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Ideal cardiovascular health status and health-related quality of life in adoles...
Agostinis-Sobrinho, César; Werneck, André de Oliveira; Kievišienė, Justina; Moreira, Carla; Ramírez-Vélez, Robinson; Rosário, Rafaela; Norkiene, SiguteObjective: Adolescent's ideal cardiovascular health index (ICVH) seems to be an important indicator of youth's lifestyles and cardiometabolic health with potential positive consequences for their Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL). The purpose of this study was to examine the associations between the ICVH index and HRQoL in adolescents. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study based on secondary analyses f...
A narrative review of motor competence in children and adolescents: what we kno...
Lopes, Luís; Santos, Rute; Coelho-e-Silva, Manuel; Draper, Catherine; Mota, Jorge; Jidovtseff, Boris; Clark, Cain; Schmidt, Mirko; Morgan, PhilipLack of physical activity is a global public health problem causing not only morbidity and premature mortality, but it is also a major economic burden worldwide. One of the cornerstones of a physically active lifestyle is Motor Competence (MC). MC is a complex biocultural attribute and therefore, its study requires a multi-sectoral, multi-, inter- and transdisciplinary approach. MC is a growing area of research...
A Narrative Review of Motor Competence in Children and Adolescents: What We Kno...
Lopes, Luís; Santos, Rute; Silva, Manuel Coelho e; Draper, Catherine; Mota, Jorge; Jidovtseff, Boris; Clark, Cain; Schmidt, Mirko; Morgan, PhilipLack of physical activity is a global public health problem causing not only morbidity and premature mortality, but it is also a major economic burden worldwide. One of the cornerstones of a physically active lifestyle is Motor Competence (MC). MC is a complex biocultural attribute and therefore, its study requires a multi-sectoral, multi-, inter- and transdisciplinary approach. MC is a growing area of research...
Higher cardiorespiratory fitness levels may attenuate the detrimental associati...
Agostinis-Sobrinho, César; Rosário, Rafaela; Santos, Rute; Norkiene, Sigute; Mota, Jorge; Rauckienė-Michaelsson, Alona; González-Ruíz, KatherineResults from several studies show that only obese, unfit subjects, but not obese, fit subjects, are at higher mortality risk than are normal-weight fit subjects. The aim of the study was two-fold: (1) to examine the differences in C-reactive protein levels across different metabolic phenotypes (healthy and unhealthy) of weight status and (2) ascertain whether high levels of cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) atten...
High levels of adiponectin attenuate the detrimental association of adiposity w...
Agostinis-Sobrinho, César; Vicente, Sofia Emanuelle de Castro Ferreira; Kievisiene, Justina; Lopes, Luis; Damaso, Ana Raimunda; Norkiene, SiguteBackground and aim: This study aimed to: i) examine the differences in insulin resistance (IR) across adiposity levels; and ii) ascertain whether high levels of adiponectin attenuate the detrimental association of adiposity with IR in adolescents.Methods and results: A total of 529 adolescents aged 12-18 years participated in this cross-sectional study (267 girls). Anthropometry and body adiposity parameters [b...
The combined association of adherence to Mediterranean diet, muscular and cardi...
Agostinis-Sobrinho, César; Ramirez-Velez, Robinson; Garcia-Hermoso, Antonio; Rosário, Rafaela; Moreira, Carla; Lopes, Luis; Martinkenas, ArvydasPurpose: Low-grade inflammation leads to several metabolic disorders, and adherence to a Mediterranean diet (MedDiet), cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF), and muscular fitness (MF) has been considered important markers of metabolic healthy in youth. We investigated the combined association of adherence to Mediterranean diet, and muscular and cardiorespiratory fitness on high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP)...
Adiposity and attained height in adolescents: a longitudinal analysis from the ...
Rosário, Rafaela; Agostinis-Sobrinho, César; Lopes, Luis; Moreira, Pedro; Padrao, Patricia; Oliveira, Andre; Moreira, Carla; Povoas, Susana; Mota, JorgeBackground: To investigate the associations between adiposity and attained height over a 2-year period in healthy adolescents.Methods: One thousand and seventeen adolescents aged 12-18 years participated in this cohort study; 893 (87.8%) were reevaluated 1 year later (T2) and 734 (72.2%) subjects 2 years later (T3). Body fat and anthropometry were measured according to standardized procedures. Socioeconomic sta...
Association of dairy product consumption with metabolic and inflammatory biomar...
Abreu, Sandra; Agostinis-Sobrinho, César; Santos, Rute; Moreira, Carla; Lopes, Luís; Gonçalves, Carla; Oliveira-Santos, José; Sousa-Sá, EduardaThis study aimed to investigate the association between dairy product consumption and metabolic and inflammatory biomarkers in Portuguese adolescents, and whether the association differed by weight status. A cross-sectional study was conducted during the school year 2011/2012 with 412 Portuguese adolescents (52.4% girls) in 7th and 10th grade (aged 12 to 18 years old). The World Health Organization cutoffs were...
Fruit, vegetable consumption and blood pressure in healthy adolescents: A longi...
Rosário, Rafaela; Santos, Rute; Lopes, L.; Agostinis-Sobrinho, César; Moreira, C.; Mota, J.; Povoas, S.; Oliveira, A.; Padrao, P.; Moreira, R.Background and aims: The associations between fruit and vegetable consumption and high blood pressure among adults are well studied. Nonetheless, data on the influence of a low consumption of fruit and vegetables on cardiovascular disease risk, particularly blood pressure, among healthy adolescents are scarce. Therefore, we aim to analyse the associations between fruit and/or vegetable intake and blood pressure...
Optimal adherence to a mediterranean diet may not overcome the deleterious effe...
Agostinis-Sobrinho, César; Santos, Rute; Rosário, Rafaela; Moreira, Carla; Lopes, Luís; Mota, Jorge; Martinkenas, Arvydas; García-Hermoso, AntonioTo examine the combined association of cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF), muscular fitness (MF), and adherence to a Mediterranean diet (MeDiet) on cardiovascular risk in adolescents, a pooled study, including cross-sectional data from two projects [2477 adolescents (1320 girls) aged 12–18 years], was completed. A shuttle run test was used to assess CRF. MF was assessed by the standing-long jump and handgrip tests...