Objetivos: a) Proponer ecuaciones basadas en índices antropométricos para estimar la masa grasa (MG) utilizando como método de referencia la absorciometría de rayos X de doble energía (DXA), y b) establecer normas de ...

Background: Hand grip strength (HGS) is associated with a number of causes resulting in cardiovascular death, in addition to bone fragility, and the presence of sarcopenia. The goal of our study was to analyze HGS of ...

Background: The norms for evaluating the maximum expiratory flow (MEF) usually are developed according to chronological age and height. However, to date, little research has been conducted using reference values that take ...

The purpose of this study was to develop equations to predict body fat percentage in young Chilean soccer players. Ninetyfour footballers 13.0 to 17.9 yrs of age were studied. The anthropometric variables that were recorded ...

Objectives: Physical growth and body adiposity patterns provide relevant information to infer the nutritional and health status of students. Our objectives were (a) to compare the variables of body adiposity and physical ...

Objectives: The goal of this study was to develop regression equations to estimate LM with anthropometric variables and to propose percentiles for evaluating by age and sex. Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted ...

Introducción: La aptitud física junto al índice de Masa Corporal (IMC), resultan necesarios para la toma de decisiones referentes a la salud, permitiendo la implementación de programas de actividad física en la escuela. ...

Objetivos. Los objetivos del estudio fueron los siguientes: a) construir un instrumento válido y confiable que evaluara, por autoinforme, los trastornos del sueño en adolescentes escolares chilenos y b) desarrollar valores ...

Introducción: la evaluación de la composición corporal puede ser relevante en el monitoreo de efectos potenciales de los programas de entrenamiento y salud de los jóvenes atletas. Objetivo: Analizar la concordancia de una ...