Cut-Off Points of Visceral Adipose Tissue Associated with Metabolic Syndrome in Military Men.

Visceral adipose tissue (VAT) has high metabolic activity and secretes a larger number of adipokines that are related to the inflammatory process. Quantifying VAT could estimate the risk of developing Metabolic Syndrome (MetS). This study was designed to determine the VAT cut-off points assessed by DXA associated with MetS in military men.

[Assessment of the nutritional status and physical condition of basic education students in Chile].

Introduction: currently, regular physical exercise is the best tool available to promote people's well-being and improve their health. Objective: the objective of the study was to determine the level of physical condition and nutritional status, as well as the relationship between them, in elementary school students in the city of Chillán. Methods: the study is of the descriptive, cross-sectional, relational type.

Can Creatine Supplementation Interfere with Muscle Strength and Fatigue in Brazilian National Level Paralympic Powerlifting?

The aim of the present study was to analyze the effect of creatine (Cr) supplementation on peak torque (PT) and fatigue rate in Paralympic weightlifting athletes. Eight Paralympic powerlifting athletes participated in the study, with 25.40 ± 3.

[Profile of body composition in women with class III obesity by multipolar bioimpedance method].

Objective: To analyze a body composition profile in women with class III obesity using the multipolar bioimpedance method.

Methods: Thirteen sedentary women aged between 20 and 40 years were evaluated.

Results: The results show that the patients had a fat percentage of 51.

[Effects of physical activity on women's morphology].

Objective To analyze the effect of 12 weeks of physical activity on the morphology of the women enrolled in the Family Health Program in the city of Patos, Paraíba, Brazil. During these weeks, different physical activity programs were applied. Methods A quasi-experimental study, in which 28 women were analyzed.

[Reliability of anthropometric and physiological indicators for the development of an elderly health index].

Objective: To assess the reliability of anthropometric and physiological indicators for the development of a health index for the senior population.

Methods: A cross-sectional quantitative study was conducted with a sample of 63 senior men and women participating in the Movimenta Cruz das Almas Project, of the Family Health Program (PSF in Portuguese) in Cruz das Almas, Bahia (Brazil). The age of the sample was equal to or greater than 60 years, and included 58 females and five males.

[Evaluation and comparison of five skinfold calipers].

Introduction: The use of reliable, valid and precise skinfold calipers are key for an adequate anthropometric evaluation and corporal composition analysis. Objective: To compare five models of skinfold calipers -Prime Vision (PV); Harpenden (HP); Sanny (SN); Cescorf (CE); Lange (LA)-. Materials and methods:Thirty-five men (age = 21.

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Introducción: Chile en las últimas décadas ha experimentado un cambio en su perfil epidemiológico nutricional, pasando de una situación caracterizada por una elevada prevalencia de desnutrición y enfermedades infecciosas/parasitarias a otro completamente distinto, en donde las enfermedades crónicas y degenerativas presentan una elevada prevalencia.Objetivo: el objetivo del estudio es elaborar tablas de referencia de aspectos antropométricos y de condición física en estudiantes varones de 10 a 14 años de la ciudad de Chillán.Método: estudio descriptivo de corte transversal.

Acute Oxidative Effect and Muscle Damage after a Maximum 4 Min Test in High Performance Athletes.

The purpose of this investigation was to determine lipid peroxidation markers, physiological stress and muscle damage in elite kayakers in response to a maximum 4-min kayak ergometer test (KE test), and possible correlations with individual 1000m kayaking performances. The sample consisted of twenty-three adult male and nine adult female elite kayakers, with more than three years' experience in international events, who voluntarily took part in this study. The subjects performed a 10-min warm-up, followed by a 2-min passive interval, before starting the test itself, which consisted of a maximum 4-min work paddling on an ergometer; right after the end of the test, an 8 ml blood sample was collected for analysis.

[Effects of acute exercise with upper body cycle ergometer in individuals with morbid obesity].

Objective The purpose of this study is to research effects of acute exercise with cycle ergometers adapted for the upper limbs on physiological markers in the morbidly obese. Methods Ten morbidly obese patients participated in the study. They were submitted to thirty minutes of continuous activity on a cycle ergometer adapted to the upper limbs.

[Physical fitness reference tables for females in the 10 to 14 age range in Chillán (Chile)].

Objective To develop physical fitness reference tables oriented towards the health of female students in the 10 to 14 year age range, in Chillán, Chile. Method The present is a cross-sectional study. The sample is composed of 250 female students in the 10 to 14 year age range.

[The influence of sexual development on the basic physical characteristics of teenage boys].

Objective The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of sexual maturation on anthropometric parameters and basic physical characteristics in male adolescents aged from ten to fourteen years old. Materials and Methods The biological age was studied through the evaluation of the stage of the external genitalia development. Other evaluated characteristics were: total body mass (MCT), stature, body mass index (BMI), bone age (IO), strength, speed, agility and aerobic power.

[Estimate equation of body composition of the elderly male].

Objectives: This study aims to develop and validate a predictive body composition equation in elderly men.

Methodology: Correlational study using a sample of 85 men with 69.5±5,8 years from Vitoria, Brazil.

[Equations for determining bone age and sexual maturation of children and adolescents].

Objective This study had objective develop and validate prediction equations bone age and an index of sexual maturity for children 9 to 14 years old male from the city of Rio de Janeiro. Methods The study included 400 children and adolescents and 300 subjects (75 %) had their results used to develop the equations and 100 subjects (25 %) for the validation of the same. Applied the method parametric regression Stepwise Correlation, being the independent variables consist of anthropometric measurements and taking decisions based on the SEE (Standard Error of Estimate) combined with regression rate (R) and determination (R2).

[Muscular strength training does not increase human adults' arterial stiffness or improve body toning].

Object: Determining the influence of three weekly strength training (ST) sessions, over a ten-week period, on arterial stiffness (AS) and taking the associated anthropometric measurements.

Methods: This was a before-and-after intervention trial, involving a sample of 17 individuals. Participants were adults from both genders aged 18 and 40 years-old who had been sedentary for at least three months previously.

Physical exercise and morbid obesity: a systematic review.

Introduction: Physical exercise is an important component for the treatment of obesity. Little information is available about the best and safety form of physical exercise concerning the type and volume-intensity to be prescribed for individuals with morbid obesity.

Aim: To investigate the effect of physical exercise programs in medical and surgical treatment for morbid obesity.

[The menarche and its impact on schoolgirls' physical qualities].

Objectives: Ascertaining the age when the menarche occurs in school girls living in Angra dos Reis/RJ and the pattern of physical qualities in periods during puberty using the menarche as the benchmark for sexual maturation.

Methods: The sample consisted of 232 10-to 16-year-old girls, divided into four groups according to sexual maturation. Following an interview during which the onset of the menarche was recalled, motor tests were scheduled for assessing physical qualities, lower limb power, running speed, flexibility and relative and absolute maximum oxygen consumption.

[Pre-and post-pubertal rhythmic gymnastics athletes' physical qualities].

Objective: Identifying and comparinge the physical qualities of Brazilian athletes and practitioners of rhythmic gymnastics.

Methods: 125 Brazilian athletes and rhythmic gymnasts practitioners of Rhythmic Gymnastics fromaged 7 to 25 years- old were evaluated. They were divided into the following categories: Different competitive levels (international, national and regional) and pre- and post- menarche practitioners.

[The relationship between adolescents' dermatoglyphic characteristics and skeletal maturation].

Objective: This study was aimed at evaluating the relationship between the dermatoglyphic characteristics and skeletal maturation by bone age in male adolescents aged 10 to 14.

Materials And Methods: The adolescents were divided into 3 groups (early, normal and late) by the difference between their bone and chronological age;their dermatoglyphic characteristics were also verified. The chi-square test was used for comparing the groups.

[Anthropometrical profile of Brazilian junior volleyball players for different sports requirement levels].

Objective: This study was aimed at investigating the anthropometrics characteristics of male Brazilian junior volleyball players, organised into 3 sports requirement groups: high qualification (HQ) formed by the national team, middle qualification (MQ) formed by athletes playing in the Brazilian national championships and low qualification (LQ) formed by players at school level.

Materials And Methods: 101 athletes were observed, HQ (n=16), MQ (n=68) and LQ (n=17), aged 16.7 ± 0.

Digital dermatoglyphic heritability differences as evidenced by a female twin study.

The genetic and environmental contributions to determine digital dermatoglyphic traits were investigated by using female dizygotic and monozygotic twin pairs to estimate heritability indexes (h(2)). The evaluated sample was composed by 20 monozygotic twin pairs and 13 dizygotic twin pairs. A significant heritability (h(2) = 0.

[Effects of sexual maturation on body composition, dermatoglyphics, somatotype and basic physical qualities of adolescents].

Objectives: Describe the characteristics of body composition, somatotype, basic physical qualities, dermatoglyphics and bone age regarding sexual maturation stages of boys.

Methods: A transversal study was carried out in 136 boys, between 10 and 14 years of age. Clinical assessment, physical examination and radiography of wrists and hands to calculate bone age were performed.

[Mathematical model for epidemiologic survey of the cardiorespiratory fitness without effort test].

Objective: Develop models to estimate the cardiopulmonary fitness without the effort test accomplishment, focusing an epidemiologic survey in young Brazilians. For that purpose, 243 volunteers were evaluated: 137 men (25 ,4 +/-6,39 years old) and 106 women (23,68+/-5,23 years old).

Method: The volunteers were randomized into two groups (Group 1 : control - with 81 men and 58 women; and Group 2 : cross-validation - with 56 men and 48 women), submitted to cardiopulmonary effort tests with direct gas analysis.

Predictors of clinical outcome and mortality in vertebrobasilar dolichoectasia diagnosed by magnetic resonance angiography.

Objective: Vertebrobasilar dolichoectasia (VBD) is a poorly understood vasculopathy. VBD may be associated with an increased likelihood of stroke and all-cause mortality. The purpose of this study was to establish predictors for clinical outcome in VBD, and better guide therapeutic medical and surgical interventions.

[Comparation of maximal oxygen consumption equations in young people].

Purpose: To compare the results of equations for estimate of the indirect maximal oxygen consumption with obtained them in test ergoespirometric in young individuals.

Methods: Fifty-two individuals of the masculine sex were submitted to the test of effort with it analyzes direct of gases in treadmill for the determination of the maximum consumption of oxygen (VO2máx). The progressive protocol was used with load increment to each one minute.