Jorge Mota
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 3667152 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Jorge Mota |
| NOMBRES | Jorge |
| APELLIDO | Mota |
| FIRMA | MOTA J |
| AFILIACIONES | Universidade do Porto |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9197-2275 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 78 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 43 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 78 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 1971 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 3 |
Mental health and sleep quality across different physical activity intensities
BACKGROUND: Anxiety and depression symptoms are closely linked to sleep quality in a bidirectional manner. While physical activity (PA) is known to improve both mental health and sleep outcomes, it remains unclear whether the intensity of PA influences the relationship between sleep quality and symptoms of anxiety and depression. OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to assess the relationship between anxiety/depression symptoms and sleep quality across P…
Bone Health in Former Artistic Gymnasts Aged 45 Years and Over
Peak bone mass gained in youth is crucial for preventing osteoporosis. Artistic gymnastics (AG) is highly osteogenic, yet its long-term effects on adults ≥ 45 years are not well documented. This case-control study compared bone mineral density (BMD) and the prevalence of osteopenia/osteoporosis in former gymnasts, age-matched controls, and reference populations from Brazil and Portugal. Participants included 65 former gymnasts (32 males, 33 femal…
Effectiveness of school-based active breaks on classroom behavior, executive functions and physical fitness in children and adolescent
Attitudes Toward Gender Parity Initiatives—A Comparative Study
The struggle for gender parity (sustainable development goal 5) sustains a controversial debate among authors, leaders, and organizations. Studies connecting social dominance orientation, status threat, and attitudes towards gender parity initiatives are scant. This article investigates these relationships and their mediators, focusing on gender parity initiatives in three independent studies—Brazil, Canada, and Portugal—comparing data collected …
Pursuing the Carbon Neutrality Agenda
Worldwide trends in underweight and obesity from 1990 to 2022
BACKGROUND: Underweight and obesity are associated with adverse health outcomes throughout the life course. We estimated the individual and combined prevalence of underweight or thinness and obesity, and their changes, from 1990 to 2022 for adults and school-aged children and adolescents in 200 countries and territories. METHODS: ). For school-aged children and adolescents, we report thinness (BMI 2 SD above the median). FINDINGS: From 1990 to 20…
Compliance with the 24‐h movement behaviors guidelines among urban and rural Brazilian preschoolers
BACKGROUND: The importance of movement behaviors for health is well-known, although few studies have examined the compliance with movement guidelines in preschoolers from different living contexts. This study reported the compliance with the 24-h movement behaviors guidelines among low-income Brazilian preschoolers from rural and urban areas, according to age. METHODS: A total of 453 preschoolers (n = 222 urban), aged between 3 and 5 years, provi…
Physical activity among children and adolescents
Aim: To describe physical activity (PA) patterns among children and adolescents according to sex and age and the accomplishment of PA recommendations. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study, with a non-randomized sample of 1,710 children and adolescents, selected from two Portugal databases. The sample was divided into 4 age groups [children (3-5-year-old) and (6-10-year-old); adolescents (11-14-year-old) and (15-18-year-old)]. PA was measured…
Pathways of physical activity behavior after an intervention with students from vulnerable areas
Efforts are needed to better understand what are the effective pathways that can optimize success in school-based physical activity interventions. This study aimed to investigate the mediators of a school-based intervention in the practice of physical activity in Brazilian students. The Fortaleça sua Saúde [Strengthen Your Health] program followed 1,085 students (11-18 years) over a semester. This multi-component intervention included training te…
Global Matrix 4.0 Physical Activity Report Card Grades for Children and Adolescents
Background : The Global Matrix 4.0 on physical activity (PA) for children and adolescents was developed to achieve a comprehensive understanding of the global variation in children’s and adolescents’ (5–17 y) PA, related measures, and key sources of influence. The objectives of this article were (1) to summarize the findings from the Global Matrix 4.0 Report Cards, (2) to compare indicators across countries, and (3) to explore trends related to t…
Worldwide trends in hypertension prevalence and progress in treatment and control from 1990 to 2019
BACKGROUND: Hypertension can be detected at the primary health-care level and low-cost treatments can effectively control hypertension. We aimed to measure the prevalence of hypertension and progress in its detection, treatment, and control from 1990 to 2019 for 200 countries and territories. METHODS: We used data from 1990 to 2019 on people aged 30-79 years from population-representative studies with measurement of blood pressure and data on blo…
Height and body-mass index trajectories of school-aged children and adolescents from 1985 to 2019 in 200 countries and territories
BACKGROUND: Comparable global data on health and nutrition of school-aged children and adolescents are scarce. We aimed to estimate age trajectories and time trends in mean height and mean body-mass index (BMI), which measures weight gain beyond what is expected from height gain, for school-aged children and adolescents. METHODS: For this pooled analysis, we used a database of cardiometabolic risk factors collated by the Non-Communicable Disease …
Rising rural body-mass index is the main driver of the global obesity epidemic in adults
Body-mass index (BMI) has increased steadily in most countries in parallel with a rise in the proportion of the population who live in cities 1,2 . This has led to a widely reported view that urbanization is one of the most important drivers of the global rise in obesity 3–6 . Here we use 2,009 population-based studies, with measurements of height and weight in more than 112 million adults, to report national, regional and global trends in mean B…
Cardiorespiratory fitness and health‐related quality of life in adolescents
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to examine the longitudinal associations between cardiorespiratory fitness and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in a sample of adolescents, and to determine whether changes in cardiorespiratory fitness were associated with HRQoL over a 2-year follow-up. METHODS: This is a longitudinal analysis with 571 Portuguese adolescents (274 boys and 297 girls) aged 12-18 years. HRQoL was measured with the Kidsc…
Global Matrix 3.0 Physical Activity Report Card Grades for Children and Youth
Background : Accumulating sufficient moderate to vigorous physical activity is recognized as a key determinant of physical, physiological, developmental, mental, cognitive, and social health among children and youth (aged 5–17 y). The Global Matrix 3.0 of Report Card grades on physical activity was developed to achieve a better understanding of the global variation in child and youth physical activity and associated supports. Methods : Work group…
Dietary inflammatory index and academic performance in children
Objective The main aim of the present study was to examine the association between the Dietary Inflammatory Index (DII ® ) and academic performance in children. Design School-based cross-sectional study. The DII was calculated based on dietary information obtained from a single 24h dietary recall. Academic performance was assessed by school records provided by the administrative services (i.e. Maths and Language). Setting Porto area (Portugal). S…
Waist circumference percentile curves as a screening tool to predict cardiovascular risk factors and metabolic syndrome risk in Brazilian children
The goals of this study were to develop reference values for waist circumference (WC) in Brazilian children between 6-10 years old and to evaluate the WC performance in predicting cardiovascular risk factors and metabolic syndrome (MetS) in children. This is a population-based epidemiological cross-sectional study, in which 1,397 children participated, with a 6-10 years old probability sampling and from public and private schools in the city of U…
Worldwide trends in blood pressure from 1975 to 2015
BACKGROUND: Raised blood pressure is an important risk factor for cardiovascular diseases and chronic kidney disease. We estimated worldwide trends in mean systolic and mean diastolic blood pressure, and the prevalence of, and number of people with, raised blood pressure, defined as systolic blood pressure of 140 mm Hg or higher or diastolic blood pressure of 90 mm Hg or higher. METHODS: For this analysis, we pooled national, subnational, or comm…
Worldwide trends in body-mass index, underweight, overweight, and obesity from 1975 to 2016
BACKGROUND: Underweight, overweight, and obesity in childhood and adolescence are associated with adverse health consequences throughout the life-course. Our aim was to estimate worldwide trends in mean body-mass index (BMI) and a comprehensive set of BMI categories that cover underweight to obesity in children and adolescents, and to compare trends with those of adults. METHODS: We pooled 2416 population-based studies with measurements of height…
Cardiorespiratory fitness, but not physical activity, is associated with academic achievement in children and adolescents
CRF is associated with moderate-to-vigorous PA (MVPA) and higher levels of CRF may influence AA. CRF is positively correlated with MVPA, suggesting that higher amounts of MVPA might improve CRF and indirectly influence AA. Since CRF is dependent on higher intensities of PA, we can suggest a focus on implementing improvement strategies to increase the intensity of physical education lessons
Association between sedentary behavior time and waist‐to‐height ratio in preschool children
OBJECTIVES: To explore the association between sedentary behavior time (SB), and waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) in preschool children. METHODS: This study included 646 preschool children (4- to 6-years old). WHtR was calculated as the ratio of waist/height with a cutoff of 0.5 used to define risk of abdominal obesity. Sedentary behavior was measured during 7 consecutive days by accelerometer. Logistic regression was used to determine the associatio…
Osteoarticular diseases and physical performance of Brazilians over 80 years old
Objective To investigate the physical performance of Brazilian individuals older than 80 years with and without OD. Methods The sample consisted of 135 individuals (aged > 80 years) of both gender. Identification of osteopenia/osteoporosis was verified by Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry, and the presence of others osteoarticular diseases (OD) was obtained using a questionnaire of morbidities. Physical performance was analyzed by motor tests. Res…
Waist circumference to height ratio predicts inflammatory risk in children
Anthropometric measurements have shown a moderate-to-strong association with the mRNA expression of inflammatory genes and a WHtR of 0.5 could serve as a cut-off point, suggesting increased risk of inflammatory responses
Inquérito epidemiológico em escolares
Objetivou-se investigar a prevalência de dislipidemia, hiperglicemia e pressão arterial elevada em escolares, bem como, suas associações com fatores demográficos, socioeconômicos, biológicos e comportamentais. Estudo transversal com 1.139 escolares, de seis a 18 anos de idade, do Município de Amargosa, Bahia, Brasil. Foram analisadas variáveis demográficas, socioeconômicas, biológicas e comportamentais. Utilizou-se a razão de prevalência (RP) com…
Examining the utility of thresholds for aerobic fitness related to resting blood pressure and BMI in portuguese children
OBJECTIVES: This study examined the utility of the Ruiz et al. cut-points when examining body mass index (BMI) and resting blood pressure in young people. METHODS: Two hundred fifty-six children (154 girls and 102 boys) aged 7-16 years underwent assessment of BMI, physical maturation, resting systolic blood pressure (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) and cardiorespiratory fitness using breath by breath gas analysis during treadmill testing …
Prática de atividade física e fatores associados em adolescentes no Nordeste do Brasil
OBJETIVO: Estimar a proporção de adolescentes fisicamente ativos e identificar fatores associados. MÉTODOS: A amostra foi composta por 2.874 estudantes de 14 a 19 anos de idade, do ensino médio (escolas públicas e privadas), em João Pessoa, PB, Brasil. O nível de atividade física foi mensurado por meio de questionário e considerado fisicamente ativo se > 300 minutos/semana. Foram analisadas variáveis sociodemográficas, estado nutricional, comport…
Perceptions of the built environment in relation to physical activity in Portuguese adolescents
Adolescent's Physical Activity
Although the health effects of physical activity during adolescence have been studied less frequently, physical activity seems to have a positive influence on some health concerns in adolescence. Moreover, few studies have reported consistently the relationship between parents’ socio‐economic status (SES) and physical activity habits and adolescents’ activities. Significant physical activity gender differences were reported (p ≤ 0.001). No eviden…
Physical activity, health-related quality of life and depression during pregnancy
This study examines physical activity patterns among women, from pre-pregnancy to the second trimester of pregnancy, and the relationship between physical activity status based on physical activity guidelines and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and depression over pregnancy. 56 healthy pregnant women self-reported physical activity, HRQoL and depression at 10-15 and 19-24 weeks of pregnancy and physical activity before pregnancy. Whereas v…
Socio-demographic and perceived environmental correlates of walking in Portuguese adults—A multilevel analysis
Physical Activity and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in Schoolchildren
The aims of this study were (i) to provide descriptive data about variousCVD risk factors (triglycerides [TG], total cholesterol [TC], blood pressureand physical activity patterns) among schoolchildren in a specific sample; (ii) to document the extent to which physical activity is associated with variations in CVD risk factors among schoolchildren. The study comprised 474 children (242 males and 232 females, aged 8–13 years) selected in the Porto…
Waist circumference percentile curves as a screening tool to predict cardiovascular risk factors and metabolic syndrome risk in Brazilian children
The goals of this study were to develop reference values for waist circumference (WC) in Brazilian children between 6-10 years old and to evaluate the WC performance in predicting cardiovascular risk factors and metabolic syndrome (MetS) in children. This is a population-based epidemiological cross-sectional study, in which 1,397 children participated, with a 6-10 years old probability sampling and from public and private schools in the city of U…
Physical activity patterns in Portuguese adolescents
In Portugal, two sports systems exist, one through schools and the other in community clubs. The purpose was to determine the impact of extra-curricular sports (EC sports) on boys’ and girls’ moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA). 208 adolescents (79 boys and 129 girls), between 12 and 18 years old, wore an accelerometer over seven days. Four EC sport categories based on reported involvement were: no sports, school sports, club sports, bo…
Accelerometer cut-points and youth physical activity prevalence
The purpose of this study was twofold: first, to examine the effects of specific cut-off scoring points (on the estimated prevalence of meeting health-related guidelines for physical activity in youth) and, second, to document the differences in gender physical activity patterns according to two different cut-off points. The sample comprised 62 children (boys n = 23; girls n = 39) aged 8—16 years old. Children wore accelerometers for three consec…
A presença do Corão no cancionero de Miguel de Unamuno
O árabe, e, por conseguinte, o Corão, que é o texto clássico fun-damental para o seu estudo, ocupam lugar de importância nos currí-culos universitários espanhóis . A primeira cátedra de árabe em Ma-drid só no comêço do sécu'o XIX se instalou (1), porém, já desde o século X os estudiosos se interessavam pela língua dos invasores muçulmanos que tanta influência exerceram sôbre a cultura euro-péia, como se sabe
A estrutura formal da argumentação de São Paulo e as suas possíveis relações com a lógica estóica
Todos quantos se interessam pelos estudos bíblicos estão a par do fato de que um grande número de exegetas e críticos tem procurado, com maior ou menor sucesso, há pelo menos um século, demonstrar a evidência de elementos estóicos na forma, no estilo, no vocabulário e até mesmo nas idéias de alguns dos autores do Novo Testamento. A discussão desse problema tão importante e tão amplo refoge, naturalmente, pelo menos em parte, aos objetivos de uma …
A história das religiões no currículo da universidade
Há mais de um século, o famoso historiador, filólogo e arqueólogo,Émile Louis Burnouf escreveu:"Le siècle présent n'achevera pas sans avoir vu s'établir dansson unité science dont les éléments sont encore dispersées, scienceque les siècles précédents n'ont pas connue, qui n'est pas mêmedéfinie et que, pour la première fois peut-être, nous nommonsscience des religions
O Juízo Divino na História
Resenha do livro: GARMUS, O. F. M. (Frei Ludovico). - O Juízo Divino na História. A História de Israel em Ez. 20, 1-44. Editora Vozes, Petrópolis, 1975, 108 págs
A propósito da história de Israel de M. A. Beek
(primeiro parágrafo do texto)O Professor M. A. Beek, da Universidade de Amsterdã, publicou em 1957 um pequeno, mais excelente livro, sobre a história do Israel bíblico, com o título Geschiedenis van Israel. Seis anos depois, em tradução de Arnold J. Pomerans, a obra surge em língua inglesa, da qual o Sr. Jorge E. M. Fortes a verteu para o vernáculo para a Editora Zahar que a trouxe a lume em 1967
Children's Behavior. Physical Activity Regarding Parents' Perception vs. Children's Activity
There is little doubt about regular exercise being an important part of a healthy lifestyle. Therefore, the increasing proportion of children and adolescents participating regularly in appropriate physical activities, should be one of the main objectives of health promotion. The family/parents seems to be one of the most important socializing agents, influencing participation in physical activities. Although the values attributed to sport and phy…
Adolescent's Physical Activity
Although the health effects of physical activity during adolescence have been studied less frequently, physical activity seems to have a positive influence on some health concerns in adolescence. Moreover, few studies have reported consistently the relationship between parents’ socio‐economic status (SES) and physical activity habits and adolescents’ activities. Significant physical activity gender differences were reported (p ≤ 0.001). No eviden…
Physical Activity and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in Schoolchildren
The aims of this study were (i) to provide descriptive data about variousCVD risk factors (triglycerides [TG], total cholesterol [TC], blood pressureand physical activity patterns) among schoolchildren in a specific sample; (ii) to document the extent to which physical activity is associated with variations in CVD risk factors among schoolchildren. The study comprised 474 children (242 males and 232 females, aged 8–13 years) selected in the Porto…
Association of maturation, sex, and body fat in cardiorespiratory fitness
The aims of this cross‐sectional study were 1) to estimate changes in body composition and cardiorespiratory fitness across stages of pubertal maturation, and 2) to describe the relationship between maturity status and body fatness, regional fat distribution, and cardiorespiratory fitness. The sample consisted of 494 children (254 males, 240 females), 8–16 years of age. Height and weight were measured with standard anthropometric methods. Percent…
Patterns of daily physical activity during school days in children and adolescents
The purpose of this study was to examine the weekday patterns of moderate‐to‐vigorous physical activity (MVPA) in school children and adolescents and determine if there are periods of the day that are representative of their typical MVPA. The sample comprised 84 subjects (boys, n = 30; girls, n = 54), age 8–15 years old. Daily totals for the physical activity variables were calculated by summing the values from 13hr of physical activity (PA) meas…
Assessment of Childrenís and Adolescentsí Physical Activity Levels
The purpose of this study was twofold: first, to examine the effects of specific cut-off scoring points on the estimated prevalence of meeting health-related guidelines for physical activity in youth and, second, to document the differences in gender physical activity patterns according to two different cut-off points. The sample for the present study comprised 157 children (boys n= 64 and girls n= 93), aged 8 to 16 years old. Based on activities…
Body fatness and clustering of cardiovascular disease risk factors in Portuguese children and adolescents
Modifiable cardiovascular risk factors that increase the risk for cardiovascular diseases (CVD) in adult populations have also been observed in pediatric populations. Childhood and adolescence obesity has been strongly implicated in the clustering of risk factors. The aims of the present study were 1) to examine whether clustering of CVD risk factors, either biological risk factors (high blood pressure (HBP), percentage of high fat mass (%HBF), a…
Relationship of single measures of cardiorespiratory fitness and obesity in young schoolchildren
The purpose of this study was to examine differences of cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) among weight groups, and the associations of CRF with obesity (body mass index) in a sample of young children. Anthropometric data (height, body mass, and two skinfolds) were collected for 255 healthy children aged 8–10 years (127 boys and 128 girls). Children were placed in three groups (nonobese, overweight, and obese), using body mass index (BMI) sex‐ and a…
Daily differences in patterns of physical activity among overweight/obese children engaged in a physical activity program
The aim of this study was to compare the physical activity of overweight/obese children during days when they attended a physical activity program, and days when they did not. This is a cross‐sectional intervention study of daily physical activity. The participants were referred by family, doctors, or hospital pediatricians to take part in a 10‐month interdisciplinary, outpatient obesity intervention program for children. The subjects included 41…
Active versus passive transportation to school–differences in screen time, socio-economic position and perceived environmental characteristics in adolescent girls
The data of this study showed that lower socio-economic position is associated with active commuting to school and that street connectivity is a predictor of active transportation in adolescent girls
Accelerometer cut-points and youth physical activity prevalence
The purpose of this study was twofold: first, to examine the effects of specific cut-off scoring points (on the estimated prevalence of meeting health-related guidelines for physical activity in youth) and, second, to document the differences in gender physical activity patterns according to two different cut-off points. The sample comprised 62 children (boys n = 23; girls n = 39) aged 8—16 years old. Children wore accelerometers for three consec…
Prevalence of overweight and obesity in a Portuguese sample of adults
The sample of this study comprised 9,991 adults who participated in the Azorean Physical Activity and Health Study, Portugal. Body mass index was calculated from self‐reported weight and height and used as a depended variable. Physical activity was assessed by the International Physical Activity Questionnaire—short version, participants were classified in three categories according to their METs min/week values: low physical activity level, moder…
Cardiorespiratory fitness predicts later body mass index, but not other cardiovascular risk factors from childhood to adolescence
We analyzed the 5-year longitudinal relationship between cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) and cardiovascular diseases (CVD) risk factors in children. A total of 153 students (66 boys and 87 girls) were evaluated in 1998 and 2003. Multilevel modeling was used to determine the effect of CRF across time (Model 1, adjusted for time and Model 2-Model 1 with further adjustment for gender and age). In both models, a significant main effect was found for …
Relationships between physical activity, obesity and meal frequency in adolescents
The data indicate that increased meal frequency may have a beneficial effect on a reduced BMI. Physical activity and breakfast skipping may be candidate targets for prevention programmes aimed at reducing overweight/obesity among adolescents
Perceptions of the built environment in relation to physical activity in Portuguese adolescents
Association between time spent in sedentary, moderate to vigorous physical activity, body mass index, cardiorespiratory fitness and blood pressure
The present study showed that BMI and time spent in sedentary activities were inversely associated with SBP. However, time spent in moderate PA was positively associated with SBP. BMI was the single predictor of DBP
Socio-demographic and perceived environmental correlates of walking in Portuguese adults—A multilevel analysis
Associations between sleep quality with cardiorespiratory fitness and BMI among adolescent girls
The main goal of this study was to examine the association between sleeping quality with cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) and obesity status (BMI) This was a cross‐sectional study of 1,726 adolescent girls, aged 10 to 18 years. CRF was predicted by maximal multistage 20 m shuttle‐run test according to procedures described from FITNESSGRAM. Children's BMI was classified according to International Obesity Task Force and sleeping quality was assessed…
Perceived neighbourhood environmental characteristics and physical activity according to socioeconomic status in adolescent girls
The study showed that girls of higher SES are more active than those of lower SES and that social background might be associated with differences in neighbourhood environmental perceptions
Physical activity patterns in Portuguese adolescents
In Portugal, two sports systems exist, one through schools and the other in community clubs. The purpose was to determine the impact of extra-curricular sports (EC sports) on boys’ and girls’ moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA). 208 adolescents (79 boys and 129 girls), between 12 and 18 years old, wore an accelerometer over seven days. Four EC sport categories based on reported involvement were: no sports, school sports, club sports, bo…
Medicine (67 obras) · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (57 obras) · Demography (44 obras) · Physical therapy (40 obras) · Physical activity (38 obras) · Internal Medicine (34 obras) · Body mass index (26 obras) · Psychology (26 obras) · Physical Activity and Health (25 obras) · Gerontology (22 obras)