by glycosylated hemoglobin concentrations (HbA1c), however, this test has limitations, as you do usually patients with T1DM have high glycemic variability...
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Tem o objetivo de descrever o processo de implantação da Reserva Particular do Patrimônio Natural “Ninho do Corvo” e verificar se esse empreendimento é compatível com a conservação da natureza, geração de renda, de modo a ser considerado um empreendimento sustentável. Utilizou-se de pesquisa qualitativa, por meio de um estudo de caso, observação di...
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From 1985 to 2016, the prevalence of underweight decreased, and that of obesity and severe obesity increased, in most regions, with significant variation in the magnitude of these changes across regions. We investigated how much change in mean body mass index (BMI) explains changes in the prevalence of underweight, obesity, and severe obesity in di...
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From 1985 to 2016, the prevalence of underweight decreased, and that of obesity and severe obesity increased, in most regions, with significant variation in the magnitude of these changes across regions. We investigated how much change in mean body mass index (BMI) explains changes in the prevalence of underweight, obesity, and severe obesity in di...
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Introduction Social isolation is one of the strategies used to prevent the contagion and transmission of the coronavirus (COVID-19), but it impacts on the daily routines and lifestyle of the population. Objective Therefore, the aim of this study was to analyze the physical activity, sleep and eating habits of adults and the elderly during the COVI...
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Background Comparable global data on health and nutrition of school-aged children and adolescents are scarce. We aimed to estimate age trajectories and time trends in mean height and mean body-mass index (BMI), which measures weight gain beyond what is expected from height gain, for school-aged children and adolescents. Methods For this pooled ana...
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Resistance training is considered a viable strategy to enhance the autonomy and functionality of older populations. We randomized 49 older women (64.2 ± 3.8) into one of two groups: an intervention group (n=29) that performed regimented resistance training or a non-training control group (n=20). The resistance training protocol was carried out thre...
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O presente estudo teve como objetivo verificar a associação entre o tempo sentado e fatores de risco cardiometabólicos em adolescentes. A amostra foi composta por 454 adolescentes (50,6% masculino) com idades entre 12 a 18 anos. O tempo diário despendido sentado e a prática de atividade física moderada-vigorosa foram avaliados por meio do recordató...
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Este artigo de revisão sistemática objetivou analisar o que está sendo investigado no campo das políticas públicas ambientais. Os procedimentos metodológicos utilizados foram descritivo, bibliográfico, com abordagem qualitativa. A coleta abrangeu as bases eletrônicas de dados Emerald, Scielo Citation Index, Science Direct e Scopus (Elsevier). As pa...
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Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus (DM1) is an autoimmune disease that affects thousands of people today, with a higher concentration of cases in adolescence. Treatment involves lifestyle changes that can have a negative influence on quality of sleep (QS) and quality of life (QL). The purpose of the study was to compare QS and QL among adolescents with and w...
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The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of 16 wks of resistance training and creatine supplementation on strength and cognition in 26 older adults (5 male and 21 female) who were randomly assigned to the Control Group (CG, n=13) or the Intervention Group (IG, n=13). Weight and height were measured. The JAMAR™ hand dynamometer was used...
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RESUMO Verificar o conhecimento sobre suplementos alimentares por adolescentes. Trata-se de um estudo descritivo do tipo survey. Assim, a amostra foi composta por 300 adolescentes (111 meninos e 189 meninas), com idades de 14 a 17 anos, da rede particular e pública do ensino médio do município de Irati/ PR. Foi aplicado aos adolescentes um question...
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Objetivo։ Associar a qualidade de vida, qualidade do sono com o desenvolvimento motor de crianças. Métodos։ Estudo correlacional realizado com 70 participantes (35 meninos e 35 meninas) com idade de 9 a 12 anos. Para analisar a qualidade de vida foi aplicado o WHOQOL-bref. A qualidade de sono foi analisada pelo Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index. Para...
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Obesity is one of the biggest public health problems in the world, and its pathophysiological characteristics include chronic inflammation with an increase in various circulating inflammatory markers, such as acute inflammatory cytokines. Complications in the respiratory tract are related to bodily problems, which lead to a restriction of lung func...
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Objective To identify the level of physical activity and glycemic variability of adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus and to compare glycemic variability on days with different amounts of moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA). Subjects and methods A sample of 34 subjects aged 10 to 15 years, 18 (52.94%) female; age: 13.04 ± 1.94; HbA1...
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High blood cholesterol is typically considered a feature of wealthy western countries1,2. However, dietary and behavioural determinants of blood cholesterol are changing rapidly throughout the world³ and countries are using lipid-lowering medications at varying rates. These changes can have distinct effects on the levels of high-density lipoprotein...
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ABSTRACT Quality of life and sleep of teenagers with tipe 1 diabetes mellitus Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus (DM1) is a chronic disease that affects a large number of teenagers today. Due to cases of nocturnal hypoglycemia as well as the treatment of DM1 itself, sleep quality and quality of life may be negatively influenced by the disease. The purpose of...
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Objetivo: Identificar a associação entre percepção do peso corporal com a prática de atividades físicas, tempo de tela, estado nutricional e atitudes para o controle do peso corporal em adolescentes. Método: Foi realizado um estudo transversal, com estudantes de 12 e 16 anos. O peso e a estatura foram aferidos e o índice de massa corpórea foi calcu...
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Objectives To evaluate the bone mineral density (BMD) in children/adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) and its association with the nutritional intake, metabolic control, and physical activity level of this population. Methods Study including 34 patients with T1DM and 17 controls. Assessments included the participants' disease history,...
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RESUMO A hipertensão arterial sistêmica (HAS) e a Diabetes Mellitus são DCNTs com maior predomínio na população idosa por suas alterações metabólicas e hormonais, associados ao estilo de vida. Com o envelhecimento, órgãos e sistemas sofrem alterações permitindo movimentos mais lentos, alterações no equilíbrio dinâmico e estático e a perda da elasti...
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The ability to generate muscle strength in the lower limbs (LLLS) is one of the most important predictors of functional status in the elderly and is directly related to falls and fractures. The vertical countermovement jump (CMJ) is a fundamental motor skill in the accomplishment of many activities, since it demands a coordinated performance of the...
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The aim of the study was to compare the behavior of metabolic parameters, blood pressure, and obesity indicators in children and adolescents with and without insulin resistance. Sixty-one overweight children (6 to 18 years) underwent anthropometric measurements of body mass (BM), height and waist circumference (WC), blood pressure (BP), bioimpedanc...
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RESUMO As dores osteomusculares são classificadas como incapacidades laborais temporárias ou permanentes, resultante de combinações de sobrecarga do sistema musculoesquelético conhecidas como Lesões por Esforço Repetitivo (LER) e Distúrbios Osteomusculares Relacionado ao Trabalho (DORT). O presente estudo tem por objetivo identificar qual a região...
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The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of strength training on cognitive performance in overweight older women. Twenty-one overweight older women were divided into a Control Group (n=5) and an Intervention Group (n=16) participated in 12 wks of regimented strength training. The subjects' Upper Body Functional Capacity (UBFC), Lower B...
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The aim of the present study was to verify the level of concordance between Body Adiposity Index (BAI) and Dual-energy X-ray Absorptiometry (DEXA) in the evaluation of body fat percentage in adolescents with type-1 diabetes mellitus (DM1). The sample consisted of 34 adolescents (16 boys and 18 girls) aged 10-15 years. Height and hip circumference d...
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Introdução: Existem várias técnicas para avaliar a composição corporal, dentre elas o DEXA, porém apresenta alto custo. O índice de massa corporal (IMC) se apresenta como método mais utilizado. Entretanto, o mesmo apresenta limitações. Objetivo: Verificar a aplicabilidade de uma nova equação do IMC e associar com o absortometria de Raio-x de Dupla...
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This paper presents an analysis of noncommunicable chronic diseases (CDNTs) in the literature and aims to analyze the risk of Apolipoprotein E (ApoE) and stroke in the contemporary community. Its objective is to analyze the relationship between Apolipoprotein E and Stroke polymorphism based on the risk analysis between ApoE and Stroke genetic polym...
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RESUMO: A hipertensão arterial sistêmica (HAS) e a Diabetes Mellitus são DCNTs com maior predomínio na população idosa por suas alterações metabólicas e hormonais, associados ao estilo de vida. Com o envelhecimento, órgãos e sistemas sofrem alterações permitindo movimentos mais lentos, alterações no equilíbrio dinâmico e estático e a perda da elast...
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RESUMO As dores osteomusculares são classificadas como incapacidades laborais temporárias ou permanentes, resultante de combinações de sobrecarga do sistema musculoesquelético conhecidas como Lesões por Esforço Repetitivo (LER) e Distúrbios Osteomusculares Relacionado ao Trabalho (DORT). O presente estudo tem por objetivo identificar qual a região...
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Introduction: Aging causes alterations in various executive and cognitive functions, mainly related to the incidence of dementia, especially Alzheimer's disease (AD). Several studies mention physical exercise as a preventive resource for depressive symptoms. Objective: To investigate the cognitive and behavioral alterations related to AD that are...
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Resumo O nível de atividade física e o autoconceito de autoestima são fatores adjacentes do status de saúde da população. Assim, o objetivo desta pesquisa foi analisar a associação entre nível de atividade física e autoconceito de autoestima de adolescentes. A amostra foi constituída por 98 sujeitos com média de 16,7 ± 1,2 anos. Utilizou-se dois in...
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Introdução e objetivo: Atualmente vivemos uma transição nutricional caracterizada pelo aumento de casos de excesso de peso. Nesse aspecto, uma atuação interdisciplinar pode auxiliar na escolha de ações adequadas para a melhoria da qualidade de vida dos indivíduos. O objetivo do estudo foi avaliar o risco relativo de variáveis socioeconômicas, antro...
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Objective To associate the Maximal Oxygen Uptake (VO2max) with body fat percentage (%BF), and to establish the best VO2max cutoff point for predicting risk %BF in teenagers. Methods This study was carried out with 979 subjects aged 10 to 18.8 years, 556 (56.8%) girls. The 20 m shuttle run protocol determined the VO2max, which was analyzed in quint...
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The aim of the present study was to verify the level of concordance between Body Adiposity Index (BAI) and Dual-energy X-ray Absorptiometry (DEXA) in the evaluation of body fat percentage in adolescents with type-1 diabetes mellitus (DM1). The sample consisted of 34 adolescents (16 boys and 18 girls) aged 10-15 years. Height and hip circumference d...
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O presente estudo objetivou analisar os efeitos da Realidade Virtual (RV) no equilíbrio e independência funcional de indivíduos com Doença de Parkinson (DP) de estágio moderado. A amostra foi composta por 4 idosos, com diagnóstico clínico de DP. Estes foram submetidos à avaliação do equilíbrio através da Escala de Equilíbrio de Berg (EEB) e da inde...
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O objetivo do estudo foi comparar o comportamento de parâmetros metabólicos, pressão arterial e indicadores de obesidade em crianças e adolescentes com e sem resistência à insulina. Participaram do estudo 60 crianças e adolescentes com excesso de peso (6 a 18 anos) que foram submetidos a medidas antropométricas de massa corporal (MC), estatura e ci...
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O objetivo do presente estudo foi verificar a associação de fatores de risco antropométricos, resistência à insulina e função das células beta pancreáticas em meninas púberes. A população amostral foi composta por 94 adolescentes do sexo feminino. Foram aferidas a massa corporal (MC), estatura (EST), índice de massa corporal (IMC), razão cintura es...
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El objetivo del estudio fue verificar si la aplicación de vendaje neuromuscular (Kinesio Taping), ejercicios de flexibilidad estáticos afecta significativamente la actividad electromiográfica de los músculos isquiotibiales, el rendimiento en un teste de flexibilidad estática o la dimensión angular del ángulo poplíteo. La muestra de este estudio est...
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Objective: Health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) has been widely studied. The objectives of this study were to evaluate and identify the factors influencing the HRQOL of children and adolescents with T1DM. Material and methods: In total, 59 patients (9-16 years, T1DM for ≥1 year) responded to a version of the...
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Resumo: Esta pesquisa teve como objetivo comparar a qualidade de vida de pais cuidadores de crianças e adolescentes com diabetes mellitus tipo 1 e pais com filhos sem doenças crônicas. A amostra foi composta de 140 pais cuidadores sendo eles 70 cuidadores de crianças e adolescentes com DM1 e 70 pais do grupo controle. Como instrumento foi utilizado...
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The purpose of this study was to determine the influence of the relative age of young soccer players in the probability of being on the starting lineup of two teams from Saint Catharine, Brazil. Subjects were 140 male U-15, U-17, and U-20 soccer players (mean age = 16.4 ± 1.69 yrs). The SPSS 20.0 software was used to analyze the data. Non-parametri...
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Objetivou-se associar o nível de autoestima com o tempo de atividades sedentárias em adolescentes. A amostra foi composta por 98 sujeitos, com média de 16,7±1,2 anos. Utilizou-se dois instrumentos: Escala de Autoestima de Rosenberg e o questionário IPAQ. Empregou-se medidas de tendência central, de dispersão e o modelo de regressão linear, construí...
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Objective: To assess the association between sleep time with the health risk factors in university students. Materials and methods: The present cross-sectional study included 202 university students (126 males and 76 females), aged between 18 and 46 years. The anthropometric variables of body mass (BM), stature (S), waist circumference (WC), body m...
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Objetivo: Avaliar a associação entre o tempo de sono com os fatores de riscos a saúde em universitários.Materiais e Métodos: O presente estudo de característica transversal foi constituído por 202 universitários (126 homens e 76 mulheres), com idades entre 18 e 46 anos. Foram mensuradas as variáveis antropométricas de massa corporal (MS), estatura...
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Background During the transition phase (TP), patients with growth hormone deficiency (GHD) exhibit decreased muscle strength. Studies assessing the effects of resistance exercise alone on muscle strength in these individuals are scarce. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of a program of resistance exercise (PRE) on parameters o...
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da Silva WR, Lisboa T, Medeiros TE, Melo G, Cruz RM, Cardoso FL, Oliveira CS, Arsie NEG, Cordeiro GR, de LaaT EF, Mascarenhas LPG, Souza Junior TP, Smolarek AC. Does the Relative Age of Young Soccer Players Define Who Makes the Team Starting Lineup? JEPonline 2018;21(3):139-149. The purpose of this study was to determine the influence of the relati...
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Objetivo: Relacionar duas equações do método antropométrico do Índice de Massa Corporal (IMC) proposto por Quételet e Trefethen em mulheres. Métodos: A amostra foi constituída por 222 mulheres do município de Canoinhas/SC, com idades entre 18 e 49 anos. Para as medidas antropométricas foi avaliada a massa corporal e a estatura. Por meio dos dados o...
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O objetivo do estudo foi avaliar o nível de atividade física de adolescentes inseridos no programa Ensino Médio por Blocos de Disciplinas Semestrais. A amostra foi composta por 197 adolescentes, divididos em dois grupos (Bloco 1 - que tiveram aula de educação física no primeiro semestre e Bloco 2 - que não tiveram aula de educação física). Para car...