Publications by authors named "O L Veiga"
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to explore how lifestyle habits like physical activity, screen time, sleep, and diet affect abdominal obesity and various health biomarkers in adolescents with Down syndrome.
- Researchers analyzed data from 83 adolescents and categorized them into three groups based on their lifestyle compliance: low, medium, and high.
- Findings showed that those with higher compliance had lower levels of unhealthy biomarkers and abdominal obesity, indicating that better lifestyle choices lead to improved health outcomes.
This study evaluated the effectiveness of 'ENTREN-F' -a multi-component, family system-based intervention-for managing paediatric obesity at National Health Primary Care. A 3-arm, parallel-design, single-blinded randomized controlled trial (RCT), 165 families were randomized: Arm 1) ENTREN-F(n = 62) is a 12-week cognitive-behavioural intervention (CBT) family system-based programme, addressing lifestyle changes, children's emotional and social development and the family system, Arm 2) 'ENTREN' (n = 52) is a CBT family-based programme for children and parents, not addressing the family system, and Arm 3) Control group (CG) (n = 51) covers individual behavioural monitoring. All children were clinical interviewed to assess a diagnosis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: In the field of health sciences gender is often confused with biological sex (male/female) or reduced to a dichotomous classification (masculinity/femininity). The concepts of sex and gender interact with each other, but they are not equivalent. According to Sandra Bem four gender typologies can be established (androgynous, masculine, feminine and undifferentiated).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAre obesity and physical fitness associated with cardiovascular disease risk in adolescents with Down syndrome? The longitudinal UP&DOWN study.
J Intellect Dev Disabil
September 2023
Introduction: The aims of this study were to examine cross-sectional, and longitudinal association of different measures of obesity and physical fitness with cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors in adolescents with Down syndrome.
Methods: Longitudinal analysis included 90 adolescents with Down syndrome. Obesity and physical fitness were measured following the ALPHA battery.
Article Synopsis
- - The study analyzed the relationship between physical activity (PA) levels and patterns with metabolic syndrome (MetS) in 175 children and 188 adolescents using accelerometry to measure PA.
- - Results showed that higher levels of vigorous and moderate-vigorous PA, specifically in 10-minute bouts, were linked to lower MetS scores, particularly among male children and adolescents, both cross-sectionally and longitudinally.
- - The findings suggest that shorter bouts of physical activity (like 10 minutes) may be more effective in improving health outcomes related to metabolic syndrome in the pediatric population.