31 documents found, page 1 of 4
Association of parents’ physical activity and weight status with obesity and me...
Werneck,André Oliveira; Silva,Danilo Rodrigues Pereira da; Silva,Ellen Caroline Mendes da; Collings,Paul; Ohara,David; Fernandes,Rômulo AraújoAbstract Our aim was to analyze the joint association of parental characteristics and offspring obesity indicators with metabolic risk in adolescents. A cross-sectional study was carried out with 972 adolescents and their parents. We observed that overweight adolescents who have a normal weight mother show lower metabolic risk in comparison with their counterparts with overweight mothers. In conclusion, mother’...
Comparison between ActiGraph GT3X and ActivPAL to assess sedentary behavior dur...
Barboza,Luciana Leite Silva; Werneck,André Oliveira; Ohara,David; Ronque,Enio Ricardo Vaz; Romanzini,Marcelo; Silva,Danilo Rodrigues Pereira daAbstract Aims: This study aimed to compare the sedentary time measured using the ActiGraph GT3X accelerometer with the measurement of sitting and standing time obtained by ActivPAL inclinometers. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study conducted with a sample of 60 schoolchildren (34 males) of one elementary public school in Brazil. The students used both an ActiGraph GT3X accelerometer and an ActivPAL inclin...
Association between patterns of sedentary time and academic performance in adol...
Bueno,Maria Raquel de Oliveira; Werneck,André de Oliveira; Silva,Danilo Rodrigues Pereira da; Oyeyemi,Adewale Luqman.; Zambrin,Lidyane FerreiraAbstract Objective: To analyze the association between the pattern of sedentary time (bouts and breaks) with academic performance, with an emphasis on the mediating role of self-concept. Methods: Participants in the cross-sectional study were 394 adolescents (208 girls), aged 10–14 years, from sixth grade from Londrina, Paraná, Brazil. The sedentary time pattern was measured through accelerometry. Definitions: ...
Self-perceived social relationships are related to health risk behaviors and me...
Silva,Danilo Rodrigues Pereira da; Werneck,André de Oliveira; Agostinete,Ricardo Ribeiro; Bastos,Afrânio de Andrade; Fernandes,Rômulo AraújoAbstract Although changes have been observed in social relationships in the recent years, especially among younger generations, little evidence is available concerning factors associated with adolescents’ perceived social relationships. In this study we investigated the association between self-perceived social relationships, health-related behaviors, biological maturation, and mental health in adolescents. Thi...
Association between tracking of extracurricular sports practice and weight stat...
Weber,Vinícius Müller Reis; Costa,Julio Cesar da; Gonçalves,Hélcio Rossi; Machado,Vitor Hugo Ramos; Romanzini,Marcelo; Ronque,Enio Ricardo VazABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Overweight and obesity have reached epidemic prevalences. Obesity control involves many factors and needs to begin early in childhood. OBJECTIVES: To ascertain the association between tracked extracurricular sports practice and weight status; and to analyze tracking of overweight and obesity among school-aged children. DESIGN AND SETTING: Prospective cohort study conducted in 13 public scho...
Light-intensity physical activity patterns and associated factors in adolescents
Volpato,Leonardo Alex; Fernandes,Daniel Zanardini; Correa,Renan Camargo; Weber,Vinícius Muller Reis; Romanzini,Catiana Leila PossamaiAbstract Aims: This study aimed to measure light-intensity physical activity (LPA) patterns in adolescents according to weekdays and school period and investigated associations between LPA patterns and associated factors. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study with 388 students of both genders, selected from public schools from Londrina city, Parana state. LPA was measured using accelerometry for seven consec...
Do motor performance and specific-skill tests discriminate technical efficiency...
Costa,Julio Cesar da; Borges,Paulo Henrique; Ramos-Silva,Luiz Fernando; Weber,Vinícius Muller Reis; Moura,Felipe Arruda; Moreira,AlexandreAbstract Aim: The aim was to compare performance in specific-skill tests and motor coordination between groups with different technical efficiency and verify possible variables related to specific skills and motor coordination that contribute to discriminate players into high- and low-technical efficiency. Methods: The sample consisted of 82 young soccer players (12-15 years). Body size, bone age, motor perform...
Relação entre maturação esquelética e a orientação esportiva em jovens futeboli...
Costa,Julio Cesar da; Vignadelli,Lidyane Zambrin; Simões,Antonio Carlos; Moura,Felipe Arruda; Serassuelo Junior,Helio; Ronque,Enio Ricardo VazRESUMO O objetivo foi verificar a relação entre a orientação esportiva e a idade esquelética em atletas de futebol de 12 a 15 anos. A amostra foi de 106 jovens futebolistas, do sexo masculino, e foram feitas medidas do tamanho corporal, idade esquelética e para avaliação do comportamento competitivo usou-se o Sport Orientation Questionnaire com as subescalas competir (TQ1), vencer (TQ2) e estabelecer metas (TQ3...
NEUROMUSCULAR FITNESS IN EARLY LIFE AND ITS IMPACT ON BONE HEALTH IN ADULTHOOD:...
Barbosa,Cynthia Correa Lopes; Romanzini,Catiana Leila Possamai; Batista,Mariana Biagi; Fernandes,Rômulo Araújo; Romanzini,Marcelo; Kemper,HanABSTRACT Objective: To systematically review the literature to verify the relationship between neuromuscular fitness indicators in childhood/adolescence and bone strength variables in adulthood. Data sources: A systematic review was conducted in PUBMED, SCOPUS, SPORTDiscus, Web of Science, PsycINFO, LILACS, and SciELO, covering the entire period until March 2019. Data synthesis: The search identified 1149 studi...
Identifying children who are susceptible to dropping out from physical activity...
Silva,Danilo Rodrigues Pereira da; Werneck,André Oliveira; Collings,Paul; Fernandes,Rômulo Araújo; Ronque,Enio Ricardo Vaz; Sardinha,Luís BettencourtABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Although the benefits of physical activity are clear, adherence to physical activity programs is a challenge, especially during transitional phases of life. OBJECTIVE: We aimed to identify adolescents who were more likely to drop out from physical activity and sports participation, from childhood to adolescence. DESIGN AND SETTING: This was a cross-sectional study on retrospective data rega...