Publications by authors named "Manuel J Coelho-Silva"
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- The study aimed to create age- and sex-specific BMI, waist circumference (WC), and waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) percentile curves for adolescents in the Azores, Portugal, filling a gap in existing data.
- The research involved a cross-sectional analysis of a sample of 1500 adolescents aged 15-18, with measurements taken following standard procedures, and used Cole's LMS method to estimate smoothed curves.
- Findings revealed notable differences in BMI trends between sexes as they age, with Azorean adolescents showing higher WC and WHtR values compared to peers from many other countries, offering important data for future health monitoring.
Increased levels of inflammatory markers, namely, high-sensitive C-reactive protein (hs-CRP), have been associated with several chronic diseases including atherosclerosis, type 2 diabetes and hypertension. Forty-five women and men aged >64 years participated in the study and were randomly assigned to two exercise intervention groups and a non-exercising control group. The participants assigned to the exercising groups followed a 16-week exercise protocol based either on aerobic training (AT) or strength training (ST) followed by a further 16 weeks off-training period.
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