Percentage of body fat and fat mass index as a screening tool for metabolic syndrome prediction in Colombian university students

R Ramírez-Vélez, JE Correa-Bautista… - Nutrients, 2017 - mdpi.com
High body fat is related to metabolic syndrome (MetS) in all ethnic groups. Based on the
International Diabetes Federation (IDF) definition of MetS, the aim of this study was to …

The Impact of COVID-19 on the lifestyles of university students: A Spanish online survey

C Ruiz-Zaldibar, L García-Garcés, Á Vicario-Merino… - Healthcare, 2022 - mdpi.com
The present study aimed to investigate the perceived changes in lifestyle behaviors among
Spanish university students during COVID-19-related confinement. An observational …

Acute effects of high intensity, resistance, or combined protocol on the increase of level of neurotrophic factors in physically inactive overweight adults: the BrainFit …

MA Domínguez-Sanchéz, RH Bustos-Cruz… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
The purpose of this study was to compare the neurotrophic factor response following one
session of high-intensity exercise, resistance training or both in a cohort of physically …

[HTML][HTML] FANTASTIC lifestyle questionnaire from 1983 until 2022: A review

P Batista, J Neves-Amado, A Pereira… - Health Promotion …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Studying lifestyles has always been important; quantifying them has become
more complex. However, a questionnaire produced in 1983 has shown that its simple form …

Active commuting to and from university, obesity and metabolic syndrome among Colombian university students

A García-Hermoso, AP Quintero, E Hernández… - BMC Public Health, 2018 - Springer
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 …

[HTML][HTML] A Practice-Proven Adaptive Case Management Approach for Innovative Health Care Services (Health Circuit): Cluster Randomized Clinical Pilot and …

C Herranz, L Martín-Moreno Banegas… - Journal of Medical …, 2023 - jmir.org
Background Digital health tools may facilitate the continuity of care. Enhancement of digital
aid is imperative to prevent information gaps or redundancies, as well as to facilitate support …

Muscle mass to visceral fat ratio is an important predictor of the metabolic syndrome in college students

R Ramírez-Vélez, A Garcia-Hermoso… - British Journal of …, 2019 - cambridge.org
This study aimed to evaluate the associations between the muscle mass to visceral fat (MVF)
ratio and cardiometabolic risk factors in a large population of college students in Colombia …

Fatness mediates the influence of muscular fitness on metabolic syndrome in Colombian collegiate students

A García-Hermoso, HA Carrillo, K González-Ruíz… - PLoS …, 2017 - journals.plos.org
The purpose of this study was two-fold: to analyze the association between muscular fitness
(MF) and clustering of metabolic syndrome (MetS) components, and to determine if fatness …

Handgrip strength attenuates the adverse effects of overweight on cardiometabolic risk factors among collegiate students but not in individuals with higher fat levels

A Garcia-Hermoso, A Tordecilla-Sanders… - Scientific Reports, 2019 - nature.com
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 …

Association of muscular fitness and body fatness with cardiometabolic risk factors: The FUPRECOL study

M Correa-Rodríguez, R Ramírez-Vélez… - Nutrients, 2018 - mdpi.com
This study investigated the associations of muscular fitness and various indicators of body
fatness with cardio-metabolic risk factors and determined the muscular strength and body …