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Liver fat content and body fat distribution in youths with excess adiposity
(MDPI, 2018)
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This study had two main objectives: To examine the association between body fat distribution and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and liver fat content, and to determine whether the relationship between NAFLD and ...
Handgrip strength attenuates the adverse effects of overweight on cardiometabolic risk factors among collegiate students but not in individuals with higher fat levels
(Nature Research, 2019)
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The aims of this study are to (i) examine a clustered metabolic syndrome composite score (MetScore) and fatness among college students across body mass index (BMI) categories, and (ii) determine whether fit individuals ...
Gait speed as a mediator of the effect of sarcopenia on dependency in activities of daily living
(Wiley, 2019)
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Background: Sarcopenia in older adults is strongly associated with an increase in dependency in activities of daily living (ADL) and with a decline in gait speed. Interestingly, gait speed has been shown to independently ...
Normal-weight obesity is associated with poorer cardiometabolic profile and lower physical fitness levels in children and adolescents
(MDPI, 2020)
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Normal-weight obesity (NWO) syndrome has been shown to be associated with cardiometabolic dysfunction. However, little is known regarding this potential relationship in Latin American children and adolescents. The aim of ...
High muscular fitness has a powerful protective cardiometabolic effect in adults: influence of weight status
(BioMed Central, 2016)
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Background: Low levels of muscular fitness (MF) are recognized as an important marker of nutritional status and a
predictor of metabolic complications, cardiovascular disease and death, however, the relationship between ...
Reliability of health-related physical fitness tests among Colombian children and adolescents: the FUPRECOL study
(Public Library of Science, 2015)
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Substantial evidence indicates that youth physical fitness levels are an important marker of
lifestyle and cardio-metabolic health profiles and predict future risk of chronic diseases. The
reliability physical fitness ...
Physical fitness and anthropometric normative values among Colombian-Indian schoolchildren
(BioMed Central, 2016)
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Background: Substantial evidence indicates that children’s physical fitness levels are markers of their lifestyles and their
cardio-metabolic health profile and are predictors of the future risk of chronic diseases such ...
Relationship between handgrip strength and muscle mass in female survivors of breast cancer: a mediation analysis
(MDPI, 2017)
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This study explored the mediating factors of sarcopenia in a group of women survivors
of breast cancer in Bogotá, Colombia. This was a descriptive cross-sectional study with 98 women
survivors of breast cancer, who were ...
Construct validity and test-retest reliability of the International Fitness Scale (IFIS) in Colombian children and adolescents aged 9-17.9 years: the FUPRECOL study
(PeerJ, 2017)
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Background: there is a lack of instruments and studies written in Spanish evaluating physical fitness, impeding the determination of the current status of this important health indicator in the Latin population, especially ...
The insulin-like growth factor system is modulated by exercise in breast cancer survivors: a systematic review and meta-analysis
(BioMed Central, 2016)
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Background: Insulin-like growth factors (IGF´s) play a crucial role in controlling cancer cell proliferation,
differentiation and apoptosis. Exercise has been postulated as an effective intervention in improving ...