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Secular trends of physical growth and abdominal adiposity of school children and adolescents living at a moderate altitude in Peru
(2017)
Objective: Identify changes in physical growth and abdominal adiposity at an interval of 14 yearsin children and adolescents living at a moderate altitude in Peru.Materials and Methods: The data comes from two cross-sectional ...
Hand grip strength and maximum peak expiratory flow: determinants of bone mineral density of adolescent students
(2018)
Background: Maintaining and building healthy bones during the lifetime requires a complicated interaction between a number of physiological and lifestyle factors. Our goal of this study was to analyze the association between ...
Hemoglobin concentration and resilience of professional soccer players residing at sea level and moderate altitude regions
(2015)
This study compared the hemoglobin (Hb) concentration and resilience of professional soccer players residing at sea level and moderate altitude regions. Subjects included 42 players (22 of the region at sea level and 20 ...
Physical growth, biological age, and nutritional transitions of adolescents living at moderate altitudes in Peru
(2015)
Background: Peru is experiencing a stage of nutritional transition where the principal characteristics are typical of countries undergoing development. Objectives: The objectives of this study were the following: (a) compare ...
Waist circumferences of chilean students: Comparison of the CDC-2012 standard and proposed percentile curves
(2015)
The measurement of waist circumference (WC) is considered to be an important means to control overweight and obesity in children and adolescents. The objectives of the study were to (a) compare the WC measurements of Chilean ...
Percentage of body fat of young soccer players: Comparison of proposed regression frequencies between goalkeepers and soccer camp players
(2015)
The purpose of this study is twofold: (a) compare the percentage of fat between players in different positions; and (b) propose specific equations to compare goalkeepers and the other players in the soccer camp. Through ...
Capacidad funcional de adultos mayores según cambios estacionales
(2017)
Objetivo: El objetivo de este estudio fue determinar la capacidad funcional de adultos mayores según los cambios estacionales. Métodos: Se diseñó una investigación longitudinal de tipo panel. Se estudió a 59 sujetos (15 ...
Physical growth and body adiposity curves in students of the Maule Region (Chile)
(2019)
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 ...
Muscle mass in children and adolescents: Proposed equations and reference values for assessment
(2019)
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 ...
Validation of an instrument to assess the skill levels of adolescent students to learn knowledge
(2019)
The objectives of this study were to a)verify the validity and reliability of a scale to assess skill levels to learn content knowledge (SLACK) and b) develop percentile norms to assess the SLACK of adolescent students. ...