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Global variation in diabetes diagnosis and prevalence based on fasting glucose ...

Fasting plasma glucose (FPG) and hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) are both used to diagnose diabetes, but these measurements can identify different people as having diabetes. We used data from 117 population-based studies and quantified, in different world regions, the prevalence of diagnosed diabetes, and whether those who were previously undiagnosed and detected as having diabetes in survey screening, had elevated FPG,...

Association between sleep indicators and eating habits in adolescents

Objective: To analyze the association between sleep quality indicators and eating habits in adolescents. Material and Methods: This is a cross-sectional study conducted with adolescents (age 10-19 years) followed up at the Adolescent Outpatient Clinic. Anthropometric and body composition parameters, sleep quality indicators, and eating behavior were evaluated. Body composition was measured using electrical bioi...

Worldwide trends in hypertension prevalence and progress in treatment and contr...

Made available in DSpace on 2022-04-28T17:23:38Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2021-09-11; WHO; Abdul Latif Jameel Institute for Disease and Emergency Analytics - Community Jameel, at Imperial College London, London, UK; British Heart Foundation (Centre of Research Excellence); Background Hypertension can be detected at the primary health-care level and low-cost treatments can effectively con...

Heterogeneous contributions of change in population distribution of body mass i...

Made available in DSpace on 2021-06-25T15:08:19Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2021-03-09; Wellcome Trust; From 1985 to 2016, the prevalence of underweight decreased, and that of obesity and severe obesity increased, in most regions, with significant variation in the magnitude of these changes across regions. We investigated how much change in mean body mass index (BMI) explains changes in th...

Perceived motor competence in childhood: comparative study among countries

Perceived motor competence (PMC) is a psychological construct that may be influenced by various environmental factors. This study aimed to analyze differences in PMC of children from four diverse countries. The sample was comprised of 231 Brazilian, 129 Australian, 140 Portuguese, and 114 American children, aged 5 – 8 years. The PMC was assessed using the Pictorial Scale of Perceived Movement Skill Competence fo...

Perceived Motor Competence in Childhood: Comparative Study Among Countries

Perceived motor competence (PMC) is a psychological construct that may be influenced by various environmental factors. This study aimed to analyze differences in PMC of children from four diverse countries. The sample was comprised of 231 Brazilian, 129 Australian, 140 Portuguese, and 114 American children, aged 5-8 years. The PMC was assessed using the Pictorial Scale of Perceived Movement Skill Competence for...

Efeito da maturação como covariável da diferença entre sexos na competência mot...

Motor competence in preschool children’s: An analysis in private and public sch...

The objective of this study was to compare the motor competence of children in different environments, namely private and public schools. This study looked at a representative sample of preschool children (3-5 years) the city of Recife-PE. We included all subjects who completed the Test of Gross Motor Development - 2. The groups were made up of children from private schools (n = 161; 95 boys), and public (n = 1...

Precisão de conhecimento de resultados na aprendizagem motora em crianças e adu...

O nível de precisão do conhecimento de resultados (CR) é uma variável que interfere na aprendizagem de habilidades motoras, mas esse efeito parece ser diferente para adultos e crianças. Este estudo verificou o efeito da precisão do CR em crianças e adultos durante a aprendizagem de uma tarefa manipulativa com meta de precisão. Quarenta universitários (mulheres = 21.13 ± 2.26 anos; homens = 20.97 ± 2.17 anos) e ...

Precision of knowledge of results in the adaptative process in children

This study aimed to analyze the effects of Knowledge of Results (KR) precision on acquisition of a motor ability. Forty eight children aged between eight and 10 years old (♂ = 9.33 ± 0.70 years old; ♀ = 9.16 ± 0.81 years old) practiced a manipulative task of reaching a target on a table, by the thrown of metallic discs. Three experimental groups were formed according to the KR precision level: less ...