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Inflammatory parameters in elderly women with and without sarcopenic obesity
Funghetto, Silvana Schwerz; Silva, Alessandro Oliveira; Dutra, Maurilio Tiradentes; Stival, Marina Morato; Barbalho, Yuri Gustavo SousaThe combination of increased fat mass with a decrease in muscle mass and strength in the elderly has been termed sarcopenic obesity (SO). In addition, augmented levels of inflammatory markers have been reported in subjects with SO. Two hundred-sixteen obese elderly women were included in this cross-sectional study. They underwent body composition analysis by DEXA to define the presence of SO. Volunteers were di...
Balance Exercises Circuit improves muscle strength, balance, and functional per...
Avelar, Bruna Pereira; Almeida Costa, Juliana Nunes de; Safons, Marisete Peralta; Dutra, Maurilio Tiradentes; Bottaro, Martim; Gobbi, Sebastiao [UNESP]Made available in DSpace on 2018-11-27T08:57:06Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2016-02-01; This study introduces the Balance Exercises Circuit (BEC) and examines its effects on muscle strength and power, balance, and functional performance in older women. Thirty-five women aged 60+ (mean age = 69.31, SD = 7.35) were assigned to either a balance exercises group (BG, n = 14) that underwent 50-m...
Influência de fatores antropométricos e atividade física na pressão arterial de...
Silva, Sebastião Lobo; Madrid, Bibiano; Martins, Clarice Maria; Queiroz, José Luiz; Dutra, Maurilio Tiradentes; Silva, Francisco MartinsO estudo objetivou analisar a influência do índice de massa corporal (IMC) e do nível de atividade física (NAF) sobre a pressão arterial (PA) em adolescentes. A amostra foi constituída por 799 estudantes de ambos os sexos, com idade média de 12.09 anos (± 0.80). O peso, a estatura e a PA foram avaliados de acordo com critérios internacionalmente estabelecidos. Em seguida, procedeu-se ao cálculo do IMC e os suje...