Publications by authors named "Rafael Martins da Costa"

The aim of the study was to verify relationships between isolated and grouped clinical conditions (Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus [T2DM] and Peripheral Arterial Disease [PAD]) with the skin temperature of the plantar region of the feet (Tskin_Feet). Twenty-four elderly women participated, divided into three groups: GT2DM + PAD (n = 8; 69.6 ± 8.

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This article aims to identify the association of sociodemographic factors and lifestyle behaviours with bullying perpetration and victimization among high school students. The adolescents (n=852) answered a questionnaire about bullying (victims and perpetrators), sociodemographic factors (sex, age, maternal education, and participant's work status), tobacco use, alcohol use, illicit drug experimentation, physical activity, screen time, and sleep duration. Multilevel logistic regression models were performed.

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This study aimed to examine the association between clusters of physical activity (PA), diet, and television viewing (TV) with weight status among a representative sample of Brazilian students. Data from the National Health School-based Survey (PeNSE) 2015 were analyzed (n = 16,521; mean age 14.8, standard deviation 0.

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Objectives: This cross-sectional study aimed to examine the relationships of sleep timing and sleep variability with depressive symptoms, health-related quality of life (HRQoL), daytime sleepiness, and body mass index (BMI) in adolescents.

Methods: Adolescents from three schools ( = 571, 56% female, 16.3 ± 1.

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Background: The interaction between physical activity (PA), diet, and sedentary behavior (SB) plays an important role on health-related outcomes. This scoping review (Prospero CRD42018094826) aims to identify and appraise clusters of PA, diet, and SB among youth (0-19 years) according to country income.

Methods: Five databases were searched.

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Article Synopsis
  • * Thirty male volleyball players were divided into two groups: one with a history of shoulder injury (WHI) and one without (NHI).
  • * While there were no significant differences in peak torque or various calculated strength ratios between the groups, the WHI group had a low spiking ratio and exhibited changes in peak torque angles at certain speeds due to prior injuries.
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This study aimed to analyze the association between lifestyle behaviors and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among Brazilian adolescents. We evaluated 739 adolescents (51.0% girls; mean age, 16.

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It is unknown whether knowledge of guidelines for television (TV) viewing translate into behavior change for TV time among adolescents. The purpose of the present study is to verify whether knowledge of TV recommendations (spending <2 hr/day watching TV) is associated with the stages of behavior change related to TV viewing among adolescents. Schoolchildren (11-16 years) from six schools were recruited.

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Promoting healthy lifestyle factors (e.g., physical activity, healthy eating, less screen time) among young people is a relevant and challenging step toward reducing non-communicable diseases.

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Background: The aim of this study was to verify the accuracy of anthropometric equations to estimate the body density (BD) of adults with Down syndrome (DS), and propose new regression equations.

Materials And Methods: Twenty-one males (30.5 ± 9.

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