Introduction: the prevalence of cardiometabolic risk factors, especially obesity and dyslipidemia, is quite high in the general population. Objective: to identify the presence of cardiometabolic risk factors in adults with obesity and to compare the indices according to sex, age group and obesity level. Materials and Methods: 96 obese adults participated (23% men and 77% women), aged between 18 and 50 years (36...
Orientador: Prof. Dr. Nelson Nardo Junior; Tese (doutoradovem Educação Física)--Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, 2019; RESUMO: A pandemia global da obesidade tem gerado crescente preocupação praticamente em todos os países nos últimos anos, sendo amplamente discutida e alarmada pela comunidade científica, órgãos governamentais e outras organizações. No entanto, nenhuma histór...
The purpose of this study was to compare the motor performance of children enrolled in full time and part time public schools. In this study, causal feature comparison, involved 159 children (77 part teaching and 82 full teaching) of both sexes, aged 7 and 8 years old, enrolled in the 3rd. year of elementary teaching from four public schools in the municipal network of Maringá city, Paraná state. The measuring ...
The aim of the study was to investigate the motor performance of children from Maringá-PR city. The sample consisted of 145 children (8.1 ± 1.0) years old of both sexes. The measurement instruments used were the Test of Gross Motor Development 2 (TGMD2), developed by Ulrich, validated by Valentini et al.The data acquisition was held in same school environment of children. Results have showed children demonstrat...