The objective of this study was to describe the morphological profile ofprofessional dancers comp... more The objective of this study was to describe the morphological profile ofprofessional dancers compared with university physical education students. Thirty-five subjects were evaluated as follows: 13 professional ballet dancers of the Bolshoi Theater Company, six males and seven females, and 22 university physical education students, 11 males and 11 females. Body mass, height, skinfold (triceps, biceps, subscapular, chest, axilla, supraspinale, Iliac crest, abdominal, Front thigh, medial calf) girth (Arm flexed and tensed, forearm, waist, gluteal girth, Mid-thigh girth and calf) and breadth (wrist, ankle, Biepicondylar humerus and femur) were evaluated and somatotype, body fat percentage (BF%) body mass index (BMI), Sigma7 Skinfolds lean body mass, bone, residual and muscle mass were calculated. Dancers showed lower values for BMI, sum of seven skinfolds, BF%, body fat percentage, fat mass, residual mass (p<0.05). For females, lean body mass was also lower in the group of dancers. ...
School-based intervention can contribute to the promotion of cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) in a... more School-based intervention can contribute to the promotion of cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) in adolescents. However, it is neces sary to systematize how intervention strategies and the methodological characteristics of studies influence the effects of CRF interventions. A meta-analysis review of school-based intervention studies aimed at increasing CRF in adolescents (10-19 years of age) was conducted. A search for studies was conducted using the Medline, Web of Science, LILACS, PsycINFO, Embase, Scopus, SPORTDiscus and Cochrane databases and the reference lists of the selected studies. The peer selection process included consideration of school-based randomized or non-randomized controlled trials with a duration ≥12 weeks published in English, Portuguese or Spanish, and with some CRF measures. The methodological quality of the studies was also assessed. The standardized mean differences (SMDs) and 95 % confidence intervals (95 % CIs) were calculated as an effect measure. Forty publications of 30 interventions were included in the review, and 25 of these were meta-analysed. The effects of CRF interventions were moderate and significant (SMD = 0.68, 95 % CI 0.45-0.90), with high heterogeneity (I (2) = 97 %). The effect size varied significantly according to the age group, sample size, intervention environment, strategies in experimental groups, CRF priority in the study, CRF test and indicator, session length, weekly frequency, intervention duration and presentation of results by sex. Interventions in the school environment seem to have a positive effect on CRF among adolescents, but there is high heterogeneity between studies. Some intervention characteristics can explain better effects on CRF (e.g. exercise sessions in addition to physical education classes; primary focus on this outcome; combination of aerobic and resistance exercises; classes lasting ≥60 min; frequency of three times weekly; and intensity control).
O objetivo deste estudo foi verificar a prevalência de obesidade abdominal e a sua associação com... more O objetivo deste estudo foi verificar a prevalência de obesidade abdominal e a sua associação com indicadores sociodemográficos, estado nutricional e maturação sexual em escolares de oito a 17 anos, do sexo feminino. Trata-se de um estudo transversal realizado com 2.595 escolares do sexo feminino de escolas públicas e privadas da cidade de Cascavel-PR, Brasil. Foram coletadas informações sociodemográficas, antropométricas e de maturação sexual. Para a análise dos dados aplicou-se o teste qui-quadrado e a regressão logística binária. A prevalência de obesidade abdominal foi de 8,2%. As escolares do Ensino Médio apresentaram menores chances de ter obesidade abdominal, quando comparadas as meninas do Ensino Fundamental (OR=0,36; IC95%=0,15-0,85) e aquelas com excesso de peso apresentaram maiores chances de ter o desfecho (OR=181,36; IC95%=84,43-389,58). São necessárias intervenções educacionais visando à prevenção e redução da obesidade abdominal, principalmente entre as escolares do Ensino Fundamental e com excesso de peso.
O objetivo deste estudo foi verificar a prevalência de obesidade abdominal e a sua associação com... more O objetivo deste estudo foi verificar a prevalência de obesidade abdominal e a sua associação com indicadores sociodemográficos, estado nutricional e maturação sexual em escolares de oito a 17 anos, do sexo feminino. Trata-se de um estudo transversal realizado com 2.595 escolares do sexo feminino de escolas públicas e privadas da cidade de Cascavel-PR, Brasil. Foram coletadas informações sociodemográficas, antropométricas e de maturação sexual. Para a análise dos dados aplicou-se o teste qui-quadrado e a regressão logística binária. A prevalência de obesidade abdominal foi de 8,2%. As escolares do Ensino Médio apresentaram menores chances de ter obesidade abdominal, quando comparadas as meninas do Ensino Fundamental (OR=0,36; IC95%=0,15-0,85) e aquelas com excesso de peso apresentaram maiores chances de ter o desfecho (OR=181,36; IC95%=84,43-389,58). São necessárias intervenções educacionais visando à prevenção e redução da obesidade abdominal, principalmente entre as escolares do Ensino Fundamental e com excesso de peso.
Background/objectives:The aim of this study was to investigate the association between body image... more Background/objectives:The aim of this study was to investigate the association between body image dissatisfaction and body mass index (BMI) and body fat percentage (BF%) and to identify which of these anthropometric indicators are more strongly associated, and finally to estimate the prevalence of overweight and high body adiposity in male children and adolescents, according to maturational stages.Subjects/methods:Overall, 1499 students aged from 7 to 17 years from Cascavel, PR, Brazil, were evaluated. Body image was self-rated through the body silhouette scale. Body weight, height and triceps and subscapular skinfolds were measured and BMI and BF% were calculated. Sexual maturity was self-assessed by the development of pubic hair. Data analysis used the Fisher exact test, the χ(2)-test and multinomial logistic regression.Results:Body image dissatisfaction because of excess weight was associated with BMI and BF%, whereas in prepubertal students, this association did not remain in the adjusted analysis. In pubescent students, both BMI (odds ratio (OR)=5.25, confidence interval (CI) 95%=3.06-9.01) and BF% (OR=2.42, CI 95%=1.60-3.66), and in post-pubescent students for BMI (OR=3.77, CI 95%=1.33-10.70), the association remained. Body image dissatisfaction because of thinness was associated only with BF% in pubescent (OR=0.50, CI 95%= 0.33-0.75) and post-pubescent students (OR=0.38, CI 95%= 0.16-0.94).Conclusions:Body image dissatisfaction was associated with BMI and BF%, especially in pubescent and post-pubescent students.European Journal of Clinical Nutrition advance online publication, 3 December 2014; doi:10.1038/ejcn.2014.252.
The aim of this study was to identify the morphological configuration of youth athletes from prof... more The aim of this study was to identify the morphological configuration of youth athletes from professional soccer clubs and to verify their differences according to the tactical position on the field. Overall, 67 male players aged 15 to 17 years were evaluated. The examined anthropometric measurements included body mass, body height, skinfolds (triceps, subscapular, supraspinal and medial calf), girths (flexed and tensed arm and calf) and breadths (humerus and femur). For statistical purposes, analysis of variance and post hoc Bonferroni and Kruskal-Wallis tests were used. We concluded that goalkeepers were heavier and taller than center backs (p = 0.015 and p = 0.001), midfielders (p = 0.005 and p <0.001) and center forward players (p = 0.024 and p <0.001). The average somatotype for defense, forward and goalkeeper positions was a balanced mesomorph. Midfield players showed ectomorphic-mesomorph characteristics. It was concluded that goalkeepers were characterized as being taller and heavier and that somatotype features of athletes were similar between positions, except for midfield players.
The objective of this study was to identify the prevalence and factors associated with high body ... more The objective of this study was to identify the prevalence and factors associated with high body fat in adolescents. A cross-sectional study conducted with 601 students from both sexes aged 14-17 years who live in Midwestern state of Santa Catarina, Brazil. Body adiposity was assessed by the sum of subscapular and triceps skinfolds. Sociodemographic variables such as lifestyle, aerobic fitness and nutritional status were assessed. For data analysis, Poisson regression multivariable was used. The prevalence of high body fat was 51.2% for girls and 31.2% for boys. Higher prevalences of high body fat were observed for girls aged 16-17 years (PR: 1.15, CI 95%: 1.07-1.24) and overweight (PR: 1.36, CI 95%: 1.27-1.44) and for boys with high socioeconomic level (PR: 1.21, CI 95%: 1.09-1.34), inadequate eating habits (PR: 1.11, CI 95%: 1.02-1.21), physically inactive (PR: 1.10, CI 95%: 1.02-1.19) and overweight (PR: 1.46, CI 95%: 1.35-1.57). The prevalence of high body fat was high and factors associated with this outcome are different for each sex; thus, interventions for prevention and control of obesity should be different for girls and boys.
The objective of this study was to describe the morphological profile ofprofessional dancers comp... more The objective of this study was to describe the morphological profile ofprofessional dancers compared with university physical education students. Thirty-five subjects were evaluated as follows: 13 professional ballet dancers of the Bolshoi Theater Company, six males and seven females, and 22 university physical education students, 11 males and 11 females. Body mass, height, skinfold (triceps, biceps, subscapular, chest, axilla, supraspinale, Iliac crest, abdominal, Front thigh, medial calf) girth (Arm flexed and tensed, forearm, waist, gluteal girth, Mid-thigh girth and calf) and breadth (wrist, ankle, Biepicondylar humerus and femur) were evaluated and somatotype, body fat percentage (BF%) body mass index (BMI), Sigma7 Skinfolds lean body mass, bone, residual and muscle mass were calculated. Dancers showed lower values for BMI, sum of seven skinfolds, BF%, body fat percentage, fat mass, residual mass (p<0.05). For females, lean body mass was also lower in the group of dancers. ...
School-based intervention can contribute to the promotion of cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) in a... more School-based intervention can contribute to the promotion of cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) in adolescents. However, it is neces sary to systematize how intervention strategies and the methodological characteristics of studies influence the effects of CRF interventions. A meta-analysis review of school-based intervention studies aimed at increasing CRF in adolescents (10-19 years of age) was conducted. A search for studies was conducted using the Medline, Web of Science, LILACS, PsycINFO, Embase, Scopus, SPORTDiscus and Cochrane databases and the reference lists of the selected studies. The peer selection process included consideration of school-based randomized or non-randomized controlled trials with a duration ≥12 weeks published in English, Portuguese or Spanish, and with some CRF measures. The methodological quality of the studies was also assessed. The standardized mean differences (SMDs) and 95 % confidence intervals (95 % CIs) were calculated as an effect measure. Forty publications of 30 interventions were included in the review, and 25 of these were meta-analysed. The effects of CRF interventions were moderate and significant (SMD = 0.68, 95 % CI 0.45-0.90), with high heterogeneity (I (2) = 97 %). The effect size varied significantly according to the age group, sample size, intervention environment, strategies in experimental groups, CRF priority in the study, CRF test and indicator, session length, weekly frequency, intervention duration and presentation of results by sex. Interventions in the school environment seem to have a positive effect on CRF among adolescents, but there is high heterogeneity between studies. Some intervention characteristics can explain better effects on CRF (e.g. exercise sessions in addition to physical education classes; primary focus on this outcome; combination of aerobic and resistance exercises; classes lasting ≥60 min; frequency of three times weekly; and intensity control).
O objetivo deste estudo foi verificar a prevalência de obesidade abdominal e a sua associação com... more O objetivo deste estudo foi verificar a prevalência de obesidade abdominal e a sua associação com indicadores sociodemográficos, estado nutricional e maturação sexual em escolares de oito a 17 anos, do sexo feminino. Trata-se de um estudo transversal realizado com 2.595 escolares do sexo feminino de escolas públicas e privadas da cidade de Cascavel-PR, Brasil. Foram coletadas informações sociodemográficas, antropométricas e de maturação sexual. Para a análise dos dados aplicou-se o teste qui-quadrado e a regressão logística binária. A prevalência de obesidade abdominal foi de 8,2%. As escolares do Ensino Médio apresentaram menores chances de ter obesidade abdominal, quando comparadas as meninas do Ensino Fundamental (OR=0,36; IC95%=0,15-0,85) e aquelas com excesso de peso apresentaram maiores chances de ter o desfecho (OR=181,36; IC95%=84,43-389,58). São necessárias intervenções educacionais visando à prevenção e redução da obesidade abdominal, principalmente entre as escolares do Ensino Fundamental e com excesso de peso.
O objetivo deste estudo foi verificar a prevalência de obesidade abdominal e a sua associação com... more O objetivo deste estudo foi verificar a prevalência de obesidade abdominal e a sua associação com indicadores sociodemográficos, estado nutricional e maturação sexual em escolares de oito a 17 anos, do sexo feminino. Trata-se de um estudo transversal realizado com 2.595 escolares do sexo feminino de escolas públicas e privadas da cidade de Cascavel-PR, Brasil. Foram coletadas informações sociodemográficas, antropométricas e de maturação sexual. Para a análise dos dados aplicou-se o teste qui-quadrado e a regressão logística binária. A prevalência de obesidade abdominal foi de 8,2%. As escolares do Ensino Médio apresentaram menores chances de ter obesidade abdominal, quando comparadas as meninas do Ensino Fundamental (OR=0,36; IC95%=0,15-0,85) e aquelas com excesso de peso apresentaram maiores chances de ter o desfecho (OR=181,36; IC95%=84,43-389,58). São necessárias intervenções educacionais visando à prevenção e redução da obesidade abdominal, principalmente entre as escolares do Ensino Fundamental e com excesso de peso.
Background/objectives:The aim of this study was to investigate the association between body image... more Background/objectives:The aim of this study was to investigate the association between body image dissatisfaction and body mass index (BMI) and body fat percentage (BF%) and to identify which of these anthropometric indicators are more strongly associated, and finally to estimate the prevalence of overweight and high body adiposity in male children and adolescents, according to maturational stages.Subjects/methods:Overall, 1499 students aged from 7 to 17 years from Cascavel, PR, Brazil, were evaluated. Body image was self-rated through the body silhouette scale. Body weight, height and triceps and subscapular skinfolds were measured and BMI and BF% were calculated. Sexual maturity was self-assessed by the development of pubic hair. Data analysis used the Fisher exact test, the χ(2)-test and multinomial logistic regression.Results:Body image dissatisfaction because of excess weight was associated with BMI and BF%, whereas in prepubertal students, this association did not remain in the adjusted analysis. In pubescent students, both BMI (odds ratio (OR)=5.25, confidence interval (CI) 95%=3.06-9.01) and BF% (OR=2.42, CI 95%=1.60-3.66), and in post-pubescent students for BMI (OR=3.77, CI 95%=1.33-10.70), the association remained. Body image dissatisfaction because of thinness was associated only with BF% in pubescent (OR=0.50, CI 95%= 0.33-0.75) and post-pubescent students (OR=0.38, CI 95%= 0.16-0.94).Conclusions:Body image dissatisfaction was associated with BMI and BF%, especially in pubescent and post-pubescent students.European Journal of Clinical Nutrition advance online publication, 3 December 2014; doi:10.1038/ejcn.2014.252.
The aim of this study was to identify the morphological configuration of youth athletes from prof... more The aim of this study was to identify the morphological configuration of youth athletes from professional soccer clubs and to verify their differences according to the tactical position on the field. Overall, 67 male players aged 15 to 17 years were evaluated. The examined anthropometric measurements included body mass, body height, skinfolds (triceps, subscapular, supraspinal and medial calf), girths (flexed and tensed arm and calf) and breadths (humerus and femur). For statistical purposes, analysis of variance and post hoc Bonferroni and Kruskal-Wallis tests were used. We concluded that goalkeepers were heavier and taller than center backs (p = 0.015 and p = 0.001), midfielders (p = 0.005 and p <0.001) and center forward players (p = 0.024 and p <0.001). The average somatotype for defense, forward and goalkeeper positions was a balanced mesomorph. Midfield players showed ectomorphic-mesomorph characteristics. It was concluded that goalkeepers were characterized as being taller and heavier and that somatotype features of athletes were similar between positions, except for midfield players.
The objective of this study was to identify the prevalence and factors associated with high body ... more The objective of this study was to identify the prevalence and factors associated with high body fat in adolescents. A cross-sectional study conducted with 601 students from both sexes aged 14-17 years who live in Midwestern state of Santa Catarina, Brazil. Body adiposity was assessed by the sum of subscapular and triceps skinfolds. Sociodemographic variables such as lifestyle, aerobic fitness and nutritional status were assessed. For data analysis, Poisson regression multivariable was used. The prevalence of high body fat was 51.2% for girls and 31.2% for boys. Higher prevalences of high body fat were observed for girls aged 16-17 years (PR: 1.15, CI 95%: 1.07-1.24) and overweight (PR: 1.36, CI 95%: 1.27-1.44) and for boys with high socioeconomic level (PR: 1.21, CI 95%: 1.09-1.34), inadequate eating habits (PR: 1.11, CI 95%: 1.02-1.21), physically inactive (PR: 1.10, CI 95%: 1.02-1.19) and overweight (PR: 1.46, CI 95%: 1.35-1.57). The prevalence of high body fat was high and factors associated with this outcome are different for each sex; thus, interventions for prevention and control of obesity should be different for girls and boys.
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