ABSTRACT Introduction: Patients with Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS) show reduced exercise capacity during the Incremental Shuttle Walk Test (ISWT). However, we not know how patients behave in the late postoperative (LPO) period. Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the ISWT distance (ISWTD) and physiological responses during ISWT in AIS patients during the LPO period. Methods: We included 22 ...
ABSTRACT CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: The impact of the port of Santos, Brazil, on the population’s health is unknown. We aimed to evaluate the association between living near the port area and physical inactivity and sedentary behavior. DESIGN AND SETTING: Cross-sectional study developed at a university laboratory and a diagnostic clinic. METHODS: 553 healthy adults were selected and their level of physical activity...
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Insulin resistance (IR) and progressive pancreatic β-cell dysfunction have been identified as the two fundamental features in the pathogenesis of obesity and non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. We aimed to investigate correlations between anthropometric indices of obesity and IR in non-diabetic obese individuals, and the cutoff value from receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve a...
Abstract Aim Evaluate and compare the proportion of PI and associated factors by IPAQ questionnaire, triaxial accelerometry and the combination of both. Adults aged ( 18 years were enrolled (n = 250). Methods We considered PI as < 600 MET-min/wk in the IPAQ total score, < 150 min/wk of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity in 7 days accelerometry, and the combination of both criteria. Clinical assessment, spir...
ABSTRACT: CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES: Accelerometry provides objective measurement of physical activity levels, but is unfeasible in clinical practice. Thus, we aimed to identify physical fitness tests capable of predicting physical inactivity among adults. DESIGN AND SETTING: Diagnostic test study developed at a university laboratory and a diagnostic clinic. METHODS: 188 asymptomatic subjects underwent assessment ...
Objective : To determine whether a restrictive pattern on spirometry is associated with the level of physical activity in daily life (PADL), as well as with cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors, in asymptomatic adults. Methods : A total of 374 participants (mean age, 41 ± 14 years) underwent spirometry, which included the determination of FVC and FEV1. A restrictive pattern on spirometry was defined as an ...
Objective: To determine whether the level of physical activity in daily life (PADL) is associated with pulmonary function in adult smokers. Methods: We selected 62 adult smokers from among the participants of an epidemiological study conducted in the city of Santos, Brazil. The subjects underwent forced spirometry for pulmonary function assessment. The level of PADL was assessed by the International Physical Ac...
O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar as correlações existentes entre o Nível de Atividade Física Habitual (NAFH) mensurado por acelerometria, a distância percorrida no Teste de Caminhada de Seis Minutos (DTC6) e o escore obtido por meio de um questionário de NAFH. Trinta e três adultos (23 mulheres; 64±7 anos) foram avaliados. Os participantes responderam ao Questionário Internacional de Atividade Física (IPAQ) ...
OBJECTIVE: To determine reference values for incremental shuttle walk distance (ISWD) and peak physiological responses during the incremental shuttle walk test (ISWT), as well as to develop a series of predictive equations for those variables in healthy adults. METHODS: We evaluated 103 healthy participants ≥ 40 years of age (54 women and 49 men). We fitted each participant with a gas analysis system for use du...
O teste de caminhada de 6 minutos (TC6) tem sido amplamente utilizado no ambiente clínico. Algumas equações de referência para a previsão da distância percorrida no teste (DTC6) estão disponíveis na literatura. Esta revisão teve como objetivo discutir criticamente os achados da literatura, publicados em português e em inglês (LILACS, SCIELO, MEDLINE e PUBMED), que avaliaram os valores normais e elaboraram equaç...