Browsing by Subject "Body composition"
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Comparison of bioelectrical impedance analysis, slaughter skinfold-thickness equations, and dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry for estimating body fat percentage in Colombian children and adolescents with excess of adiposity
(MDPI, 2018) Artículo / Artikulua
Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) has been considered a reference method for measuring body fat percentage (BF%) in children and adolescents with an excess of adiposity. However, given that the DXA technique is ... -
Ejercicio físico como intervención eficaz en el anciano frágil
Casas Herrero, Álvaro; Izquierdo Redín, Mikel
(Gobierno de Navarra, 2012)
Artículo / Artikulua
El síndrome de la fragilidad define a los ancianos vulnerables que tienen un riesgo elevado de sufrir eventos adversos. Su fisiopatología y etiopatogenia es compleja, pero actualmente disponemos de medidas sencillas ... -
Physical fitness and anthropometric normative values among Colombian-Indian schoolchildren
Ramos Sepúlveda, Jeison Alexander; Ramírez Vélez, Robinson; Correa Bautista, Jorge Enrique; Izquierdo Redín, Mikel; García Hermoso, Antonio (BioMed Central, 2016)
Artículo / Artikulua
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
Benavides Rodríguez, Lorena; García Hermoso, Antonio; Rodrigues Bezerra, Diogo; Izquierdo Redín, Mikel; Correa Bautista, Jorge Enrique; Ramírez Vélez, Robinson (MDPI, 2017)
Artículo / Artikulua
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 ...
