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Walking and cycling, as active transportation, and obesity factors in adolescents from eight countries (2024)
(BioMed Central Ltd, 2022)
Background: Evidence has shown that active transportation decreases obesity rates, but considering walking or cycling as separate modes could provide additional information on the health benefits in adolescents. This study ...
Perceived urban environment attributes and obesity indices in adults: an 8-Nation study from Latin America (2024)
(Nature Research, 2022)
This study examines the associations between perceived urban environment attributes and obesity indices by country using data from an eight-nation study from Latin America. The data were collected from 8185 adults. The ...
Physical activity and daily steps cut offs points for overweight/obesity prevention among eight Latin American countries (2024)
(Nature Research, 2022)
This study aims to establish cut-off points for the number of minutes of physical activity intensity and the number of daily steps that identify overweight/obesity in adolescents, adults, and older adults. This study ...
Association between breastfeeding, parents’ body mass index and birth weight with obesity indicators in children (2024)
(BioMed Central Ltd, 2022)
Background: Childhood obesity is potentially affected by breastfeeding, parents’ body mass index and birth weight. Thus, this study aimed to verify the association between breastfeeding, parents’ body mass index and birth ...
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN COSTA RICAN URBAN POPULATION AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC AND ANTHROPOMETRIC PATTERNS (2024)
(UNIV COSTA RICA, ESCUELA EDUCACION FISICA & DEPORTES, 2023)
Gomez, G., Salas, E., Sheik, A. & Ferrari, G. (2023). Physical activity in Costa Rican urban population and its relationship to socio-demographic and anthropometric patterns. PENSAR EN MOVIMIENTO: Revista de Ciencias del ...
Use of the Wii Balance Board as a mechanism for recognition and classification of the risk of falls in older adults (2024)
(Universidad de Murcia, 2023)
Introduction: In clinical practice, the functional tests used to assess the risk of falls require precision techniques and elements that avoid subjectivity. The use of the Wii Balance Board (WBB) is an alternative to the ...
Physical Activity and Sitting Time Patterns and Sociodemographic Correlates Among 155,790 South American Adults (2024)
(HUMAN KINETICS PUBL INC, 2023)
Background: To estimate the prevalence of different physical activity (PA) domains and sitting time (ST), and to analyze the association with sociodemographic indicators. Methods: Data from the most recent nationally ...
Time trends and inequalities of physical activity domains and sitting time in South America (2022)
(University of Edinburgh, 2022)
Background We aimed to investigate time trends and inequalities of different physical activity (PA) domains and sitting time (ST) in adults from South American countries. Methods We included cross-sectional data of nationally ...
Comparison of Quality of Life in Breast Cancer Survivors with and without Persistent Depressive Symptoms: A 12-Month Follow-Up Study (2023)
(NLM (Medline), 2023-02-18)
Although breast cancer treatments reduce mortality, their adverse effects can increase depression which impacts one's quality of life (QoL). Physical activity (PA) seems to improve the QoL of breast cancer survivors (BCS). ...
Primary Validation of the Submandibular Skinfold as an Anthropometric Measurement of Cardiometabolic Risk in People with Intellectual Disabilities (2023)
(MDPI, 2023-02)
The accumulation of body fat is an important cardiometabolic risk factor; however, there is no consensus about which measure is more reliable for the assessment of cardiometabolic risk in people with intellectual disabilities. ...