Objective: To map the evidence on the effects of physical activity on sleep quality in people living with human immunodeficiency virus (PLHIV). Methods: A scoping review was conducted using PubMed, EMBASE, LILACS, Scopus, Web of Science, EBSCO Sport Discus/ CINAHL, and Biblioteca Virtual em Saúde. Additionally, Google Scholar and OpenGrey servers were checked. There were no language or publication year restrict...
Objective: To map the evidence on the effects of physical activity on sleep quality in people living with human immunodeficiency virus (PLHIV). Methods: A scoping review was conducted using PubMed, EMBASE, LILACS, Scopus, Web of Science, EBSCO Sport Discus/CINAHL, and Biblioteca Virtual em Saúde. Additionally, Google Scholar and OpenGrey servers were checked. There were no language or publication year restricti...
Objective: To verify the association between low self-reported sleep quality (LSQ) and fall in middle-aged and older adults every half-decade of life. Method: A cross-sectional study was conducted using data from the first wave (2015–2016) of the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Aging (ELSI-Brazil), which is nationally representative. The sample consisted of 8,950 participants who were allocated into eight age g...
Aim This study examined the association of low handgrip strength (HGS) for falls in middle-aged adults and older adults every half-decade of life. Methods This cross-sectional study was conducted using the public data from the first wave of the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Aging (ELSI-Brazil). The participants were allocated into seven age groups 50–54, 55–59, 60–64, 65–69, 70–74, 75–79, and ≥ 80 years. Bina...
Objective: To determine through of a systematic review the key components related to physiological and physical performance in athletes wheelchair rugby. Method: For the search, we used the descriptors "Wheelchair" and "Rugby" isolated and / or combined. We analyzed the studies originally published in English between January 2004 to December 2012, in databases PubMed, Scopus and Web of Science. Results: Initial...
Objective: To present nutritional ergogenic aids investigated by scientific research involving rugby players and their performance in trainings and matches. Methods: A systematic review was carried out through Pubmed database in January 2013 with the following key-words: rugby, supplementation, carbohydrate, protein, amino acid and caffeine isolated and/or combined. In the analyses, only original studies publis...
The aim of this study was to verify the association between inflammatory biomarkers, dyslipidemia, obesity and physical activity status in 10-years old children. Ninety-four children participated in this study and were classified into eutrophic (n=36), overweight (n=34) or obese (n=24) according to their body mass index (BMI). The genic expression of interleukin 6 (IL-6), tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) and...
O estudo teve como objetivos desenvolver valores de referência para perímetro de cintura (PC) em crianças brasileiras entre 6 e 10 anos de idade e avaliar o desempenho da PC na predição de fatores de risco cardiovasculares e de síndrome metabólica (SM) em crianças. O estudo epidemiológico transversal de base populacional incluiu 1.397 crianças entre 6 e 10 anos de idade, através de amostragem probabilística em ...
Objetivou-se analisar a correlação entre número de passos (pedometria) com atividades classificadas como leves, moderadas, vigorosas e atividade física total (acelerometria) entre escolares; comparar a proporção de escolares que não atingiram a recomendação de prática de atividade física estimada via pedometria vs. acelerometria; e comparar a atividade física entre os dias de semana vs. final de semana e entre ...
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