Publications by authors named "J R Alvero-Cruz"
Genome variations contribute to the vast majority of interindividual differences and may decisively influence sports capability. This study was conceived as a means of finding out when exactly polymorphisms start being physically discriminative. The polymorphisms we studied were two of the best characterized ones: ACE I/D and ACTN3 R577X.
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- The study aimed to assess the effectiveness of a UK-based prediction model for estimating fat-free mass in children and adolescents across 19 countries outside the UK.
- Involving 5,693 participants aged 4 to 15, the model exhibited strong predictive performance, with R values over 75% in all countries and good calibration of predicted versus actual fat-free mass.
- The researchers found minimal variation in model performance based on gender, age, ethnicity, or national income, and they adjusted the model for different countries to enhance accuracy for future use.
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- * A total of 56 studies were analyzed, revealing that the Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome Score (MTSSS), Lower Extremity Functional Scale (LEFS), and Exercise-Induced Leg Pain Questionnaire (EILP-Q) were the primary PROMs for EILP, with the Visual Analog Scale (VAS) being the most frequently used.
- * Evaluation of the PROMs' psychometric properties revealed that while the overall quality was low, the LEFS outperformed the others in quality assessments, followed by the MTSSS and
The objectives of the present study were firstly to evaluate precompetitive anxiety and self-confidence (SC) in padel players according to their playing level; and secondly, to study the factors that influence the levels of precompetitive anxiety and SC. One hundred padel players, all of whom were federated men (age: = 27.6, SD = 7.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Pulse wave velocity (PWV) independently predicts cardiovascular risk. Easy to use single-cuff oscillometric methods are utilized in clinical practice to estimate PWV. We applied the approach in master athletes to assess possible beneficial effects of lifelong exercise on vascular health.
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