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1. Control of the physical and technical fitness of elite professional rugby union players.

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Kvasnytsya, Oleh, Tyshchenko, Valeria, Ivanska, Olena, Ivanenko, Stanislav, Halemendyk, Julia, Plakhotniuk, Oleh, Ferenchuk, Bohdan, Rybak, Leonid, Potapova, Larisa, and Pozmogova, Natalia

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RUGBY Union football players, PHYSICAL fitness, RUGBY football players, SPORTS sciences, PHYSIOLOGY
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2024
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3. Assessing the Evolution of Physical Fitness in Children and Adolescents for Evidence-Based Teaching

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Domenico Monacis, Dario Colella, Colella, Dario, and Monacis, Domenico

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Descriptive statistics, business.industry, Physical fitness, Quality of Physical Education, General Medicine, Anthropometry, Overweight, Regional Observatory, Health indicator, Test (assessment), Physical education, medicine, Physical Fitne, Analysis of variance, medicine.symptom, Psychology, business, Demography, Teaching Style
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Physical fitness is one of the most important health indicators in children and adolescents. This study aims to assess the evolution of physical fitness levels in children and adolescents (9 - 14 yrs) related to weight-status, providing evidence-based instructions for physical education teachers, and promoting the quality of physical education programs. The sample consisted of 542 early adolescents aged 9 - 14 years (M = 269, F = 273) recruited from secondary schools in Italy. Physical fitness was assessed with the following motor test: SBJ, MBT, 10 × 5 and One Mile RWt. In addition to descriptive statistics, independent samples T-test and factorial ANOVA were carried out to compare and assess the evolution of motor performances over time. Multiple linear regression analysis was executed to investigate the variance in motor test explained by weight and height. Results evidence a significant increase in SBJ and MBT, but not in 10 × 5 and OneMile Run/Walk test, in about all age groups, both in male and female, normal weight and overweight/obese. Data analysis suggests that strength test in which is required single movement execution is more associated and conditioned by individual growth and anthropometrics factors than test required repeated movement and greater coordinative engagement.

Published
2021

4. A Multiple Targeted Research Protocol for a Quasi-Experimental Trial in Primary School Children Based on an Active Break Intervention: The Imola Active Breaks (I-MOVE) Study

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Alessia Tessari, Stefania Toselli, Sofia Marini, Laura Bragonzoni, Andrea Ceciliani, Maria Cristina Bisi, Alice Masini, Rita Stagni, Laura Dallolio, Alessandra Sansavini, Marcello Lanari, Davide Gori, Masini A., Lanari M., Marini S., Tessari A., Toselli S., Stagni R., Bisi M.C., Bragonzoni L., Gori D., Sansavini A., Ceciliani A., and Dallolio L.

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Gerontology, medicine.medical_specialty, fine and gross motor control, Adolescent, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Physical fitness, education, Psychological intervention, lcsh:Medicine, Health Promotion, time-on-task, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, Quality of life (healthcare), Cognition, Intervention (counseling), sedentary behavior, medicine, Protocol, Humans, 030212 general & internal medicine, Child, Curriculum, Exercise, cognitive function, School Health Services, Schools, business.industry, Public health, lcsh:R, public health, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, moderate to vigorous physical activity, 030229 sport sciences, Physical fitne, Anthropometry, Italy, quality of life, school based intervention, physical fitness, Psychology, business
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Background: Children and adolescents should perform, according to the World Health Organization guidelines, at least 60 min of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity per-day in order to avoid the risk of metabolic and cardiovascular diseases. The school represents a fundamental setting to conduct interventions to promote physical activity (PA) and contrast sedentary behaviors. Active breaks (ABs), bouts of 10 min of PA conducted inside the classroom, seem to be a good strategy to promote PA and improve classroom behavior. The aim of this study protocol is to describe the design and the assessment of the Imola Active Breaks I-MOVE study. Methods: The I-MOVE study is a school-based intervention trial, with a quasi-experimental design, performed in a primary school. It involves one experimental-group performing the intervention, focused on ABs, and one control-group. Nine main outcomes are evaluated: PA and sedentary behaviors; health related fitness; motor control development; dietary patterns; anthropometric evaluation; sociodemographic determinants; cognitive function; time-on-task behavior and quality of life. Conclusions: Results from the I-MOVE study will help to clarify the effects of incorporating ABs in the Italian school curriculum as a new public health strategy and an innovative school model oriented to the well-being of children and teachers for the best quality of school life.

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2020

5. Referees' physical performance over a soccer season

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Antonio Di Maglie, Erika Stefàno, Santo Marsigliante, Antonella Muscella, Muscella, A., Stefano, E., Di Maglie, A., and Marsigliante, S.

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medicine.medical_specialty, Soccer referee, YYIR1, Sports medicine, business.industry, Physical fitness, VO, 030229 sport sciences, Physical fitne, 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology, Positive correlation, Running speed test, Test (assessment), 03 medical and health sciences, 2max, 0302 clinical medicine, Age groups, Sprint, Physical performance, Statistics, medicine, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Championship, Psychology, business
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Background: An important role of soccer referees is to apply the rules of the game by observing the match closely. Thus, referees have to undertake training to keep up with play and attain an optimal position when making critical decisions. We analyzed the variation of the soccer referee physical performance during official championship. Methods: The referees were classified into three groups according to ages (16–20 years; 21–29 years; 30–45 years) and physical fitness variations were studied at the start (T0), at the middle (T1) and at the end of the competitive season (T2). In each period, Yo–Yo intermittent recovery test level 1 (YYIRT1) and 40 m sprint test were performed and VO2max assessed. Finally, the referees’s rating (i.e. the mean of numerically quantification of the performances received during the season) was also evaluated. Results: The mean distance covered by the referees during the YYIRT1 test increased significantly from T0 to T1 and T2, and from T1 to T2, in all age groups, with a higher effect observed for group 16–20 years in all testing periods. This group significantly improved YYIR1 performance and VO2max at T1and T2. Referee ages correlated with differences (Δ) in running speed test (40 m sprint test), of YYIRT1 and VO2max. Finally, the referees’ rating, based upon training, experience, performance and fitness assigned by qualified officials, ranged from 8.20 to 8.65. A positive correlation was found between the excellent rating and younger age (p = 0.015 by Chi-square test χ = 8.6). Conclusions: The young referees performed better physical performances than adult referees and obtained better assessments by qualified officials.

Published
2020

6. Field-based tests for the assessment of physical fitness in children and adolescents practicing sport: a systematic review within the ESA program

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Ilona Judita Zuoziene, Fatma Nese Sahin, Garden Tabacchi, David J. Sturm, Nuno Loureiro, Eduardo Teixeira, Carlos Silva, Ana Carolina Ribeiro Ribeiro, Michele Basile, Musa Kirkar, Guillermo Felipe López Sánchez, Ante Rada, Marianna Alesi, Manuel Gómez-López, Antonino Bianco, Meltem Kızılyallı, Rosario Genchi, Kaltrina Feka, Nemanja Lakicevic, Luca Petrigna, Yolanda Demetriou, Simona Pajaujene, Jelena Paušić, Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI AG), Tabacchi G., Sanchez G.F.L., Sahin F.N., Kizilyalli M., Genchi R., Basile M., Kirkar M., Silva C., Loureiro N., Teixeira E., Demetriou Y., Sturm D.J., Pajaujene S., Zuoziene I.J., Gomez-Lopez M., Rada A., Pausic J., Lakicevic N., Petrigna L., Feka K., Ribeiro A., Alesi M., and Bianco A.

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Multi-stage fitness test, assessment, Geography, Planning and Development, Applied psychology, Physical fitness, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Physical strength, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, children, Aerobic exercise, Field based, 030212 general & internal medicine, field-based test, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, business.industry, physical fitness, sport, Cognition, Physical fitne, 030229 sport sciences, Systematic review, Sprint, Psychology, business, human activities
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High levels of physical fitness (PF) can positively affect both health and cognitive function, thus monitoring its levels in youth can help increase health and quality of life in adult populations later on. This systematic review aims to identify PF field-based tests used in young European populations practicing sport to find tools that are adequate for the considered target involving a new battery within the Enriched Sport Activities (ESA) project. The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) statement was followed. In the 83 identified articles, the main tests used were: vertical/horizontal jumps (for muscular strength/power); push-ups, running at maximum effort, sit-ups (for muscular strength/endurance); multistage non-intermittent and intermittent tests (for aerobic endurance); sit and reach (for flexibility); sprinting and agility T-tests (for speed and agility, respectively); 10 × 5 m shuttle run (SR) (for both speed and agility). Few studies assessed coordination, reaction time, power, and balance. Although the selected tests are widely used and validated, they do not determine all PF aspects and do not reflect sport-specific features. A final decision was made for the inclusion of the following tests: standing broad jump, seated medicine ball throw, 20 m SR test, 30 m sprint, Illinois test, and a new test, i.e., the crunning test, to assess different skill-related components at once. The use of this combination of tests allows for the assessment of all PF components and can help planning effective training programs and cultivate sporting talent.

Published
2019

7. Association Between Push-up Exercise Capacity and Future Cardiovascular Events Among Active Adult Men

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Andrea Farioli, Stefanos N. Kales, Terrell W. Zollinger, Steven Moffatt, Justin Yang, Costas A. Christophi, Dorothee M. Baur, Yang J., Christophi C.A., Farioli A., Baur D.M., Moffatt S., Zollinger T.W., and Kales S.N.

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Adult, Male, Physical fitness, 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology, Lower risk, Firefighter, 03 medical and health sciences, Young Adult, 0302 clinical medicine, Retrospective Studie, Cardiovascular Disease, Medicine, Outpatient clinic, Humans, 030212 general & internal medicine, Young adult, Original Investigation, Aged, Retrospective Studies, 2. Zero hunger, business.industry, Incidence (epidemiology), Research, Nutrition, Obesity, and Exercise, Retrospective cohort study, General Medicine, Middle Aged, 3. Good health, Online Only, Cardiovascular Diseases, Physical Fitness, Firefighters, Cohort, Physical Fitne, Physical Endurance, business, Body mass index, Human, Demography
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This cohort study investigates the association between participants’ capacity to complete push-ups at baseline and cardiovascular disease events during 10 years of follow-up., Key Points Question Is there an office-based objective measurement that clinicians can use to assess the association between fitness and cardiovascular disease risk? Findings This longitudinal cohort study of 1104 occupationally active adult men found a significant negative association between baseline push-up capacity and incident cardiovascular disease risk across 10 years of follow-up. Participants able to complete more than 40 push-ups were associated with a significant reduction in incident cardiovascular disease event risk compared with those completing fewer than 10 push-ups. Meaning Push-up capacity is a no-cost, fast, and simple measure that may be a useful and objective clinical assessment tool for evaluating functional capacity and cardiovascular disease risk., Importance Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains the leading cause of mortality worldwide. Robust evidence indicates an association of increased physical fitness with a lower risk of CVD events and improved longevity; however, few have studied simple, low-cost measures of functional status. Objective To evaluate the association between push-up capacity and subsequent CVD event incidence in a cohort of active adult men. Design, Setting, and Participants Retrospective longitudinal cohort study conducted between January 1, 2000, and December 31, 2010, in 1 outpatient clinics in Indiana of male firefighters aged 18 years or older. Baseline and periodic physical examinations, including tests of push-up capacity and exercise tolerance, were performed between February 2, 2000, and November 12, 2007. Participants were stratified into 5 groups based on number of push-ups completed and were followed up for 10 years. Final statistical analyses were completed on August 11, 2018. Main Outcomes and Measures Cardiovascular disease–related outcomes through 2010 included incident diagnoses of coronary artery disease and other major CVD events. Incidence rate ratios (IRRs) were computed, and logistic regression models were used to model the time to each outcome from baseline, adjusting for age and body mass index (BMI) (calculated as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared). Kaplan-Meier estimates for cumulative risk were computed for the push-up categories. Results A total of 1562 participants underwent baseline examination, and 1104 with available push-up data were included in the final analyses. Mean (SD) age of the cohort at baseline was 39.6 (9.2) years, and mean (SD) BMI was 28.7 (4.3). During the 10-year follow up, 37 CVD-related outcomes (8601 person-years) were reported in participants with available push-up data. Significant negative associations were found between increasing push-up capacity and CVD events. Participants able to complete more than 40 push-ups were associated with a significantly lower risk of incident CVD event risk compared with those completing fewer than 10 push-ups (IRR, 0.04; 95% CI, 0.01-0.36). Conclusions and Relevance The findings suggest that higher baseline push-up capacity is associated with a lower incidence of CVD events. Although larger studies in more diverse cohorts are needed, push-up capacity may be a simple, no-cost measure to estimate functional status.

Published
2019

8. The role of the extra physical activity on memory storage and psychosocial features

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Gabriele Russo, Gaetano Raiola, Andrea Ceciliani, Federico Nigro, Russo, Gabriele, Nigro, Federico, Raiola, Gaetano, and Ceciliani, Andrea

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media_common.quotation_subject, Physical fitness, education, Physical activity, Physical education, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, 030225 pediatrics, Self-esteem, Educación Física y Deportiva, media_common, business.industry, Cognition, Physical fitne, Test (assessment), Cognitive functions, Free recall, Cognitive function, business, Psychology, Psychosocial, 030217 neurology & neurosurgery, Clinical psychology
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The present research investigated the role of the physical activity on cognitive functions andpsychosocial characteristics. Pre-adolescent children of a middle School of Rimini participated to extra physical activities (EPA) organised by the school. They performed a Free Recall memory Test (Nielson, Radtke & Jensen, 1996) and filled the self-esteem questionnaire (Rosenberg, 1965) and their results were compared with a group of students that did not performed the activity proposed (non-EPA). Moreover, to control the level of physical activity of the sample, participants filled the International activity questionnaire. The results showed that the students who participated to the extra physical activities had high self-esteem compared to the non-EPA group,while no differences between the groups emerged from the Free Recall Memory test.

Published
2019

9. An Exploratory Analysis of Factors Associated with Health-Related Physical Fitness in Adolescents. The ASSO Project

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Garden Tabacchi, Stefano Boca, Giuseppe Messina, Ambra Gentile, Antonio Paoli, Antonino Bianco, Antonio Palma, Manuel Gómez-López, Bianco, Antonino, Gentile, Ambra, Boca, Stefano, Paoli, Antonio, Messina, Giuseppe, Gómez-López, Manuel, Palma, Antonio, and Tabacchi, Garden

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lifestyle, health promotion, Geography, Planning and Development, Physical fitness, Psychological intervention, Protective factor, TJ807-830, 030209 endocrinology & metabolism, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, TD194-195, Logistic regression, Renewable energy sources, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, Medicine, GE1-350, 030212 general & internal medicine, Settore M-EDF/02 - Metodi E Didattiche Delle Attivita' Sportive, Environmental effects of industries and plants, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, business.industry, ASSO project, Health related, Exploratory analysis, medicine.disease, Obesity, Environmental sciences, physical fitne, physical fitness, Christian ministry, business, Settore M-PSI/05 - Psicologia Sociale, Demography
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Monitoring physical fitness (fitness) and identifying, since the beginning, possible determinants in youth could be useful to preserve health and avoid morbidities in adulthood. The main objective of this study is to provide details on the fitness levels of a sample of adolescents living in the Southern area of Italy and describe its associations with biological/genetic, socio-cultural/environmental, and lifestyle (physical activity/sedentariness, alcohol/smoking, meal patterns/habits) factors. The study was conducted within the Adolescence Surveillance System for Obesity Prevention (ASSO) project, funded by the Italian Ministry of Health and examining adolescents&rsquo, lifestyle in relation to obesity. Fitness measures were collected through the ASSO-fitness tests battery (FTB) and examined in relation to 79 selected possible influencing factors, which were collected through a web-based questionnaire included in the ASSO-NutFit software. Logistic regression analyses were performed to assess associations, with ORs and 95% CIs estimated as crude and adjusted. A total of 919 participants were initially recruited, but fitness data were collected for 544 students aged 13&ndash, 19 (68% M, 32% F). Fitness level was low for 14.2% of the students, medium for 67.8%, and high for 18.0%. The independent determinants of low physical fitness in our sample of adolescents were included in the biological/genetic and physical activity/sedentariness dimensions: female gender (Adj OR 8.33, CI 2.08&ndash, 33.33), obesity (Adj OR 1.97, CI 1.10&ndash, 9.22), practicing sport less than 3 h/week (Adj OR 6.09, CI 1.63&ndash, 22.72), practicing sport with strength/speed as prevalent biomotor ability (Adj OR 8.97, CI 1.43&ndash, 56.19), using PC/internet for more than 3 h/day (Adj OR 4.46, CI 1.17&ndash, 16.98). Drinking alcohol was instead a protective factor. This study confirms that females and obese individuals need more attention in the interventions aimed at increasing fitness levels. It suggests that local actions should be implemented with the aim of increasing sport practices and reducing sedentary time spent in front of PC/internet. The focus should be particularly addressed to sports with strength or speed as dominant biomotor abilities.

Published
2018

10. Heavy vs Light Load Single-Joint Exercise Performance with Different Rest Intervals

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Bernardo Minelli Rodrigues, Estevão Scudese, Estélio Henrique Martin Dantas, Daniel Dias Sandy, Antonino Bianco, Gilmar Weber Senna, Senna, Gilmar Weber, Rodrigues, Bernardo Minelli, Sandy, Daniel, Scudese, Estevão, Bianco, Antonino, and Dantas, Estélio Henrique Martin

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health promotion, weight lifting, Physical fitness, Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation, 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology, Physical strength, muscular strength, physical fitness, Physiology (medical), 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, Animal science, Afterload, Rest (finance), Exercise performance, Light load, Section III - Sports Training, lcsh:Sports medicine, Joint (geology), Mathematics, business.industry, Upper body, 030229 sport sciences, physical fitne, lcsh:RC1200-1245, business
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The aim of the study was to compare the effect of three distinct rest period lengths between sets of upper body single-joint exercise with different load zones and volume designed for either endurance or hypertrophy (50% or 80% of 1-RM). Sixteen trained men (20.75 ± 2.54 years; 76.35 ± 5.03 kg; 176.75 ± 3.33 cm, 24.53 ± 1.47 kg/m2) performed a test and retest of 1-RM on non-consecutive days. Forty-eight hours after load testing, the participants were randomly assigned to six sessions consisting of four sets of the triceps pull-down, combining different intensities with distinct rest periods between sets. The shorter 1 minute rest promoted a significant reduction in the total repetition number compared to 3 minute rest for both workloads. There was a difference between 3 and 5 minute conditions for the 50% of 1-RM that did not occur for the 80% of 1-RM condition. Both intensities presented significant interaction values for the rest conditions vs. each set (50% p = 0.0001; 80% p = 0.0001). Additionally, significant values were found for the main effect of the performance of subsequent sets (50% p = 0.003; 80% p = 0.001) and rest conditions (50% p = 0.0001; 80% p = 0.0001). In conclusion, for heavier loads (80%) to fatigue, longer rest of 3 to 5 minutes seems to allow for better recovery between sets and thus, promotes a greater volume. However, when training with lighter loads (50%), the magnitude of the rest seems to directly affect the performance of subsequent sets, and also presents a correlation with total volume achieved for the upper body single-joint exercise scheme.

Published
2017

11. Supervised vs. self-selected physical activity for individuals with diabetes and obesity: the Lifestyle Gym program

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Maria Maddalena Micheli, Silvia Piergiovanni, Valeria Pazzini, G. Forlani, Paolo Mazzuca, Giovanni Grazzi, Pasqualino Maietta Latessa, Gianni Mazzoni, Luca Montesi, Giulio Marchesini, Mazzuca, Paolo, Montesi, Luca, Mazzoni, Gianni, Grazzi, Giovanni, Micheli, Maria Maddalena, Piergiovanni, Silvia, Pazzini, Valeria, Forlani, Giulia, Maietta Latessa, Pasqualino, and Marchesini, Giulio

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Adult, Male, medicine.medical_specialty, Physical fitness, 030209 endocrinology & metabolism, Logistic regression, Lower risk, Diabete, NO, Body Mass Index, Cohort Studies, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, Weight loss, Weight Loss, Internal Medicine, Medicine, Humans, 030212 general & internal medicine, Obesity, Aged, Chi-Square Distribution, business.industry, Physical activity, Diabetes, Odds ratio, Physical fitne, Body weight, Middle Aged, Weight Lo, Self Care, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Cohort, Physical therapy, Emergency Medicine, Female, medicine.symptom, Cohort Studie, business, Body mass index, Cohort study, Human
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The effectiveness of different programs of physical activity outside randomized studies is difficult to determine. We carried out an audit in two different units where either a supervised physical activity (PA) program or a self-selected PA program was in use in individuals with type 2 diabetes or obesity. The supervised PA cohort (n = 101) received progressive gym training (120 min, twice a week for 13 weeks) by a dedicated team, with nutritional counseling during resting periods. The self-selected PA cohort (n = 69) was enrolled in a 13-week cognitive-behavioral program (120 min/week, in groups of 12–15 individuals), chaired by an expert team. Body weight and physical fitness (6-min walk test) were measured at baseline and after 6 and 12 months. Outcome measures were attrition, weight loss ≥10 % initial body weight, 10 % increase in 6-min walk test; their association with a PA program was tested by logistic regression analysis. Attrition rate was lower in the supervised PA group (28 vs. 45 % than in the self-selected cohort, P = 0.023). After adjustment for confounders, the supervised PA program was associated with a lower risk of attrition at 1 year (odds ratio 0.45; 95 % confidence interval, 0.21–0.98) at logistic regression analysis. Body weight similarly decreased in both groups (more rapidly in the supervised PA cohort); also physical fitness improved in a similar way, and no differences in achieved targets of body weight (supervised, 31 %; self-selected, 18 %; P = 0.118) or fitness (supervised, 62 %; self-selected, 49 %; P = 0.312) were demonstrated. Different PA programs produce very similar health benefits, but an initially supervised program has lower attrition rates, which might translate into better outcomes in the long term.

Published
2017

12. Exercise in Patients on Dialysis: A Multicenter, Randomized Clinical Trial

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Rossella Baggetta, Daniele Ciurlino, Nicola Lamberti, Fabrizio Fabrizi, Luciano De Paola, Chiara Summaria, Enrico Pozzato, Giorgio Fuiano, Fabio Manfredini, Graziella D'Arrigo, Silvio Bertoli, Piergiorgio Messa, Samar Abd ElHafeez, Yuri Battaglia, Anna Maria Malagoni, Carmine Zoccali, Francesca Mallamaci, Claudia Torino, Pasquale Fabio Provenzano, Renato Rapanà, Alessandro Zuccalà, Stefania Rastelli, Lisa Rocca-Rey, Gaetano Lucisano, Davide Bolignano, Michele Felisatti, Pasquale Fatuzzo, Luigi Lombardi, Graziella Bonanno, Luigi Catizone, Pietro Castellino, Francesco Rapisarda, Giovanni Tripepi, Antonio Barillà, Adamasco Cupisti, Filippo Aucella, Manfredini, F, Mallamaci, F, D'Arrigo, G, Baggetta, R, Bolignano, D, Torino, C, Lamberti, N, Bertoli, S, Ciurlino, D, Rocca-rey, L, Barillà , A, Battaglia, Y, Rapanà, R, Zuccalà, A, Bonanno, G, Fatuzzo, P, Rapisarda, F, Rastelli, S, Fabrizi, F, Messa, P, De Paola, L, Lombardi, L, Cupisti, A, Fuiano, G, Lucisano, G, Summaria, C, Felisatti, M, Pozzato, E, Malagoni, A, Castellino, P, Aucella, F, Elhafeez, S, Provenzano, P, Tripepi, G, Catizone, L, and Zoccali, C

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Male, medicine.medical_specialty, dialysi, medicine.medical_treatment, Physical fitness, 030232 urology & nephrology, Physical exercise, Walking, 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology, law.invention, NO, rehabilitation, 03 medical and health sciences, CKD, dialysis, exercise, physical functioning, rehabilitation, six minute walking test, 0302 clinical medicine, CKD, dialysis, exercise, physical functioning, six minute walking test, Combined Modality Therapy, Female, Humans, Middle Aged, Renal Insufficiency, Chronic, Exercise Therapy, Physical Fitness, Quality of Life, Renal Dialysis, Nephrology, Randomized controlled trial, law, Renal Dialysi, Multicenter trial, medicine, Renal Insufficiency, Chronic, Dialysis, business.industry, Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis, General Medicine, medicine.disease, Physical therapy, Physical Fitne, Hemodialysis, business, Kidney disease, Human
Abstract

Previous studies have suggested the benefits of physical exercise for patients on dialysis. We conducted the Exercise Introduction to Enhance Performance in Dialysis trial, a 6-month randomized, multicenter trial to test whether a simple, personalized walking exercise program at home, managed by dialysis staff, improves functional status in adult patients on dialysis. The main study outcomes included change in physical performance at 6 months, assessed by the 6-minute walking test and the five times sit-to-stand test, and in quality of life, assessed by the Kidney Disease Quality of Life Short Form (KDQOL-SF) questionnaire. We randomized 296 patients to normal physical activity (control; n=145) or walking exercise (n=151); 227 patients (exercise n=104; control n=123) repeated the 6-month evaluations. The distance covered during the 6-minute walking test improved in the exercise group (mean distance +/- SD: baseline, 328 +/- 96 m; 6 months, 367 +/- 113 m) but not in the control group (baseline, 321 +/- 107 m; 6 months, 324 +/- 116 m; P

Published
2017

13. Effect of Body Mass Index on Left Ventricular Mass in Career Male Firefighters

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David C. Christiani, Justin Yang, Stefanos N. Kales, Luiz Guilherme Grossi Porto, Siddique Abbasi, Costas A. Christophi, David A. Lombardi, Andrea Farioli, Maria Korre, Steven Moffatt, Richard J. Kovacs, Denise L. Smith, Michael L. Steigner, Ronald Mastouri, Χριστοφή, Κώστας, Korre, Maria, Porto, Luiz Guilherme G., Farioli, Andrea, Yang, Justin, Christiani, David C., Christophi, Costas A., Lombardi, David A., Kovacs, Richard J., Mastouri, Ronald, Abbasi, Siddique, Steigner, Michael, Moffatt, Steven, Smith, Denise, and Kales, Stefanos N.

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Adult, Male, Indiana, medicine.medical_specialty, Heart Ventricles, Physical fitness, Vital signs, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Cine, 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology, Firefighter, Risk Assessment, Medical and Health Sciences, Ventricular Function, Left, Article, Heart Ventricle, Body Mass Index, Sudden cardiac death, Left ventricular mass, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, Risk Factors, Internal medicine, Health Sciences, Humans, Medicine, 030212 general & internal medicine, Cardiac death, Cross-Sectional Studie, business.industry, Risk Factor, Incidence, Cardiorespiratory fitness, Middle Aged, medicine.disease, Cardiovascular disease, Obesity, Obstructive sleep apnea, Cross-Sectional Studies, Echocardiography, Physical Fitness, Firefighters, Physical Fitne, Cardiology, Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular, business, Risk assessment, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Body mass index, Human
Abstract

Left ventricular (LV) mass is a strong predictor of cardiovascular disease (CVD) events; increased LV mass is common among US firefighters and plays a major role in firefighter sudden cardiac death. We aim to identify significant predictors of LV mass among firefighters. Cross-sectional study of 400 career male firefighters selected by an enriched randomization strategy. Weighted analyses were performed based on the total number of risk factors per subject with inverse probability weighting. LV mass was assessed by echocardiography (ECHO) and cardiac magnetic resonance, and normalized (indexed) for height. CVD risk parameters included vital signs at rest, body mass index (BMI)–defined obesity, obstructive sleep apnea risk, low cardiorespiratory fitness, and physical activity. Linear regression models were performed. In multivariate analyses, BMI was the only consistent significant independent predictor of LV mass indexes (all, p

Published
2016

14. What is fitness training? Definitions and implications: A systematic review article

Author

Antonio Paoli, Bianco, Antonino, Paoli, A, and Bianco, A

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Conditioning, Fitness training, Physical activity, Physical fitness, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, lcsh:Public aspects of medicine, education, lcsh:RA1-1270, Review Article, Physical fitne
Abstract

Background: This review based upon studies searched from the major scientific libraries has the objective of clarifying what is fitness training in modern days, the implications that it has on health in both youth and elderly and finally discuss fitness training practical implications. Methods: The PRISMA statement was partially adopted and a number of 92 items were selected, according to the inclusion criteria. Results were discussed in 4 main sections: 1. Children and adolescents fitness levels; 2. Fitness training in the elderly; 3. Pathology prevention through fitness training; 4. Training through Fitness activities. Results: This review pointed out the fact that nowadays there is a large variety of fitness activities available within gyms and fitness centers. Even though they significantly differ with each other, the common aim they have is the wellbeing of the people through the improvement of the physical fitness components and the psychological balance. Conclusion: Fitness instructors‟ recommendations should be followed in gym context and should be contingent upon an individual‟s objectives, physical capacity, physical characteristics and experience.

Published
2015

15. Hypovitaminosis D is associated with a reduction in upper and lower limb muscle strength and physical performance in post-menopausal women: a retrospective study

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Antimo Moretti, Raffaele Gimigliano, Dario Calafiore, Alessandro de Sire, Francesca Gimigliano, Giovanni Iolascon, Iolascon, Giovanni, de Sire, Alessandro, Calafiore, Dario, Moretti, Antimo, Gimigliano, Raffaele, and Gimigliano, Francesca

Subjects
medicine.medical_specialty, Aging, Poison control, Skeletal muscle, Calcitriol receptor, Gastroenterology, Physical performance, Hypovitaminosis, Lower limb muscle, Retrospective Studie, Internal medicine, medicine, Vitamin D and neurology, Humans, Vitamin D, Gait, Retrospective Studies, Aged, Muscle Weakness, Hand Strength, business.industry, Muscle strength, Hypovitaminosis D, Retrospective cohort study, Middle Aged, Vitamin D Deficiency, Postmenopause, medicine.anatomical_structure, Italy, Lower Extremity, Physical Fitness, Case-Control Studies, Physical therapy, Physical Fitne, Female, Geriatrics and Gerontology, business, Case-Control Studie, Human, Muscle Weakne
Abstract

Background: Elderly people experience a gradual loss of muscle strength and a reduction of serum levels of vitamin D and of vitamin D receptor expression in skeletal muscle cells. Aims: The aim of our study was to evaluate the association among serum levels of 25-hydroxy-vitamin D [25(OH)D3], muscle strength, and physical performance in post-menopausal women. Methods: In our retrospective case–control study, we analyzed data from medical records of post-menopausal women aged≥50years. We compared subjects with hypovitaminosis D [25(OH)D3&nbsp

Published
2015

16. A multi-modal training programme to improve physical activity, physical fitness and perceived physical ability in obese children

Author

Pietro Fiore, Milena Morano, Dario Colella, Massimo Pettoello-Mantovani, Irene Rutigliano, Angelo Campanozzi, Morano, Milena, Colella, Dario, Rutigliano, Irene, Fiore, Pietro, PETTOELLO MANTOVANI, Massimo, Campanozzi, ANGELO SALVATORE, Morano, M., Colella, D., Rutigliano, I., Fiore, P., Pettoello-Mantovani, M., and Campanozzi, A.

Subjects
Program evaluation, Male, obesity, Cross-sectional study, Gross motor skill, Physical fitness, physical activity, Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation, Sex Factor, Health Promotion, physical abilitie, Developmental psychology, Body Mass Index, Sex Factors, medicine, Humans, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Obesity, Child, Competence (human resources), Exercise, Motor skill, Motor Skill, Cross-Sectional Studie, body composition, Physical Education and Training, business.industry, medicine.disease, fundamental motor skill, Cross-Sectional Studies, Motor Skills, Physical Fitness, Physical Fitne, Body Composition, Female, Perception, Self Report, Psychology, business, Body mass index, Human, Program Evaluation
Abstract

Actual and perceived physical abilities are important correlates of physical activity (PA) and fitness, but little research has explored these relationships over time in obese children. This study was designed: (a) to assess the feasibility of a multi-modal training programme promoting changes in PA, fundamental motor skills and real and perceived physical abilities of obese children; and (b) to explore cross-sectional and longitudinal relationships between real and perceived physical competence in boys and girls. Forty-one participants (9.2 ± 1.2 years) were assessed before and after an 8-month intervention with respect to body composition, physical fitness, self-reported PA and perceived physical ability. After treatment, obese children reported improvements in the body mass index, PA levels, gross motor performance and actual and perceived physical abilities. Real and perceived physical competence was correlated in boys, but not in girls. Results indicate that a multi-modal programme focused on actual and perceived physical competence as associated with the gradual increase in the volume of activity might be an effective strategy to improve adherence of the participants and to increase the lifelong exercise skills of obese children. © 2013 Taylor & Francis.

Published
2014

17. Motivational aspects and personality correlates of physical exercise behavior

Author

Costa S, Oliva P, Cuzzocrea F, Costa, S, Oliva, P, and Cuzzocrea, F

Subjects
Motivation, Behavioral regulation, Physical fitne, Personality
Abstract

Although exercise can have many advantages, there are still many people that tend to be less active. For this reason, an attempt was made to understand the factors related to physical activity and those related to encouraging exercise, which is an essential area of health promotion and a priority in preventing serious diseases. The aim of the study was to analyze psychological factors (personality traits and motivation) related to physical activity and those encouraging or reducing exercise. 474 volunteers who regularly exercise were recruited for the study. The participants completed the Big Five Questionnaire and Behavioral Regulation Exercise Questionnaire-2, and their exercise frequency was recorded. The results showed that personality traits and motivation are strongly related to exercise frequency and that both seem to play a significant predictive role in structuring exercise behavior.

Published
2014

18. Physical fitness level in Italian high-school adolescents: a cross-sectional study

Author

PICCINNO, ANDREA, COLELLA, DARIO, Piccinno, Andrea, and Colella, Dario

Subjects
young, adolescent, school, Physical fitne
Abstract

Physical activity is known to be an important factor in the promotion of people’s health and physical efficiency. Regular physical activity participation has been associated with several health benefits; nevertheless, along with a high prevalence of overweight, obesity and sedentary behaviour, young people’s physical inactivity has been found to be the main threat to health in the twenty-first century. Physical fitness is the best marker of health condition at any age and it is connected with both motor and psychological-affective benefits. However, young people show low levels of physical fitness. The goal of the study is to analyse the physical fitness levels in Italian adolescents in connection with gender differences. The sample consists of 460 students, attending the second and third year of high school (boys: n: 262, age: 16,2±0,7 years, height: 173,5± 6,1 cm, weight: 68,3±10,7 kg, BMI: 22,7±3,2; girls: n=198, age: 16,2±0,7 years, height: 159,8±5,9 cm, weight: 57,6±9,0 kg, BMI: 22,5±3,0). They underwent anthropometric and motor assessment (Standing broad jump, 2 Kg Overhead Medicine Ball Throw, Sit-reach, Sit-up, 10x5 m Shuttle Run test, Legér test) during physical education classes. The outcomes pointed out that boys produced a better performance than girls in standing broad jump, 2 Kg Overhead Medicine Ball Throw, 10x5 m Shuttle Run test and Legér test, while girls only produce a better performance in Sit-reach. They need to increase physical fitness levels, particularly girls, by attending physical education classes, which must offer a larger variety of motor contents and respect gender differences.

Published
2014

19. Association of breakfast consumption with objectively measured and self-reported physical activity, sedentary time and physical fitness in European adolescents: the HELENA (Healthy Lifestyle in Europe by Nutrition in Adolescence) Study

Author

Cuenca García, Magdalena, Ruiz, Jonatan R., Ortega, Francisco B., Labayen, Idoia, González Gross, Marcela, Moreno, Luis A., Gomez Martinez, Sonia, Ciarapica, Donatella, Hallström, Lena, Wästlund, Acki, Molnar, Dénes, Gottrand, Frederic, Manios, Yannis, Widhalm, Kurt, Kafatos, Anthony, De Henauw, Stefaan, Sjöström, Michael, Castillo, Manuel J., Moreno LA, Gottrand F, De Henauw S, González Gross M, Gilbert C, Kafatos A, Libersa C, Sánchez J, Kersting M, Sjöstrom M, Molnar D, Dallongeville J, Hall G, Maes L, Scalfi L, Meléndez P, Fleta J, Casajús JA, Rodríguez G, Tomás C, Mesana MI, Vicente Rodríguez G, Villarroya A, Gil CM, Ara I, Revenga J, Lachen C, Alvira JF, Bueno G, Lázaro A, Bueno O, León JF, Garagorri JM, Bueno M, López JP, Iglesia I, Velasco P, Bel S, Marcos A, Wärnberg J, Nova E, Gómez S, Ligia Díaz E, Romeo J, Veses A, Puertollano MA, Zapatera B, Pozo T, Martínez D, Iliescu C, Von Berlepsch J, Sichert Hellert W, Koeppen E, Erhardt E, Csernus K, Török K, Bokor S, Angster M, Kovács O, Repásy J, Codrington C, Plada M, Papadaki A, Sarri K, Viskadourou A, Hatzis C, Kiriakakis M, Tsibinos G, Vardavas C, Sbokos M, Protoyeraki E, Fasoulaki M, Wilhelms RF, Stehle P, Pietrzik K, Breidenassel C, Spinneker A, Al Tahan J, Segoviano M, Berchtold A, Bierschbach C, Blatzheim E, Schuch A, Pickert P, Castillo MJ, Gutiérrez Á, Ortega FB, Ruiz JR, Artero EG, España Romero V, Jiménez Pavón D, Chillón P, Cuenca Garcýá M, Arcella D, Azzini E, Barrison E, Bevilacqua N, Buonocore P, Catasta G, Censi L, Ciarapica D, D' Acapito P, Ferrari M, Galfo M, Le Donne C, Leclercq C, Maiani G, Mauro B, Mistura L, Pasquali A, Piccinelli R, Polito A, Spada R, Sette S, Zaccaria M, Montagnese C, De Vriendt T, Matthys C, Vereecken C, de Maeyer M, Ottevaere C, Huybrechts I, Widhalm K, Phillipp K, Dietrich S, Kubelka B, Boriss Riedl M, Manios Y, Grammatikaki E, Bouloubasi Z, Cook TL, Eleutheriou S, Consta O, Moschonis G, Katsaroli I, Kraniou G, Papoutsou S, Keke D, Petraki I, Bellou E, Tanagra S, Kallianoti K, Argyropoulou D, Kondaki K, Tsikrika S, Karaiskos C, Meirhaeghe A, Bergman P, Hagströmer M, Hallström L, Hallberg M, Poortvliet E, Rizzo N, Beckman L, Wennlöf AH, Patterson E, Kwak L, Cernerud L, Tillgren P, Sörensen S, Sánchez Molero J, Picó E, Navarro M, Viadel B, Carreres JE, Merino G, Sanjuán R, Lorente M, Sánchez MJ, Castelló S, Thomas S, Allchurch E, Burguess P, Astrom A, Sverke A, Broberg A, Masson A, Lehoux C, Brabant P, Pate P, Fontaine L, Sebok A, Kuti T, Hegyi A, Maldonado C, Llorente A, García E, von Fircks H, Hallberg ML, Messerer M, Larsson M, Fredriksson H, Adamsson V, Börjesson I, Fernández L, Smillie L, Wills J, Valtueña J, Albers U, Pedrero R, Meléndez A, Benito PJ, Lorente JJ, Cañada D, Urzanqui A, Ortiz JC, Fuentes F, Torres RM, Navarro P., VITAGLIONE, PAOLA, Swedish Heart-Lung Foundation, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Ministerio de Sanidad, Servicios Sociales e Igualdad (España), Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deporte (España), Swedish Council for Working Life and Social Research, Cuenca García, Magdalena, Ruiz, Jonatan R., Ortega, Francisco B., Labayen, Idoia, González Gross, Marcela, Moreno, Luis A., Gomez Martinez, Sonia, Ciarapica, Donatella, Hallström, Lena, Wästlund, Acki, Molnar, Déne, Gottrand, Frederic, Manios, Yanni, Widhalm, Kurt, Kafatos, Anthony, De Henauw, Stefaan, Sjöström, Michael, Castillo, Manuel J., Moreno, La, Gottrand, F, De Henauw, S, González Gross, M, Gilbert, C, Kafatos, A, Libersa, C, Sánchez, J, Kersting, M, Sjöstrom, M, Molnar, D, Dallongeville, J, Hall, G, Maes, L, Scalfi, L, Meléndez, P, Fleta, J, Casajús, Ja, Rodríguez, G, Tomás, C, Mesana, Mi, Vicente Rodríguez, G, Villarroya, A, Gil, Cm, Ara, I, Revenga, J, Lachen, C, Alvira, Jf, Bueno, G, Lázaro, A, Bueno, O, León, Jf, Garagorri, Jm, Bueno, M, López, Jp, Iglesia, I, Velasco, P, Bel, S, Marcos, A, Wärnberg, J, Nova, E, Gómez, S, Ligia Díaz, E, Romeo, J, Veses, A, Puertollano, Ma, Zapatera, B, Pozo, T, Martínez, D, Iliescu, C, Von Berlepsch, J, Sichert Hellert, W, Koeppen, E, Erhardt, E, Csernus, K, Török, K, Bokor, S, Angster, M, Kovács, O, Repásy, J, Codrington, C, Plada, M, Papadaki, A, Sarri, K, Viskadourou, A, Hatzis, C, Kiriakakis, M, Tsibinos, G, Vardavas, C, Sbokos, M, Protoyeraki, E, Fasoulaki, M, Wilhelms, Rf, Stehle, P, Pietrzik, K, Breidenassel, C, Spinneker, A, Al Tahan, J, Segoviano, M, Berchtold, A, Bierschbach, C, Blatzheim, E, Schuch, A, Pickert, P, Castillo, Mj, Gutiérrez, Á, Ortega, Fb, Ruiz, Jr, Artero, Eg, España Romero, V, Jiménez Pavón, D, Chillón, P, Cuenca Garcýá, M, Arcella, D, Azzini, E, Barrison, E, Bevilacqua, N, Buonocore, P, Catasta, G, Censi, L, Ciarapica, D, D' Acapito, P, Ferrari, M, Galfo, M, Le Donne, C, Leclercq, C, Maiani, G, Mauro, B, Mistura, L, Pasquali, A, Piccinelli, R, Polito, A, Spada, R, Sette, S, Zaccaria, M, Vitaglione, Paola, Montagnese, C, De Vriendt, T, Matthys, C, Vereecken, C, de Maeyer, M, Ottevaere, C, Huybrechts, I, Widhalm, K, Phillipp, K, Dietrich, S, Kubelka, B, Boriss Riedl, M, Manios, Y, Grammatikaki, E, Bouloubasi, Z, Cook, Tl, Eleutheriou, S, Consta, O, Moschonis, G, Katsaroli, I, Kraniou, G, Papoutsou, S, Keke, D, Petraki, I, Bellou, E, Tanagra, S, Kallianoti, K, Argyropoulou, D, Kondaki, K, Tsikrika, S, Karaiskos, C, Meirhaeghe, A, Bergman, P, Hagströmer, M, Hallström, L, Hallberg, M, Poortvliet, E, Rizzo, N, Beckman, L, Wennlöf, Ah, Patterson, E, Kwak, L, Cernerud, L, Tillgren, P, Sörensen, S, Sánchez Molero, J, Picó, E, Navarro, M, Viadel, B, Carreres, Je, Merino, G, Sanjuán, R, Lorente, M, Sánchez, Mj, Castelló, S, Thomas, S, Allchurch, E, Burguess, P, Astrom, A, Sverke, A, Broberg, A, Masson, A, Lehoux, C, Brabant, P, Pate, P, Fontaine, L, Sebok, A, Kuti, T, Hegyi, A, Maldonado, C, Llorente, A, García, E, von Fircks, H, Hallberg, Ml, Messerer, M, Larsson, M, Fredriksson, H, Adamsson, V, Börjesson, I, Fernández, L, Smillie, L, Wills, J, Valtueña, J, Albers, U, Pedrero, R, Meléndez, A, Benito, Pj, Lorente, Jj, Cañada, D, Urzanqui, A, Ortiz, Jc, Fuentes, F, Torres, Rm, and Navarro, P.

Subjects
Male, Cross-sectional study, Physical fitness, Medicine (miscellaneous), Socioeconomic Factor, Physical strength, Food choice, Nutrition and Dietetic, Child, 2. Zero hunger, Sex Characteristics, Nutrition and Dietetics, Sedentarism, Medicine (all), digestive, oral, and skin physiology, 3. Good health, Europe, Sedentary Lifestyle, Agility, Female, Human, Sex characteristics, medicine.medical_specialty, Adolescent, Medicina, Adolescent Nutritional Physiological Phenomena, Speed/agility, Speed, Motor Activity, Models, Biological, Muscular strength, Aerobic capacity, medicine, Humans, Life Style, Breakfast, Deportes, Cross-Sectional Studie, Consumption (economics), business.industry, Physical activity, Urban Health, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Cardiorespiratory fitness, Feeding Behavior, Biomarker, Sex Characteristic, Cross-Sectional Studies, Socioeconomic Factors, Physical Fitness, Food Habit, Physical Fitne, Physical therapy, Self Report, Sedentary Behavior, business, Body mass index, Biomarkers, Demography
Abstract

© The Authors 2013. Objective: To examine the association of breakfast consumption with objectively measured and self-reported physical activity, sedentary time and physical fitness. Design: The HELENA (Healthy Lifestyle in Europe by Nutrition in Adolescence) Cross-Sectional Study. Breakfast consumption was assessed by two non-consecutive 24 h recalls and by a 'Food Choices and Preferences' questionnaire. Physical activity, sedentary time and physical fitness components (cardiorespiratory fitness, muscular fitness and speed/agility) were measured and self-reported. Socio-economic status was assessed by questionnaire. Setting: Ten European cities. Subjects: Adolescents (n 2148; aged 12.5-17.5 years). Results: Breakfast consumption was not associated with measured or self-reported physical activity. However, 24 h recall breakfast consumption was related to measured sedentary time in males and females; although results were not confirmed when using other methods to assess breakfast patterns or sedentary time. Breakfast consumption was not related to muscular fitness and speed/agility in males and females. However, male breakfast consumers had higher cardiorespiratory fitness compared with occasional breakfast consumers and breakfast skippers, while no differences were observed in females. Overall, results were consistent using different methods to assess breakfast consumption or cardiorespiratory fitness (all P ≤ 0.005). In addition, both male and female breakfast skippers (assessed by 24 h recall) were less likely to have high measured cardiorespiratory fitness compared with breakfast consumers (OR = 0.33; 95% CI 0.18, 0.59 and OR = 0.56; 95 %CI 0.32, 0.98, respectively). Results persisted across methods. Conclusions: Skipping breakfast does not seem to be related to physical activity, sedentary time or muscular fitness and speed/agility as physical fitness components in European adolescents; yet it is associated with both measured and self-reported cardiorespiratory fitness, which extends previous findings., Sources of funding: The HELENA Study took place with the financial support of the European Community Sixth RTD Framework Programme (Contract FOOD-CT: 2005-007034). This work was also partially supported by the European Union, in the framework of the Public Health Programme (ALPHA project, ref. 2006120); the Swedish Council for Working Life and Social Research (FAS); the Spanish Ministry of Education (grant nos. AP-2008-03806, RYC-2010-05957, RYC-2011-0901); the Spanish Ministry of Health, Maternal, Child Health and Development Network (grant no. RD08/0072 to L.A.M.); the Universidad Politénica of Madrid (grant no. CH/018/2008); and the Swedish Heart-Lung Foundation (grant no. 20090635)

Published
2013

20. LEVELS OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND FITNESS IN NORMAL-WEIGHT AND OVERWEIGHT CHILDREN

Author

COLELLA, DARIO, MORANO, MILENA, Colella, Dario, and Morano, Milena

Subjects
physical education, physical fitne, Physical activity, school
Abstract

The levels of daily physical activity are reduced during preadolescence and this predisposes young people to overweight and obesity. The aim of the study was to examne the physical activity levels and motor performances in relation to BMI. The physical activity questionnaire for children (PAQ_C) and tests on standing long jump and 20-m sprint, have been completed by sample of 161 boys and 141 girls, aged 11 to 12 years, divided into two groups, normal weight (NW) and overweight/obese (Ow-Ob), according to the cutt-off of Cole (2000). Apart from the descriptive statistics, Student's T Test was carried out, in order to highlight the significant differences within the group. The significativity index was set to p

Published
2013

21. Physical activity, fitness, and serum leptin concentrations in adolescents

Author

Jiménez Pavón, David, Ortega, Francisco B., Artero, Enrique G., Labayen, Idoia, Vicente Rodriguez, German, Huybrechts, Inge, Moreno, Luis A., Manios, Yannis, Béghin, Laurent, Polito, Angela, De Henauw, Stefaan, Sjöström, Michael, Castillo, Manuel J., González Gross, Marcela, Ruiz, Jonatan R., Moreno LA, Gottrand F, De Henauw S, González Gross M, Gilbert C, Kafatos A, Libersa C, Sánchez J, Kersting M, Sjöstrom M, Molnár D, Dallongeville J, Hall G, Maes L, Scalfi L, Meléndez P, Fleta J, Casajús JA, Rodríguez G, Tomás C, Mesana MI, Vicente Rodríguez G, Villarroya A, Gil CM, Ara I, Revenga J, Lachen C, Alvira JF, Bueno G, Lázaro A, Bueno O, León JF, Garagorri JM, Bueno M, López JP, Iglesia I, Velasco P, Bel S, Marcos A, Wärnberg J, Nova E, Gómez S, Díaz EL, Romeo J, Veses A, Puertollano MA, Zapatera B, Pozo T, Beghin L, Iliescu C, Von Berlepsch J, Sichert Hellert W, Koeppen E, Molnar D, Erhardt E, Csernus K, Török K, Bokor S, Angster, Nagy E, Kovács O, Répasi J, Codrington C, Plada M, Papadaki A, Sarri K, Viskadourou A, Hatzis C, Kiriakakis M, Tsibinos G, Sbokos CV, Protoyeraki E, Fasoulaki M, Stehle P, Pietrzik K, Breidenassel C, Spinneker A, Al Tahan J, Segoviano M, Berchtold A, Bierschbach C, Blatzheim E, Schuch A, Pickert P, Garzón MJ, Sáinz ÁG, Porcel FB, Ruiz JR, Artero EG, Romero VE, Pavón DJ, Muñoz CS, Soto V, Chillón P, Heredia JM, Aparicio V, Baena P, Cardia CM, Carbonell A, Arcella D, Catasta G, Censi L, Ciarapica D, Ferrari M, Donne CL, Leclerq C, Magrì L, Maiani G, Piccinelli R, Polito A, Spada R, Toti E, Montagnese C, De Bourdeaudhuij I, De Vriendt T, Matthys C, Vereecken C, de Maeyer M, Ottevaere C, Huybrechts I, Widhalm K, Phillipp K, Dietrich S, Boriss Riedl BK, Manios Y, Grammatikaki E, Bouloubasi Z, Cook TL, Eleutheriou S, Consta O, Moschonis G, Katsaroli I, Kraniou G, Papoutsou S, Keke D, Petraki I, Bellou E, Tanagra S, Kallianoti K, Argyropoulou D, Kondaki K, Tsikrika S, Karaiskos C, Meirhaeghe A, Bergman P, Hagströmer M, Hallström L, Hallberg M, Poortvliet E, Rizzo N, Beckman L, Wennlöf AH, Patterson E, Kwak L, Cernerud L, Tillgren P, Sörensen S, Sánchez Molero J, Picó E, Navarro M, Viadel B, Carreres JE, Merino G, Sanjuán R, Lorente M, Sánchez MJ, Castelló S, Thomas S, Allchurch E, Burguess P, Astrom A, Sverkén A, Broberg A, Masson A, Lehoux C, Brabant P, Pate P, Fontaine L, Sebok A, Kuti T, Hegyi A, Maldonado C, Llorente A, García E, von Fircks H, Hallberg ML, Messerer M, Larsson M, Fredriksson H, Adamsson V, Börjesson I, Fernández L, Smillie L, Wills J, Meléndez A, Benito PJ, Calderón J, Jiménez Pavón D, Valtueña J, Navarro P, Urzanqui A, Albers U, Pedrero R, Lorente J.J., VITAGLIONE, PAOLA, Jiménez Pavón, David, Ortega, Francisco B., Artero, Enrique G., Labayen, Idoia, Vicente Rodriguez, German, Huybrechts, Inge, Moreno, Luis A., Manios, Yanni, Béghin, Laurent, Polito, Angela, De Henauw, Stefaan, Sjöström, Michael, Castillo, Manuel J., González Gross, Marcela, Ruiz, Jonatan R., Moreno, La, Gottrand, F, De Henauw, S, González Gross, M, Gilbert, C, Kafatos, A, Libersa, C, Sánchez, J, Kersting, M, Sjöstrom, M, Molnár, D, Dallongeville, J, Hall, G, Maes, L, Scalfi, L, Meléndez, P, Fleta, J, Casajús, Ja, Rodríguez, G, Tomás, C, Mesana, Mi, Vicente Rodríguez, G, Villarroya, A, Gil, Cm, Ara, I, Revenga, J, Lachen, C, Alvira, Jf, Bueno, G, Lázaro, A, Bueno, O, León, Jf, Garagorri, Jm, Bueno, M, López, Jp, Iglesia, I, Velasco, P, Bel, S, Marcos, A, Wärnberg, J, Nova, E, Gómez, S, Díaz, El, Romeo, J, Veses, A, Puertollano, Ma, Zapatera, B, Pozo, T, Beghin, L, Iliescu, C, Von Berlepsch, J, Sichert Hellert, W, Koeppen, E, Molnar, D, Erhardt, E, Csernus, K, Török, K, Bokor, S, Angster, Nagy, E, Kovács, O, Répasi, J, Codrington, C, Plada, M, Papadaki, A, Sarri, K, Viskadourou, A, Hatzis, C, Kiriakakis, M, Tsibinos, G, Sbokos, Cv, Protoyeraki, E, Fasoulaki, M, Stehle, P, Pietrzik, K, Breidenassel, C, Spinneker, A, Al Tahan, J, Segoviano, M, Berchtold, A, Bierschbach, C, Blatzheim, E, Schuch, A, Pickert, P, Garzón, Mj, Sáinz, Ág, Porcel, Fb, Ruiz, Jr, Artero, Eg, Romero, Ve, Pavón, Dj, Muñoz, C, Soto, V, Chillón, P, Heredia, Jm, Aparicio, V, Baena, P, Cardia, Cm, Carbonell, A, Arcella, D, Catasta, G, Censi, L, Ciarapica, D, Ferrari, M, Donne, Cl, Leclerq, C, Magrì, L, Maiani, G, Piccinelli, R, Polito, A, Spada, R, Toti, E, Vitaglione, Paola, Montagnese, C, De Bourdeaudhuij, I, De Vriendt, T, Matthys, C, Vereecken, C, de Maeyer, M, Ottevaere, C, Huybrechts, I, Widhalm, K, Phillipp, K, Dietrich, S, Boriss Riedl, Bk, Manios, Y, Grammatikaki, E, Bouloubasi, Z, Cook, Tl, Eleutheriou, S, Consta, O, Moschonis, G, Katsaroli, I, Kraniou, G, Papoutsou, S, Keke, D, Petraki, I, Bellou, E, Tanagra, S, Kallianoti, K, Argyropoulou, D, Kondaki, K, Tsikrika, S, Karaiskos, C, Meirhaeghe, A, Bergman, P, Hagströmer, M, Hallström, L, Hallberg, M, Poortvliet, E, Rizzo, N, Beckman, L, Wennlöf, Ah, Patterson, E, Kwak, L, Cernerud, L, Tillgren, P, Sörensen, S, Sánchez Molero, J, Picó, E, Navarro, M, Viadel, B, Carreres, Je, Merino, G, Sanjuán, R, Lorente, M, Sánchez, Mj, Castelló, S, Thomas, S, Allchurch, E, Burguess, P, Astrom, A, Sverkén, A, Broberg, A, Masson, A, Lehoux, C, Brabant, P, Pate, P, Fontaine, L, Sebok, A, Kuti, T, Hegyi, A, Maldonado, C, Llorente, A, García, E, von Fircks, H, Hallberg, Ml, Messerer, M, Larsson, M, Fredriksson, H, Adamsson, V, Börjesson, I, Fernández, L, Smillie, L, Wills, J, Meléndez, A, Benito, Pj, Calderón, J, Jiménez Pavón, D, Valtueña, J, Navarro, P, Urzanqui, A, Albers, U, Pedrero, R, and Lorente, J. J.

Subjects
Multi-stage fitness test, Leptin, Male, medicine.medical_specialty, Adolescent, Physical fitness, Metabolic equivalent, Insulin resistance, Internal medicine, medicine, Humans, Child, Cross-Sectional Studie, business.industry, Cardiorespiratory fitness, medicine.disease, Europe, Endocrinology, Cross-Sectional Studies, Physical Fitness, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Physical Fitne, Female, Metabolic syndrome, business, Body mass index, Human
Abstract

To examine the association of physical activity and fitness with leptin concentrations in European adolescents, after taking into account several potential confounders including total body fat (TBF).We conducted a cross-sectional study in a school setting for the Healthy Lifestyle in Europe by Nutrition in Adolescence Cross-Sectional Study. This study included 902 (509 girls) adolescents aged 12.5-17.5 years. Weight, height, and TBF (sum of 6 skinfold thickness) were measured, and fat free mass and body mass index were calculated. Physical activity was assessed by accelerometry. Physical fitness was assessed by the handgrip, standing long jump, 4 × 10-m shuttle run, and 20-m shuttle run tests. Serum fasting leptin, insulin, and glucose concentrations were measured, and homeostasis model assessment was computed. Multiple linear regression models were used.Vigorous physical activity and fitness tests (all P.05) were negatively associated with leptin, independently of several confounders including TBF and homeostasis model assessment. These associations remained significant after further controlling for each other (physical activity and fitness).These results suggest that vigorous physical activity and fitness moderate the levels of leptin concentrations, regardless of relevant confounders including TBF. Intervention programs addressed to increase high intensity physical activity and fitness as well as to assess its impact on leptin concentration are required.

Published
2012

22. Objectively measured physical activity and sedentary time in european adolescents

Author

Ruiz, Jonatan R., Ortega, Francisco B., Martínez Gómez, David, Labayen, Idoia, Moreno, Luis A., De Bourdeaudhuij, Ilse, Manios, Yannis, Gonzalez Gross, Marcela, Mauro, Beatrice, Molnar, Denes, Widhalm, Kurt, Marcos, Ascensión, Beghin, Laurent, Castillo, Manuel J., Sjöström, Michael, Moreno LA, Gottrand F, De Henauw S, González Gross M, Gilbert C, Kafatos A, Libersa C, Sánchez J, Kersting M, Sjöstrom M, Molnár D, Dallongeville J, Hall G, Maes L, Scalfi L, Meléndez P, Fleta J, Casajús JA, Rodríguez G, Tomás C, Mesana MI, Vicente Rodríguez G, Villarroya A, Gil CM, Ara I, Revenga J, Lachen C, Alvira JF, Bueno G, Lázaro A, Bueno O, León JF, Garagorri JM, Bueno M, López JP, Iglesia I, Velasco P, Bel S, Marcos A, Wärnberg J, Nova E, Gómez S, Díaz EL, Romeo J, Veses A, Puertollano MA, Zapatera B, Pozo T, Beghin L, Iliescu C, Von Berlepsch J, Sichert Hellert W, Koeppen E, Molnar D, Erhardt E, Csernus K, Török K, Bokor S, Nagy E, Kovács O, Repásy J, Codrington C, Plada M, Papadaki A, Sarri K, Viskadourou A, Hatzis C, Kiriakakis M, Tsibinos G, Sbokos CV, Protoyeraki E, Fasoulaki M, Stehle P, Pietrzik K, Breidenassel C, Spinneker A, Al Tahan J, Segoviano M, Berchtold A, Bierschbach C, Blatzheim E, Schuch A, Pickert P, Castillo MJ, Gutiérrez A, Ortega FB, Ruiz JR, Artero EG, España Romero V, Jiménez Pavón D, Chillón P, Arcella D, Catasta G, Censi L, Ciarapica D, Ferrari M, Le Donne C, Leclerq C, Magrí L, Maiani G, Piccinelli R, Polito A, Spada R, Toti E, Montagnese C, De Bourdeaudhuij I, De Vriendt T, Matthys C, Vereecken C, de Maeyer M, Ottevaere C, Widhalm K, Phillipp K, Dietrich S, Boriss Riedl BK, Manios Y, Grammatikaki E, Bouloubasi Z, Cook TL, Eleutheriou S, Consta O, Moschonis G, Katsaroli I, Kraniou G, Papoutsou S, Keke D, Petraki I, Bellou E, Tanagra S, Kallianoti K, Argyropoulou D, Kondaki K, Tsikrika S, Karaiskos C, Meirhaeghe A, Bergman P, Hagströmer M, Hallström L, Hallberg M, Poortvliet E, Rizzo N, Beckman L, Wennlöf AH, Patterson E, Kwak L, Cernerud L, Tillgren P, Sörensen S, Sánchez Molero J, Picó E, Navarro M, Viadel B, Carreres JE, Merino G, Sanjuán R, Lorente M, Sánchez MJ, Castelló S, Thomas S, Allchurch E, Burguess P, Astrom A, Sverkén A, Broberg A, Masson A, Lehoux C, Brabant P, Pate P, Fontaine L, Sebok A, Kuti T, Hegyi A, Maldonado C, Llorente A, García E, von Fircks H, Hallberg ML, Messerer M, Larsson M, Fredriksson H, Adamsson V, Börjesson I, Fernández L, Smillie L, Wills J, Meléndez A, Benito PJ, Calderón J, Valtueña J, Navarro P, Urzanqui A, Albers U, Pedrero R, Lorente J.J., VITAGLIONE, PAOLA, Ruiz, Jonatan R., Ortega, Francisco B., Martínez Gómez, David, Labayen, Idoia, Moreno, Luis A., De Bourdeaudhuij, Ilse, Manios, Yanni, Gonzalez Gross, Marcela, Mauro, Beatrice, Molnar, Dene, Widhalm, Kurt, Marcos, Ascensión, Beghin, Laurent, Castillo, Manuel J., Sjöström, Michael, Moreno, La, Gottrand, F, De Henauw, S, González Gross, M, Gilbert, C, Kafatos, A, Libersa, C, Sánchez, J, Kersting, M, Sjöstrom, M, Molnár, D, Dallongeville, J, Hall, G, Maes, L, Scalfi, L, Meléndez, P, Fleta, J, Casajús, Ja, Rodríguez, G, Tomás, C, Mesana, Mi, Vicente Rodríguez, G, Villarroya, A, Gil, Cm, Ara, I, Revenga, J, Lachen, C, Alvira, Jf, Bueno, G, Lázaro, A, Bueno, O, León, Jf, Garagorri, Jm, Bueno, M, López, Jp, Iglesia, I, Velasco, P, Bel, S, Marcos, A, Wärnberg, J, Nova, E, Gómez, S, Díaz, El, Romeo, J, Veses, A, Puertollano, Ma, Zapatera, B, Pozo, T, Beghin, L, Iliescu, C, Von Berlepsch, J, Sichert Hellert, W, Koeppen, E, Molnar, D, Erhardt, E, Csernus, K, Török, K, Bokor, S, Nagy, E, Kovács, O, Repásy, J, Codrington, C, Plada, M, Papadaki, A, Sarri, K, Viskadourou, A, Hatzis, C, Kiriakakis, M, Tsibinos, G, Sbokos, Cv, Protoyeraki, E, Fasoulaki, M, Stehle, P, Pietrzik, K, Breidenassel, C, Spinneker, A, Al Tahan, J, Segoviano, M, Berchtold, A, Bierschbach, C, Blatzheim, E, Schuch, A, Pickert, P, Castillo, Mj, Gutiérrez, A, Ortega, Fb, Ruiz, Jr, Artero, Eg, España Romero, V, Jiménez Pavón, D, Chillón, P, Arcella, D, Catasta, G, Censi, L, Ciarapica, D, Ferrari, M, Le Donne, C, Leclerq, C, Magrí, L, Maiani, G, Piccinelli, R, Polito, A, Spada, R, Toti, E, Vitaglione, Paola, Montagnese, C, De Bourdeaudhuij, I, De Vriendt, T, Matthys, C, Vereecken, C, de Maeyer, M, Ottevaere, C, Widhalm, K, Phillipp, K, Dietrich, S, Boriss Riedl, Bk, Manios, Y, Grammatikaki, E, Bouloubasi, Z, Cook, Tl, Eleutheriou, S, Consta, O, Moschonis, G, Katsaroli, I, Kraniou, G, Papoutsou, S, Keke, D, Petraki, I, Bellou, E, Tanagra, S, Kallianoti, K, Argyropoulou, D, Kondaki, K, Tsikrika, S, Karaiskos, C, Meirhaeghe, A, Bergman, P, Hagströmer, M, Hallström, L, Hallberg, M, Poortvliet, E, Rizzo, N, Beckman, L, Wennlöf, Ah, Patterson, E, Kwak, L, Cernerud, L, Tillgren, P, Sörensen, S, Sánchez Molero, J, Picó, E, Navarro, M, Viadel, B, Carreres, Je, Merino, G, Sanjuán, R, Lorente, M, Sánchez, Mj, Castelló, S, Thomas, S, Allchurch, E, Burguess, P, Astrom, A, Sverkén, A, Broberg, A, Masson, A, Lehoux, C, Brabant, P, Pate, P, Fontaine, L, Sebok, A, Kuti, T, Hegyi, A, Maldonado, C, Llorente, A, García, E, von Fircks, H, Hallberg, Ml, Messerer, M, Larsson, M, Fredriksson, H, Adamsson, V, Börjesson, I, Fernández, L, Smillie, L, Wills, J, Meléndez, A, Benito, Pj, Calderón, J, Valtueña, J, Navarro, P, Urzanqui, A, Albers, U, Pedrero, R, and Lorente, J. J.

Subjects
Europe, Cross-Sectional Studie, Male, obesity, physical fitne, sedentary lifestyle, exercise, Adolescent, motor activity, Epidemiology, Female, social cla, Human
Published
2011

23. Fitness and fatness are independently associated with markers of insulin resistance in European adolescents; The HELENA Study

Author

Jiménez Pavón, David, Castillo, Manuel J., Moreno, Luis A., Kafatos, Anthony, Manios, Yannis, Kondaki, Katerine, Béghin, Laurent, Zaccaria, Maria, De Henauw, Stefaan, Widhalm, Kurt, Molnár, Dénes, Sjöström, Michael, González Gross, Marcela, Ruiz, Jonatan R., Moreno LA, Gottrand F, De Henauw S, González Gross M, Gilbert C, Kafatos A, Libersa C, Sánchez J, Kersting M, Sjöstrom M, Molnár D, Dallongeville J, Hall G, Maes L, Scalfi L, Fleta J, Casajús JA, Rodríguez G, Tomás C, Mesana MI, Vicente Rodríguez G, Villarroya A, Gil CM, Ara I, Revenga J, Lachen C, Fernández Alvira J, Bueno G, Lázaro A, Bueno O, León JF, Ma Garagorri J, Bueno M, Rey López JP, Iglesia I, Velasco P, Bel S, Marcos A, Wärnberg J, Nova E, Gómez S, Ligia Díaz E, Romeo J, Veses A, Angeles Puertollano M, Zapatera B, Pozo T, Beghin L, Iliescu C, Von Berlepsch J, Sichert Hellert W, Koeppen E, Molnar D, Erhardt E, Csernus K, Török K, Bokor S, Angster M, Nagy E, Kovács O, Répasi J, Codrington C, Plada M, Papadaki A, Sarri K, Viskadourou A, Hatzis C, Kiriakakis M, Tsibinos G, Sbokos CV, Protoyeraki E, Fasoulaki M, Stehle P, Pietrzik K, Breidenassel C, Spinneker A, Al Tahan J, Segoviano M, Berchtold A, Bierschbach C, Blatzheim E, Schuch A, Pickert P, Castillo Garzón MJ, Gutiérrez Sáinz Á, Ortega Porcel FB, Ruiz Ruiz J, García Artero E, España Romero V, Jiménez Pavón D, Sánchez Muñoz C, Soto V, Chillón P, Heredia JM, Aparicio V, Baena P, Cardia CM, Carbonell A, Arcella D, Catasta G, Censi L, Ciarapica D, Ferrari M, Le Donne C, Leclerq C, Magrì L, Maiani G, Piccinelli R, Polito A, Spada R, Toti E, Montagnese C, De Bourdeaudhuij I, De Vriendt T, Matthys C, Vereecken C, de Maeyer M, Ottevaere C, Huybrechts I, Widhalm K, Phillipp K, Dietrich S, Kubelka B, Boriss Riedl M, Manios Y, Grammatikaki E, Bouloubasi Z, Cook TL, Eleutheriou S, Consta O, Moschonis G, Katsaroli I, Kraniou G, Papoutsou S, Keke D, Petraki I, Bellou E, Tanagra S, Kallianoti K, Argyropoulou D, Kondaki K, Tsikrika S, Karaiskos C, Meirhaeghe A, Bergman P, Hagströmer M, Hallström L, Hallberg M, Poortvliet E, Rizzo N, Beckman L, Wennlöf AH, Patterson E, Kwak L, Cernerud L, Tillgren P, Sörensen S, Sánchez Molero J, Picó E, Navarro M, Viadel B, Enrique Carreres J, Merino G, Sanjuán R, Lorente M, José Sánchez M, Castelló S, Thomas S, Allchurch E, Burguess P, Astrom A, Sverkén A, Broberg A, Masson A, Lehoux C, Brabant P, Pate P, Fontaine L, Sebok A, Kuti T, Hegyi A, Maldonado C, Llorente A, García E, von Fircks H, Hallberg ML, Messerer M, Larsson M, Fredriksson H, Adamsson V, Börjesson I, Fernández L, Smillie L, Wills J, Meléndez A, Benito PJ, Calderón J, Valtueña J, Navarro P, Urzanqui A, Albers U, Pedrero R, Gómez Lorente J.J., VITAGLIONE, PAOLA, Jiménez Pavón, David, Castillo, Manuel J., Moreno, Luis A., Kafatos, Anthony, Manios, Yanni, Kondaki, Katerine, Béghin, Laurent, Zaccaria, Maria, De Henauw, Stefaan, Widhalm, Kurt, Molnár, Déne, Sjöström, Michael, González Gross, Marcela, Ruiz, Jonatan R., Moreno, La, Gottrand, F, De Henauw, S, González Gross, M, Gilbert, C, Kafatos, A, Libersa, C, Sánchez, J, Kersting, M, Sjöstrom, M, Molnár, D, Dallongeville, J, Hall, G, Maes, L, Scalfi, L, Fleta, J, Casajús, Ja, Rodríguez, G, Tomás, C, Mesana, Mi, Vicente Rodríguez, G, Villarroya, A, Gil, Cm, Ara, I, Revenga, J, Lachen, C, Fernández Alvira, J, Bueno, G, Lázaro, A, Bueno, O, León, Jf, Ma Garagorri, J, Bueno, M, Rey López, Jp, Iglesia, I, Velasco, P, Bel, S, Marcos, A, Wärnberg, J, Nova, E, Gómez, S, Ligia Díaz, E, Romeo, J, Veses, A, Angeles Puertollano, M, Zapatera, B, Pozo, T, Beghin, L, Iliescu, C, Von Berlepsch, J, Sichert Hellert, W, Koeppen, E, Molnar, D, Erhardt, E, Csernus, K, Török, K, Bokor, S, Angster, M, Nagy, E, Kovács, O, Répasi, J, Codrington, C, Plada, M, Papadaki, A, Sarri, K, Viskadourou, A, Hatzis, C, Kiriakakis, M, Tsibinos, G, Sbokos, Cv, Protoyeraki, E, Fasoulaki, M, Stehle, P, Pietrzik, K, Breidenassel, C, Spinneker, A, Al Tahan, J, Segoviano, M, Berchtold, A, Bierschbach, C, Blatzheim, E, Schuch, A, Pickert, P, Castillo Garzón, Mj, Gutiérrez Sáinz, Á, Ortega Porcel, Fb, Ruiz Ruiz, J, García Artero, E, España Romero, V, Jiménez Pavón, D, Sánchez Muñoz, C, Soto, V, Chillón, P, Heredia, Jm, Aparicio, V, Baena, P, Cardia, Cm, Carbonell, A, Arcella, D, Catasta, G, Censi, L, Ciarapica, D, Ferrari, M, Le Donne, C, Leclerq, C, Magrì, L, Maiani, G, Piccinelli, R, Polito, A, Spada, R, Toti, E, Vitaglione, Paola, Montagnese, C, De Bourdeaudhuij, I, De Vriendt, T, Matthys, C, Vereecken, C, de Maeyer, M, Ottevaere, C, Huybrechts, I, Widhalm, K, Phillipp, K, Dietrich, S, Kubelka, B, Boriss Riedl, M, Manios, Y, Grammatikaki, E, Bouloubasi, Z, Cook, Tl, Eleutheriou, S, Consta, O, Moschonis, G, Katsaroli, I, Kraniou, G, Papoutsou, S, Keke, D, Petraki, I, Bellou, E, Tanagra, S, Kallianoti, K, Argyropoulou, D, Kondaki, K, Tsikrika, S, Karaiskos, C, Meirhaeghe, A, Bergman, P, Hagströmer, M, Hallström, L, Hallberg, M, Poortvliet, E, Rizzo, N, Beckman, L, Wennlöf, Ah, Patterson, E, Kwak, L, Cernerud, L, Tillgren, P, Sörensen, S, Sánchez Molero, J, Picó, E, Navarro, M, Viadel, B, Enrique Carreres, J, Merino, G, Sanjuán, R, Lorente, M, José Sánchez, M, Castelló, S, Thomas, S, Allchurch, E, Burguess, P, Astrom, A, Sverkén, A, Broberg, A, Masson, A, Lehoux, C, Brabant, P, Pate, P, Fontaine, L, Sebok, A, Kuti, T, Hegyi, A, Maldonado, C, Llorente, A, García, E, von Fircks, H, Hallberg, Ml, Messerer, M, Larsson, M, Fredriksson, H, Adamsson, V, Börjesson, I, Fernández, L, Smillie, L, Wills, J, Meléndez, A, Benito, Pj, Calderón, J, Valtueña, J, Navarro, P, Urzanqui, A, Albers, U, Pedrero, R, and Gómez Lorente, J. J.

Subjects
Blood Glucose, Male, Cross-sectional study, medicine.medical_treatment, Body Mass Index, Insulin, Age Factor, Skinfold Thickne, Adiposity, Nutrition and Dietetics, Health Policy, Age Factors, Health Survey, Europe, Skinfold Thickness, Cardiorespiratory fitne, Regression Analysis, Female, Waist Circumference, Human, medicine.medical_specialty, Waist, Adolescent, Regression Analysi, Insulin resistance, Internal medicine, medicine, HOMA, Humans, Obesity, Cardiovascular fitness, Cross-Sectional Studie, Analysis of Variance, business.industry, Body Weight, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, nutritional and metabolic diseases, Cardiorespiratory fitness, medicine.disease, Health Surveys, Body Height, Total and central body fat, Endocrinology, Cross-Sectional Studies, Glucose, Physical Fitness, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Exercise Test, Physical Fitne, Insulin Resistance, business, Body mass index
Abstract

To examine the independent association of total and central body fat and cardiorespiratory fitness with markers of insulin resistance after controlling for several potential confounders in European adolescents participating in the HELENA-CSS (Healthy Lifestyle in Europe by Nutrition in Adolescence Cross-Sectional) study.We conducted a cross sectional study (the HELENA-CSS) which comprised 1053 (12.5-17.5 years) adolescents from 10 European cities. Weight, height, waist circumference and skinfold thickness were measured, and body mass index (BMI) was calculated. Cardiorespiratory fitness was measured by the 20-m shuttle run test. Markers of insulin resistance were fasting insulin and glucose, and homeostasis model assessment (HOMA).HOMA and insulin were positively associated with BMI, skinfolds and waist circumference after controlling for center, age, pubertal status and cardiorespiratory fitness (all P ? 0.01). HOMA and insulin were negatively associated with cardiorespiratory fitness in adolescents with moderate to high levels of total and central body fat (all P ? 0.01).HOMA and insulin were associated with total and central body fat in European adolescents. Moreover, cardiorespiratory fitness explained a part of the HOMA and insulin variance in those adolescents with moderate to high levels of total and central body fat, and also, to some extent, in those with low to middle fat mass.

Published
2011

24. Recommended levels and intensities of physical activity to avoid low-cardiorespiratory fitness in European adolescents: The HELENA study

Author

Martinez Gomez, David, Ruiz, Jonatan R., Ortega, Francisco B., Casajús, Jose A., Veiga, Oscar L., Widhalm, Kurt, Manios, Yannis, Béghin, Laurent, González Gross, Marcela, Kafatos, Anthony, España Romero, Vanesa, Molnar, Denes, Moreno, Luis A., Marcos, Ascension, Castillo, Manuel J., Sjöström, Michael, Moreno LA, Gottrand F, De Henauw S, González Gross M, Gilbert C, Kafatos A, Libersa C, Sánchez J, Kersting M, Sjöstrom M, Molnár D, Dallongeville J, Hall G, Maes L, Scalfi L, Meléndez P, Fleta J, Casajús JA, Rodríguez G, Tomás C, Mesana MI, Vicente Rodríguez G, Villarroya A, Gil CM, Ara I, Revenga J, Lachen C, Alvira JF, Bueno G, Lázaro A, Bueno O, León JF, Garagorri JM, Bueno M, López JP, Iglesia I, Velasco P, Bel S, Marcos A, Wärnberg J, Nova E, Gómez S, Díaz EL, Romeo J, Veses A, Puertollano MA, Zapatera B, Pozo T, Martinez Gomez D, Beghin L, Iliescu C, Von Berlepsch J, Sichert Hellert W, Koeppen E, Molnar D, Erhardt E, Csernus K, Török K, Bokor S, Angster, Nagy E, Kovács O, Répasi J, Codrington C, Plada M, Papadaki A, Sarri K, Viskadourou A, Hatzis C, Kiriakakis M, Tsibinos G, Sbokos CV, Protoyeraki E, Fasoulaki M, Stehle P, Pietrzik K, Breidenassel C, Spinneker A, Al Tahan J, Segoviano M, Berchtold A, Bierschbach C, Blatzheim E, Schuch A, Pickert P, Castillo Garzón MJ, Sáinz AG, Ortega Porcel FB, Ruiz JR, Artero EG, Romero VE, Pavón DJ, Muñoz CS, Soto V, Chillón P, Heredia JM, Aparicio V, Baena P, Cardia CM, Carbonell A, Arcella D, Catasta G, Censi L, Ciarapica D, Ferrari M, Le Donne C, Leclerq C, Magrı L, Maiani G, Piccinelli R, Polito A, Spada R, Toti E, Montagnese C, De Bourdeaudhuij I, De Vriendt T, Matthys C, Vereecken C, de Maeyer M, Ottevaere C, Huybrechts I, Widhalm K, Phillipp K, Dietrich S, Kubelka B, Boriss Riedl M, Manios Y, Grammatikaki E, Bouloubasi Z, Cook TL, Eleutheriou S, Consta O, Moschonis G, Katsaroli I, Kraniou G, Papoutsou S, Keke D, Petraki I, Bellou E, Tanagra S, Kallianoti K, Argyropoulou D, Kondaki K, Tsikrika S, Karaiskos C, Meirhaeghe A, Bergman P, Hagströmer M, Hallström L, Hallberg M, Poortvliet E, Rizzo N, Beckman L, Wennlöf AH, Patterson E, Kwak L, Cernerud L, Tillgren P, Sörensen S, Sánchez Molero J, Picó E, Navarro M, Viadel B, Carreres JE, Merino G, Sanjuán R, Lorente M, Sánchez MJ, Castelló S, Thomas S, Allchurch E, Burguess P, Astrom A, Sverkén A, Broberg A, Masson A, Lehoux C, Brabant P, Pate P, Fontaine L, Sebok A, Kuti T, Hegyi A, Maldonado C, Llorente A, García E, von Fircks H, Hallberg ML, Messerer M, Larsson M, Fredriksson H, Adamsson V, Börjesson I, Fernández L, Smillie L, Wills J, Meléndez A, Benito PJ, Calderón J, Jiménez Pavón D, Valtueña J, Navarro P, Urzanqui A, Albers U, Pedrero R, Lorente J.J., VITAGLIONE, PAOLA, Martinez Gomez, David, Ruiz, Jonatan R., Ortega, Francisco B., Casajús, Jose A., Veiga, Oscar L., Widhalm, Kurt, Manios, Yanni, Béghin, Laurent, González Gross, Marcela, Kafatos, Anthony, España Romero, Vanesa, Molnar, Dene, Moreno, Luis A., Marcos, Ascension, Castillo, Manuel J., Sjöström, Michael, Moreno, La, Gottrand, F, De Henauw, S, González Gross, M, Gilbert, C, Kafatos, A, Libersa, C, Sánchez, J, Kersting, M, Sjöstrom, M, Molnár, D, Dallongeville, J, Hall, G, Maes, L, Scalfi, L, Meléndez, P, Fleta, J, Casajús, Ja, Rodríguez, G, Tomás, C, Mesana, Mi, Vicente Rodríguez, G, Villarroya, A, Gil, Cm, Ara, I, Revenga, J, Lachen, C, Alvira, Jf, Bueno, G, Lázaro, A, Bueno, O, León, Jf, Garagorri, Jm, Bueno, M, López, Jp, Iglesia, I, Velasco, P, Bel, S, Marcos, A, Wärnberg, J, Nova, E, Gómez, S, Díaz, El, Romeo, J, Veses, A, Puertollano, Ma, Zapatera, B, Pozo, T, Martinez Gomez, D, Beghin, L, Iliescu, C, Von Berlepsch, J, Sichert Hellert, W, Koeppen, E, Molnar, D, Erhardt, E, Csernus, K, Török, K, Bokor, S, Angster, Nagy, E, Kovács, O, Répasi, J, Codrington, C, Plada, M, Papadaki, A, Sarri, K, Viskadourou, A, Hatzis, C, Kiriakakis, M, Tsibinos, G, Sbokos, Cv, Protoyeraki, E, Fasoulaki, M, Stehle, P, Pietrzik, K, Breidenassel, C, Spinneker, A, Al Tahan, J, Segoviano, M, Berchtold, A, Bierschbach, C, Blatzheim, E, Schuch, A, Pickert, P, Castillo Garzón, Mj, Sáinz, Ag, Ortega Porcel, Fb, Ruiz, Jr, Artero, Eg, Romero, Ve, Pavón, Dj, Muñoz, C, Soto, V, Chillón, P, Heredia, Jm, Aparicio, V, Baena, P, Cardia, Cm, Carbonell, A, Arcella, D, Catasta, G, Censi, L, Ciarapica, D, Ferrari, M, Le Donne, C, Leclerq, C, Magrı, L, Maiani, G, Piccinelli, R, Polito, A, Spada, R, Toti, E, Vitaglione, Paola, Montagnese, C, De Bourdeaudhuij, I, De Vriendt, T, Matthys, C, Vereecken, C, de Maeyer, M, Ottevaere, C, Huybrechts, I, Widhalm, K, Phillipp, K, Dietrich, S, Kubelka, B, Boriss Riedl, M, Manios, Y, Grammatikaki, E, Bouloubasi, Z, Cook, Tl, Eleutheriou, S, Consta, O, Moschonis, G, Katsaroli, I, Kraniou, G, Papoutsou, S, Keke, D, Petraki, I, Bellou, E, Tanagra, S, Kallianoti, K, Argyropoulou, D, Kondaki, K, Tsikrika, S, Karaiskos, C, Meirhaeghe, A, Bergman, P, Hagströmer, M, Hallström, L, Hallberg, M, Poortvliet, E, Rizzo, N, Beckman, L, Wennlöf, Ah, Patterson, E, Kwak, L, Cernerud, L, Tillgren, P, Sörensen, S, Sánchez Molero, J, Picó, E, Navarro, M, Viadel, B, Carreres, Je, Merino, G, Sanjuán, R, Lorente, M, Sánchez, Mj, Castelló, S, Thomas, S, Allchurch, E, Burguess, P, Astrom, A, Sverkén, A, Broberg, A, Masson, A, Lehoux, C, Brabant, P, Pate, P, Fontaine, L, Sebok, A, Kuti, T, Hegyi, A, Maldonado, C, Llorente, A, García, E, von Fircks, H, Hallberg, Ml, Messerer, M, Larsson, M, Fredriksson, H, Adamsson, V, Börjesson, I, Fernández, L, Smillie, L, Wills, J, Meléndez, A, Benito, Pj, Calderón, J, Jiménez Pavón, D, Valtueña, J, Navarro, P, Urzanqui, A, Albers, U, Pedrero, R, and Lorente, J. J.

Subjects
Male, medicine.medical_specialty, Adolescent, Physical activity, Sex Factor, Sex Factors, Oxygen Consumption, Genetic, Genetics, Hum, Medicine, Humans, Body Weights and Measures, Exercise, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Receiver operating characteristic, business.industry, Medicine (all), Cardiorespiratory fitness, Body Weights and Measure, Odds ratio, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematic, Europe, Physical Fitness, Anthropology, Physical therapy, Physical Fitne, Female, Anatomy, business, Demography, Human
Abstract

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to determine the sex-specific physical activity (PA) intensity thresholds that best discriminate between unhealthy/healthy cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF). Methods: Participants included 1,808 adolescents (964 girls), aged 12.5–17.5 years, from the HELENA study. We measured PA by accelerometer and calculated the time spent at light, moderate, vigorous, and moderate-to-vigorous (MVPA) intensities. CRF was assessed by the 20-m shuttle-run test. Adolescents were dichotomized (unhealthy/healthy) based on sex- and age-specific FITNESSGRAM standards. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis was used to determine thresholds that best discriminate between CRF categories. Results: ROC analyses revealed that the PA thresholds that best discriminate between unhealthy/healthy CRF were ≥152, ≥33, ≥13, and ≥52 min/day in light, moderate, vigorous, and MVPA, respectively. In boys, the PA thresholds associated with a healthy CRF were ≥37, ≥19, and ≥56 min/day in moderate, vigorous, and MVPA, respectively, whereas in girls were ≥152, ≥34, ≥12, and ≥51 min/day in light, moderate, vigorous, and MVPA, respectively. Spending at least 60 min/day in MVPA was also associated with a healthy CRF (odds ratios: 1.75, 1.94, and 1.57, all P < 0.05, for the whole sample, boys, and girls, respectively). Conclusions: This study shows sex- and intensity-specific PA thresholds to discriminate between adolescents with a healthy CRF from those with a less favorable or unhealthy CRF level. Journal of Hospital Medicine. Society of Hospital Medicine. Am. J. Hum. Biol., 2010. © 2010 Wiley-Liss, Inc.

Published
2010

25. Association of objectively assessed physical activity with total and central body fat in Spanish adolescents; The HELENA Study

Author

Moliner Urdiales, D., Ruiz, J. R., Ortega, F. B., Rey Lopez, J. P., Vicente Rodriguez, G., Espãa Romero, V., Munguía Izquierdo, D., Castillo, M. J., Sjöström, M., Moreno, L. A., Moreno LA, Gottrand F, De Henauw S, González Gross M, Gilbert C, Kafatos A, Libersa C, Sánchez J, Kersting M, Sjöstrom M, Molnár D, Dallongeville J, Hall G, Maes L, Scalfi L, Meléndez P, Fleta J, Casajús JA, Rodríguez G, Tomás C, Mesana MI, Vicente Rodríguez G, Villarroya A, Gil CM, Ara I, Revenga J, Lachen C, Fernández Alvira J, Bueno G, Lázaro A, Bueno O, León JF, Garagorri JM, Bueno M, Rey López JP, Iglesia I, Velasco P, Bel S, Marcos A, Wärnberg J, Nova E, Gómez S, Ligia Díaz E, Romeo J, Veses A, Angeles Puertollano M, Zapatera B, Pozo T, Beghin L, Iliescu C, Von Berlepsch J, Sichert Hellert W, Koeppen E, Molnar D, Erhardt E, Csernus K, Török K, Bokor S, Angster, Nagy E, Kovács O, Répasi J, Codrington C, Plada M, Papadaki A, Sarri K, Viskadourou A, Hatzis C, Kiriakakis M, Tsibinos G, Sbokos CV, Protoyeraki E, Fasoulaki M, Stehle P, Pietrzik K, Breidenassel C, Spinneker A, Al Tahan J, Segoviano M, Berchtold A, Bierschbach C, Blatzheim E, Schuch A, Pickert P, Castillo Garzón MJ, Gutiérrez Sáinz A, Ortega Porcel FB, Ruiz JR, García Artero E, España Romero V, Jiménez Pavón D, Sánchez Muñoz C, Soto V, Chillón P, Heredia JM, Aparicio V, Baena P, Cardia CM, Carbonell A, Arcella D, Catasta G, Censi L, Ciarapica D, Ferrari M, Le Donne C, Leclerq C, Magrì L, Maiani G, Piccinelli R, Polito A, Spada R, Toti E, Montagnese C, De Bourdeaudhuij I, De Vriendt T, Matthys C, Vereecken C, de Maeyer M, Ottevaere C, Widhalm K, Phillipp K, Dietrich S, Boriss Riedl BK, Manios Y, Grammatikaki E, Bouloubasi Z, Cook TL, Eleutheriou S, Consta O, Moschonis G, Katsaroli I, Kraniou G, Papoutsou S, Keke D, Petraki I, Bellou E, Tanagra S, Kallianoti K, Argyropoulou D, Kondaki K, Tsikrika S, Karaiskos C, Meirhaeghe A, Fievet N, Goumidi L, Bergman P, Hagströmer M, Hallström L, Hallberg M, Poortvliet E, Rizzo N, Beckman L, Wennlöf AH, Patterson E, Kwak L, Cernerud L, Tillgren P, Sörensen S, Sánchez Molero J, Picó E, Navarro M, Viadel B, Carreres JE, Merino G, Sanjuán R, Lorente M, Sánchez MJ, Castello S, Thomas S, Allchurch E, Burguess P, Astrom A, Sverkén A, Broberg A, Masson A, Lehoux C, Brabant P, Pate P, Fontaine L, Sebok A, Kuti T, Hegyi A, Maldonado C, Llorente A, García E, von Fircks H, Hallberg ML, Messerer M, Larsson M, Fredriksson H, Adamsson V, Börjesso I, Fernández L, Smillie L, Wills J, Meléndez A, Benito PJ, Calderón J, Valtueña J, Navarro P, Urzanqui A, Albers U, Pedrero R, Gómez Lorente J.J., VITAGLIONE, PAOLA, Moliner Urdiales, D., Ruiz, J. R., Ortega, F. B., Rey Lopez, J. P., Vicente Rodriguez, G., Espãa Romero, V., Munguía Izquierdo, D., Castillo, M. J., Sjöström, M., Moreno, L. A., Moreno, La, Gottrand, F, De Henauw, S, González Gross, M, Gilbert, C, Kafatos, A, Libersa, C, Sánchez, J, Kersting, M, Sjöstrom, M, Molnár, D, Dallongeville, J, Hall, G, Maes, L, Scalfi, L, Meléndez, P, Fleta, J, Casajús, Ja, Rodríguez, G, Tomás, C, Mesana, Mi, Vicente Rodríguez, G, Villarroya, A, Gil, Cm, Ara, I, Revenga, J, Lachen, C, Fernández Alvira, J, Bueno, G, Lázaro, A, Bueno, O, León, Jf, Garagorri, Jm, Bueno, M, Rey López, Jp, Iglesia, I, Velasco, P, Bel, S, Marcos, A, Wärnberg, J, Nova, E, Gómez, S, Ligia Díaz, E, Romeo, J, Veses, A, Angeles Puertollano, M, Zapatera, B, Pozo, T, Beghin, L, Iliescu, C, Von Berlepsch, J, Sichert Hellert, W, Koeppen, E, Molnar, D, Erhardt, E, Csernus, K, Török, K, Bokor, S, Angster, Nagy, E, Kovács, O, Répasi, J, Codrington, C, Plada, M, Papadaki, A, Sarri, K, Viskadourou, A, Hatzis, C, Kiriakakis, M, Tsibinos, G, Sbokos, Cv, Protoyeraki, E, Fasoulaki, M, Stehle, P, Pietrzik, K, Breidenassel, C, Spinneker, A, Al Tahan, J, Segoviano, M, Berchtold, A, Bierschbach, C, Blatzheim, E, Schuch, A, Pickert, P, Castillo Garzón, Mj, Gutiérrez Sáinz, A, Ortega Porcel, Fb, Ruiz, Jr, García Artero, E, España Romero, V, Jiménez Pavón, D, Sánchez Muñoz, C, Soto, V, Chillón, P, Heredia, Jm, Aparicio, V, Baena, P, Cardia, Cm, Carbonell, A, Arcella, D, Catasta, G, Censi, L, Ciarapica, D, Ferrari, M, Le Donne, C, Leclerq, C, Magrì, L, Maiani, G, Piccinelli, R, Polito, A, Spada, R, Toti, E, Vitaglione, Paola, Montagnese, C, De Bourdeaudhuij, I, De Vriendt, T, Matthys, C, Vereecken, C, de Maeyer, M, Ottevaere, C, Widhalm, K, Phillipp, K, Dietrich, S, Boriss Riedl, Bk, Manios, Y, Grammatikaki, E, Bouloubasi, Z, Cook, Tl, Eleutheriou, S, Consta, O, Moschonis, G, Katsaroli, I, Kraniou, G, Papoutsou, S, Keke, D, Petraki, I, Bellou, E, Tanagra, S, Kallianoti, K, Argyropoulou, D, Kondaki, K, Tsikrika, S, Karaiskos, C, Meirhaeghe, A, Fievet, N, Goumidi, L, Bergman, P, Hagströmer, M, Hallström, L, Hallberg, M, Poortvliet, E, Rizzo, N, Beckman, L, Wennlöf, Ah, Patterson, E, Kwak, L, Cernerud, L, Tillgren, P, Sörensen, S, Sánchez Molero, J, Picó, E, Navarro, M, Viadel, B, Carreres, Je, Merino, G, Sanjuán, R, Lorente, M, Sánchez, Mj, Castello, S, Thomas, S, Allchurch, E, Burguess, P, Astrom, A, Sverkén, A, Broberg, A, Masson, A, Lehoux, C, Brabant, P, Pate, P, Fontaine, L, Sebok, A, Kuti, T, Hegyi, A, Maldonado, C, Llorente, A, García, E, von Fircks, H, Hallberg, Ml, Messerer, M, Larsson, M, Fredriksson, H, Adamsson, V, Börjesso, I, Fernández, L, Smillie, L, Wills, J, Meléndez, A, Benito, Pj, Calderón, J, Valtueña, J, Navarro, P, Urzanqui, A, Albers, U, Pedrero, R, and Gómez Lorente, J. J.

Subjects
Male, medicine.medical_specialty, Waist, Adolescent, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Physical activity, Adipose tissue, Medicine (miscellaneous), Physical exercise, Motor Activity, Body composition, Absorptiometry, Photon, Negatively associated, Internal medicine, medicine, Nutrition and Dietetic, Humans, Obesity, Radionuclide Imaging, Child, Adiposity, DXA, Cross-Sectional Studie, Nutrition and Dietetics, business.industry, Medicine (all), Puberty, Total body, Lower intensity, medicine.disease, Accelerometer, Endocrinology, Cross-Sectional Studies, Adipose Tissue, Physical Fitness, Physical Fitne, Female, Waist Circumference, business, Human
Abstract

To examine the association of objectively assessed physical activity (PA) with markers of total and central body fat in adolescents, and to determine whether meeting the current PA recommendations (or = 60 min day(-1) of at least moderate intensity PA) is associated with reduced levels of total and central body fat.A total of 365 Spanish adolescents aged 12.5-17.5 years participated in this cross-sectional study. PA was assessed by accelerometry and expressed as average PA (counts per minute), and min day(-1) of light, moderate, moderate to vigorous (MVPA) and vigorous PA. MVPA was dichotomized into60 min day(-1) andor = 60. Total body fat was measured by DXA, BodPod and the sum of six skinfolds. Central body fat was measured by DXA at three regions (R1, R2 and R3), and waist circumference.All markers of central body fat were negatively associated with vigorous PA (P0.01) after controlling for sex, age and pubertal status. Abdominal adiposity measured at R1, R2 and R3 was also negatively associated with MVPA (Por = 0.001), and with average PA (P0.01). All markers of total body fat were negatively associated with vigorous PA (P0.01), MVPA (P0.01) and average PA (P0.05). Adolescents engaged on at least 60 min day(-1) MVPA presented lower levels of total (P0.05) and central body fat (Por = 0.01).The results suggest that vigorous PA may have a greater effect on preventing obesity in adolescents than does PA of lower intensity, whereas both average PA and at least moderate PA may have an impact on total and central body fat in youth.

Published
2009

26. Effects of exercise training and montelukast in children with mild asthma

Author

Maria R. Bonsignore, Anna Bonanno, Marco Virzi, Amelia Interrante, Mirella Profita, Veca M, Margherita Marchese, Giuseppe Morici, Stefania La Grutta, Giuseppina Cuttitta, Fabio Cibella, Nicola Scichilone, BONSIGNORE, MR, LA GRUTTA, S, CIBELLA, F, SCICHILONE, N, CUTTITTA, G, INTERRANTE, A, MARCHESE M, VECA, M, VIRZI, M, BONANNO, A, PROFITA, M, and MORICI, G

Subjects
Cyclopropanes, Male, Quinoline, Acetates, Settore BIO/09 - Fisiologia, immune system diseases, Medicine, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Anti-Asthmatic Agents, Child, Methacholine Chloride, Leukotriene, education.field_of_study, respiratory system, Exercise Therapy, Asthma, Exercise-Induced, Breath Tests, Italy, Exhalation, Anesthesia, Quinolines, Female, medicine.drug, Human, medicine.medical_specialty, Breath Test, Bronchoconstriction, Population, Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation, Physical exercise, Sulfides, Settore MED/10 - Malattie Dell'Apparato Respiratorio, Internal medicine, Aerobic exercise, Humans, Anti-Asthmatic Agent, education, Montelukast, Asthma, business.industry, Leukotriene receptor, Acetate, Bronchospirometry, medicine.disease, respiratory tract diseases, Physical Fitness, Physical Fitne, Exercise Test, Methacholine, business
Abstract

Data from the general population suggest that habitual exercise decreases bronchial responsiveness, but the possible role of exercise in asthmatics is undefined. The leukotriene receptor antagonist montelukast decreases bronchial responsiveness and exercise-induced symptoms in asthmatic children. This randomized study in children with mild asthma evaluated the combined effects of aerobic training for 12 wk and montelukast or placebo on bronchial responsiveness (BHR) to methacholine, exercise-induced bronchoconstriction (EIB), inflammatory markers in exhaled breath condensate (EBC), and asthma exacerbations.Fifty children (mean age +/- SD: 10.2 +/- 2.4 yr) with mild stable asthma were randomly assigned to placebo (N = 25) or montelukast (N = 25). Before and after training, we assessed BHR and EIB and markers of airway inflammation-that is, exhaled nitric oxide (eNO), pH, and cysteinyl-leukotriene concentration-in EBC.Training increased maximal workload and peak minute ventilation. After training, the methacholine dose causing a 20% fall in FEV1 (PD20) increased in both groups. A decreased slope of FEV1 decline at increasing methacholine dose was found only in montelukast-treated children. EIB prevalence halved after training in both groups (EIB + children, placebo group: 10 pretraining, 4 posttraining; EIB + children, montelukast group: 8 pretraining, 5 posttraining; P0.05 by chi on all children). Resting eNO was unaffected, whereas the pH of EBC decreased after training in both groups. Cysteinyl-leukotriene concentrations were low in most children at both times. During training, montelukast-treated children showed fewer asthma exacerbations compared with the same period of the previous year.In children with mild stable asthma, exercise training decreased bronchial responsiveness to methacholine. Montelukast also decreased bronchial reactivity (FEV1 slope) and protected against exacerbations, suggesting a beneficial synergistic action of these two interventions in mild asthma.

Published
2008

27. Age and temporal trends of total physical activity in Swedish men

Author

Florin Vaida, Rino Bellocco, Alicja Wolk, A Norman, Norman, A, Bellocco, R, Vaida, F, and Wolk, A

Subjects
Gerontology, Male, Cross-sectional study, Population, Physical fitness, Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation, Physical exercise, Metabolic equivalent, Retrospective Studie, medicine, Humans, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Age Factor, Obesity, Occupations, education, Exercise, Retrospective Studies, Aged, Sport, Cross-Sectional Studie, Sweden, education.field_of_study, Occupation, business.industry, Age Factors, Middle Aged, medicine.disease, Confidence interval, Cross-Sectional Studies, Physical Fitness, Cohort, Physical Fitne, Public Health, business, Sports, Human
Abstract

Purpose: Few epidemiological studies have been conducted among middle-aged women on long-term total and specific physical activity (PA) trends. We studied in a cross-sectional setting the relationship of self-reported total daily PA with age and calendar time. Methods: In a population-based cohort of 38,988 women aged 49-83 yr in central Sweden, information was collected on physical activity, such as work or occupation, household work, walking or bicycling, exercise, watching TV or reading, and other lifestyle factors through a self-administered questionnaire. Total and specific daily PA levels at ages 15, 30, and 50 yr were recalled retrospectively and measured as metabolic equivalents (MET[middle dot]h[middle dot]d-1). Results: Total PA level linearly decreased with calendar time in all three age groups (slope for 5-yr change in calendar time among those 15 yr of age = -0.82; 95% confidence interval (CI), -0.86 to -0.78; among those 30 yr of age=-0.42; 95% CI, -0.45 to -0.38; and among those 50 yr of age = -0.62; 95% CI, -0.66 to -0.58). High-intensity activities such as walking or bicycling decreased by 0.21 MET[middle dot]h[middle dot]d-1 (95% CI, -0.22 to -0.20) every 5-calendar-year change among adolescents between the 1930s and 1960s. Total activity level decreased in all age groups by an average of approximately 3MET[middle dot]h-1[middle dot]d-1, corresponding to approximately 45 min of brisk walking. Conclusions: Our results suggest that intervention efforts aimed at engaging in healthful amounts of physical activity are needed throughout the life cycle.

Published
2003

28. Assessment of myocardial response to physical exercise in endurance competitive athletes by pulsed doppler tissue imaging

Author

S. Cicala, Maurizio Galderisi, Raffaele Calabrò, Antonello D'Andrea, Pio Caso, Debora Di Maggio, Nicola Mininni, Luigi D’Andrea, D'Andrea, A, Caso, P, Galderisi, Maurizio, Di Maggio, D, Cicala, S, D'Andrea, L, Mininni, N, Calabrò, R., Galderisi, M, DI MAGGIO, D, and Calabro', Raffaele

Subjects
Adult, Heart Valve, medicine.medical_specialty, Duplex ultrasonography, Adolescent, Tissue imaging, Physical exercise, Competitive athletes, Ventricular Function, Left, Internal medicine, Medicine, Exercise, Swimming, Pulsed doppler, business.industry, Stroke Volume, Myocardial Contraction, Echocardiography, Doppler, Ultrasonography, Doppler, Pulsed, Cardiology, Physical therapy, Physical Fitne, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, business, Blood Flow Velocity, Human
Published
2001

29. Changes in arterial compliance induced by physical training in hammer-throwers

Author

Stefano Carugo, Arduino A. Mangoni, Cristina Giannattasio, Cesare Cuspidi, Giuseppe Mancia, Lorena Sampieri, Guido Grassi, Bianca M. Cattaneo, Giannattasio, C, Cattaneo, B, Mangoni, A, Carugo, S, Sampieri, L, Cuspidi, C, Grassi, G, and Mancia, G

Subjects
Adult, Male, medicine.medical_specialty, Physiology, Heart Ventricles, Physical fitness, Blood Pressure, Heart Ventricle, Norepinephrine (medication), Norepinephrine, Plasma norepinephrine, medicine.artery, Internal medicine, Heart rate, Internal Medicine, Humans, Medicine, Radial artery, Physical Education and Training, business.industry, Track and Field, Compliance (physiology), Blood pressure, Physical Fitness, Radial Artery, Cardiology, Physical Fitne, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, business, Right radial artery, medicine.drug, Compliance, Human
Abstract

OBJECTIVE Physical training induces multiple changes in the cardiovascular system which allow an increased performance along with increased oxygen consumption. The present study was designed to investigate whether the changes include an increase in arterial compliance. METHODS AND DESIGN In six normotensive right-handed hammer-throwers (aged 21.3 +/- 1.8 years, mean +/- SE) we measured radial artery diameter continuously via a new non-invasive echo-tracking device, and beat-to-beat blood pressure. Arterial compliance was calculated by an arctangent model. In each subject measurements were made from both the left and the right arm. The data were compared with those obtained in six age-matched normotensive controls. RESULTS Compared to the controls, the hammer-throwers had similar blood pressure, a lower heart rate and plasma norepinephrine and a higher left ventricular mass index and radial artery diameter. In the athletes, right radial artery compliance was significantly greater than either right or left radial artery compliance in the sedentary subjects (+61 and 63%, P < 0.05). It was also significantly greater than contralateral radial artery compliance (+53 +/- 8%, P < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS Physical training is accompanied by an increase in arterial compliance. In our hammer-throwers this increase was mainly evident in the more highly trained arm, suggesting that local mechanisms are involved in this phenomenon.

Published
1992

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