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Physical fitness predicts adiposity longitudinal changes over childhood and ado...

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of physical fitness (PF) on the development of subcutaneous adipose tissue in children followed longitudinally over a 9 year period ranging from childhood to adolescence. Design: This longitudinal study followed 518 healthy participants (262 boys, 256 girls) over a 9-year period ranging from childhood (age 6) to adolescence (age 15). Adiposity (...

Changes in adiposity status from childhood to adolescence : a 6-year longitudin...

Background: Cross-sectional data show high prevalence of overweight in Portuguese children, but there are few longitudinal studies describing the patterns of obesity development in the young. Aim: To examine the trajectories of obesity from late childhood to adolescence. Subjects and methods: Triceps and subscapular skinfold thickness measurements were carried out in 288 children at age 9 (baseline) and later a...

A obesidade da infância para a adolescência : um estudo longitudinal em meio es...

Tese de doutoramento em Estudos da Criança (área de especialização em Saúde Infantil) ; A obesidade pediátrica atinge níveis epidémicos na maioria dos países desenvolvidos e está a aumentar de forma acentuada nos países em transição nutricional. A investigação longitudinal dos padrões actuais de desenvolvimento da obesidade durante o crescimento, bem como dos factores associados, é considerada crucial para me...

A obesidade e o estilo de vida na adolescência : um estudo longitudinal com rap...

Resumo de comunicação oral apresentada no 15º Congresso Português de Obesidade, Coimbra, 11 a 13 de Novembro de 2011. ; O presente estudo visou a investigação de hábitos alimentares, padrões de atividade física, comportamento sedentário e características psicossociais em adolescentes de Viana do Castelo com diferentes trajetórias de adiposidade ao longo do crescimento.

Obesity and adolescent lifestyles : a 6-year longitudinal study in Portuguese b...

There has been increasing research on the relationships between adolescent lifestyle and obesity in Portuguese youth. However, most studies have been cross-sectional. We aimed to investigate food habits, physical activity, sedentary behaviour and psychosocial characteristics in adolescents with different adiposity development trajectories. Anthropometric measurements were obtained in 288 children, firstly at ag...

Cost of schizophrenia: direct costs and use of resources in the State of São Paulo

OBJECTIVE: To estimate the direct costs of schizophrenia for the public sector. METHODS: A study was carried out in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, during 1998. Data from the medical literature and governmental research bodies were gathered for estimating the total number of schizophrenia patients covered by the Brazilian Unified Health System. A decision tree was built based on an estimated distribution of pat...

A epidemiologia da esquizofrenia