Objective To determine the independent associations of moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA), fitness, screen time, and adiposity with insulin secretion in children. Design and Methods Caucasian youth (n = 423/630), 8-10 years old, with at least one obese biological parent, were studied (QUALITY cohort). Insulin secretion was measured using HOMA2-%...
Introduction The prolonged length of stay on the bed is related to the development of musculoskeletal and respiratory disorders. Therefore, the investigation of the level of physical activity and to verifying which factors are associated with the physical activity level in hospitalized patients might be important for future strategies to ...
Background Physical inactivity is common in stable COPD and independently predicts poor outcomes. Longitudinal assessments of physical activity in outpatients with COPD, covering periods of stability and exacerbations, have not been evaluated previously. Methods Patients with clinically-stable COPD and a history of 2 or more clinical exacerbations in the preceding 12 months ...
Rationale The number of exacerbations in the previous year has shown to be the best predictor of new exacerbations. The ability to recall exacerbations may lead to misclassification of patients and may have consequences on patients’ phenotype. Methods 47 patients with COPD (FEV1 65±21%pred) reported on a monthly basis all health ...
Rationale It is unclear whether different activity monitors provide similar classification of physical activity (PA) in patients with COPD. Aim To test whether similar PA classification of patients would be obtained when using 2 valid activity monitors. Methods We assessed PA for 4 weeks with Actigraph [(ACT: Steps and vector magnitude units (...
Background: We conducted a comparative effectiveness analysis to evaluate the difference in the amount of physical activity children engaged in when enrolled in a physical activity-enhanced after-school program (ASP) based in a community recreation center versus a standard school-based ASP. Methods: The study was a natural experiment with 54 elementary school ...
Aim The aim of this cross-sectional study was to explore relationships between motor coordination coefficient (MC), cardiorespiratory fitness (VO2max) moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) and percentage of body fat (%BF) in children and adolescents from 6 to 19 years. Methods 108 children and adolescents (65 girls, 60.2%) from 6 schools in Porto district took ...
Purpose To examine relationships between physical activity (PA) and awareness and treatment status of low bone mineral density (BMD) among adults. Design Cross-sectional. Setting Stratified sample of adults living independently in the community. Subjects A total of 1928 adults aged 50 years and older who participated in the National Health and Nutrition ...
Purpose This study was conducted to determine if physical activity volume (PAv) and intensity (PAi) at baseline influence the likelihood of gaining hip bone mineral density (BMD) over 6 years. Design and Sample In a prospective study, the sample was limited to 244 female nonsmokers, ages 35 to 45 years, and was approximately 90% white. ...
Summary There is an association between adiposity levels and physical activity guidelines for adolescents. Achieving physical activity recommendations helps adolescents to prevent obesity status. This paper presents an association between physical activity levels and obesity status. This paper supports physical activity recommendations to avoid children's obesity levels. This paper emphasizes ...