Publications by authors named "Aamir R Memon"
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- The study investigated the link between chronotype (morningness/eveningness) and obesity indicators in Spanish adolescents.
- A sample of 820 adolescents, aged 12-17, was analyzed using various obesity metrics while accounting for factors like age, sex, and diet.
- Results indicated that those with a morningness chronotype are more likely to exhibit higher levels of abdominal obesity, suggesting a need for targeted interventions for this group.
24-H movement behaviours research in Chinese population: A scoping review.
J Exerc Sci Fit
October 2024
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- A lot of research has been done on how people in China move and stay active throughout the day, but no complete reviews have brought all this information together.
- 53 studies published from 2019 to 2023 focused mainly on healthy children and teenagers and showed that many people self-reported their activity levels.
- The main topics of these studies were how movement affects health, how common different activities are, and what factors influence these behaviors, but there are still gaps in research that need to be explored.
Objective: The aim of this study was to explore the associations of eating habits with self-rated health and life satisfaction in adolescents using a multiple-country sample.
Methods: Cross-sectional data from the Health Behavior in School-Aged Children (HBSC) 2013/2014 wave was used in this study. A self-reported questionnaire was used to collect data on independent variables including breakfast on weekdays, breakfast at weekends, and consumption of fruits, vegetables, sweets, and soft dirks.
Aim: This study aimed to investigate awareness of having hypertension, diabetes and dyslipidaemia and their associated factors among US adults.
Methods: Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, including 21,399 adults aged ⩾20 years (pregnant women excluded) collected between 2011 and 2018, were used. Blood pressure was measured using a Baumanometer calibrated mercury true gravity wall model sphygmomanometer.
Background: Several reviews have examined the health benefits of participation in specific sports, such as baseball, cricket, cross-country skiing, cycling, downhill skiing, football, golf, judo, rugby, running and swimming. However, new primary studies on the topic have recently been published, and the respective meta-analytic evidence needs to be updated.
Objectives: To systematically review, summarise and appraise evidence on physical health benefits of participation in different recreational sports.
Objective: Pregnancy is a complex phenomenon accompanied by biological, physiological and psychosocial changes for a mother. It is also regarded as a stressful life event where a woman's role, identity and interpersonal relationships are restructured. The present study from Pakistan explores the association of sleep quality and poor sleeping habits with prenatal stress using Pittsburgh Sleep quality Index.
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- The review synthesized evidence on how following the 24-hour movement guidelines (physical activity, limited screen time, and adequate sleep) affects academic outcomes in children and adolescents.
- Out of 4326 records, 10 studies (8 cross-sectional and 2 longitudinal) were included, showing a slight positive correlation between adherence to these guidelines and academic achievement, with a reported effect size of r=0.17.
- The conclusion highlights that while there's a small link between movement guideline adherence and academic success, further research is needed to strengthen this finding.
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- Scientific Initiation (SI) involves students starting their scientific training under experienced researchers, but research on the experiences of these researchers is limited, prompting a systematic review to identify influencing factors and motivations.
- The study will utilize various bibliographic databases for literature search, adhering to established guidelines for systematic reviews, and will include a range of peer-reviewed articles without language restrictions.
- The findings will be categorized and presented using visual tools, and the study will assess bias through established checklists while ensuring discrepancies are resolved by a senior reviewer.
Purpose: Flattering emails are crucial in tempting authors to submit papers to predatory journals. Although there is ample literature regarding the questionable practices of predatory journals, the nature and detection of spam emails need more attention. Current research provides insight into fallacious calls for papers from potential predatory journals and develops a toolkit in this regard.
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- This study investigates the link between meeting the 24-hour movement guidelines and psychosocial health in children aged 9-12 in Shanghai, China.
- It found that only 10.2% of the children met all movement recommendations, and boys were more likely to face psychosocial difficulties than girls.
- Meeting these guidelines was associated with fewer emotional and behavioral issues, with a stronger positive effect observed in boys, suggesting that increased movement contributes to better mental health outcomes.
Low back pain is a leading cause of disability worldwide and adults with chronic low back pain (≥12weeks) commonly experience sleep impairments (e.g., insomnia, sleep disturbance).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFStatus and Trends of Physical Activity Surveillance, Policy, and Research in 164 Countries: Findings From the Global Observatory for Physical Activity-GoPA! 2015 and 2020 Surveys.
J Phys Act Health
February 2023
Background: Physical activity (PA) surveillance, policy, and research efforts need to be periodically appraised to gain insight into national and global capacities for PA promotion. The aim of this paper was to assess the status and trends in PA surveillance, policy, and research in 164 countries.
Methods: We used data from the Global Observatory for Physical Activity (GoPA!) 2015 and 2020 surveys.
Background: Adults with chronic low back pain (CLBP) suffer impaired sleep. Medications for CLBP can impact sleep which in turn may influence treatment outcomes. This systematic review and meta-analysis examined the effects of pharmacotherapy (any type) on sleep in adults with CLBP.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSeveral studies have explored the effects of capsaicin and capsiate on endurance performance, with conflicting findings. This systematic review aimed to perform a meta-analysis examining the effects of capsaicin and capsiate vs. placebo on endurance performance in humans.
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- * Out of 200 male participants, 91% reported experiencing symptoms of WMSDs, with lower back pain being the most common issue, affecting 41.5% of them within the past year.
- * Significant associations were found between WMSDs and factors such as the number of working days per week, age, and work experience, indicating that these variables may contribute to the severity of symptoms.
Objective: We aimed to examine the gender, geographical region and income group of the country of affiliation for editorial leadership (eg, editor-in-chief, section editor, associate editor) and advisors (eg, editorial board members) in top-ranked rehabilitation and sports science journals.
Methods: A list of Scopus indexed, Q1 (25% top) rehabilitation and sports science journals, available under four different journal categories, was prepared based on the data from the Scientific Journal Rankings (SJR) website. The information for editorial leadership and advisors for these journals was obtained and their gender was determined through a multistep process.
Little is known about the relationship of active travel to school (ATS) with physical activity (PA) and screen time (ST) by individual and parental characteristics among adolescents, especially in China. To address the research gap, this study aimed to explore the difference of sex, age, living environment, parental occupation and education level in the relationship of ATS with PA and ST among students of grades 7-12 (aged 10-18 years) using cross-sectional data. In 13 cities of Hubei province, China, students from 39 public schools were recruited to engage in the survey.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: The objective of this systematic review was to 1) determine how studies evaluated napping behavior in athletes (frequency, duration, timing and measurement); 2) explore how napping impacted physical performance, cognitive performance, perceptual measures (eg, fatigue, muscle soreness, sleepiness and alertness), psychological state and night-time sleep in athletes.
Methods: Five bibliographic databases were searched from database inception to 11 August 2020. Observational and experimental studies comprising able-bodied athletes (mean age ≥12 years), published in English, in peer-reviewed journal papers were included.