Browsing by UPNA Author "Ramírez Vélez, Robinson"
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Active commuting to and from university, obesity and metabolic syndrome among Colombian university students
Background: There is limited evidence concerning how active commuting (AC) is associated with health benefits in young. The aim of the study was to analyze the relationship between AC to and from campus (walking) and obesity ... -
Actividad física, comportamientos sedentarios y condición física en escolares latinos
La presente tesis tiene como eje fundamental estudiar la relación de la actividad física, condición física, y conductas sedentarias, en niños y adolescentes de dos cohortes de países de América del Sur (Colombia y Chile). ... -
Adherence to the Mediterranean diet in college students: evaluation of psychometric properties of the KIDMED questionnaire
No prior studies have examined the reliability properties of the 16-item Mediterranean Diet Quality Index (KIDMED) questionnaire among young adults from a non-Mediterranean country. The objective of this study was to ... -
Adherencia a la dieta mediterránea en una población escolar colombiana: evaluación de las propiedades psicométricas del cuestionario KIDMED
Objetivo: como la infancia y la adolescencia son periodos críticos para la adquisición de hábitos alimentarios y estilos de vida que serán perdurables en la edad adulta, contar con un cuestionario que estime la adherencia ... -
Aerobic capacity and future cardiovascular risk in Indian community from a low-income area in Cauca, Colombia
Background: Several studies indicates that children’s aerobic capacity levels are predictors of the future risk of non-communicable diseases. Therefore, the aim of this study was to establish the proportion of subjects ... -
Association between bullying victimization and physical fitness among children and adolescents
Antecedentes/Objetivo: el objetivo del estudio fue analizar la relación entre el bullying y la condición física, y determinar si un nivel físico saludable está relacionado con menor nivel de victimización en niños y ... -
Can physical activity attenuate the negative association between sitting time and cognitive function among older adults? A mediation analysis
The purpose of this study was to examine the combined association of sitting time and physical activity with cognitive function and to determine whether moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) is a mediator of the ... -
Cardiorespiratory fitness cut-points are related to body adiposity parameters in Latin American adolescents
Background and Objectives: A deficiency exists in the criterion-referenced cut-points for field-based cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) in Latin American youths. The aims of the present study were two-fold: (1) To identify ... -
Cardiorespiratory fitness normative values in Latin-american adolescents: role of fatness parameters
The aim of this study was to provide percentile values for a cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) field test for Latin-American adolescents (34,461 girls and 38,044 boys) aged 13 to 15 years. The role of fatness parameters on ... -
Cardiovascular health, muscular strength and body composition in Colombian university students
La actual disertación doctoral gira en torno a como los componentes de la composición corporal y la condición física, como el porcentaje de tejido graso (BF%- Siglas en inglés body fat percentage), el índice de masa grasa ... -
Changes in muscle power after usual care or early structured exercise intervention in acutely hospitalized older adults
Background: A classic consequence of short-term bed rest in older adults is the significant loss in skeletal muscle mass and muscle strength that underlies the accelerated physical performance deficits. Structured exercise ... -
Comparison of the psychometric properties of the EQ-5D-3L-Y and EQ-5D-5L-Y instruments in spanish children and adolescents
Objectives: the study aimed to assess the reliability and validity of EQ-5D-5L-Y and to compare the performance of EQ-5D-5L-Y with EQ-5D-3L-Y in children and adolescents. Methods: the Spanish versions of the 3L and 5L of ... -
Confiabilidad y validez del cuestionario de trastornos de sueño BEARS en niños y adolescentes escolares de Bogotá, D.C., Colombia: Estudio FUPRECOL
El sueño juega un papel fundamental en muchas esferas del desarrollo de los infantes en etapa escolar. El objetivo de este estudio fue determinar la confiabilidad y validez de contenido del cuestionario BEARS en niños y ... -
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
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 ... -
Efecto del ejercicio físico sobre la inflamación en adultos mayores hospitalizados en unidad de agudos
El envejecimiento se asocia con un deterioro del sistema inmunológico, un estado inflamatoriocrónico de bajo grado y una serie de alteraciones metabólicas que desencadenan enfermedades como la sarcopenia, conduciendo ... -
Effect of high-intensity interval training on body composition, cardiorespiratory fitness, blood pressure, and substrate utilization during exercise among prehypertensive and hypertensive patients with excessive adiposity
Regular exercise training is a recognized lifestyle strategy to lower resting blood pressure (BP), but little is known about substrate metabolism in population with high BP. Thus, the purpose of this study was to investigate ... -
Effectiveness of HIIT compared to moderate continuous training in improving vascular parameters in inactive adults
Background: Strong evidence shows that physical inactivity increases the risk of many adverse health conditions, including major non-communicable diseases, such as cardiovascular disease (CVD), metabolic syndrome, and ... -
Effects of 6-weeks high-intensity interval training in schoolchildren with insulin resistance: influence of biological maturation on metabolic, body composition, cardiovascular and performance non-responses
Background: Previous studies have observed significant heterogeneity in the magnitude of change in measures of metabolic response to exercise training. There are a lack of studies examining the prevalence of non-responders ... -
Effects of a multicomponent exercise program in older adults with non-small-cell lung cancer during adjuvant/palliative treatment: an intervention study
Clinical intervention studies support the efficacy and safety of exercise programs as a treatment modality for non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) during adjuvant/palliative treatment, but the effectiveness of real-world ... -
Effects of different types of explosive efforts in cardiovascular and hormonal parameters of subjects with different levels of physical performance
La presente tesis doctoral es un compendio de tres estudios diferentes que subrayan el propósito general de examinar los efectos de diferentes tipos de esfuerzos explosivos en los parámetros cardiovasculares y hormonales ...