Rui Garganta
Biographic Data
| ID | 103019 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Rui Garganta |
| GIVEN NAMES | Rui |
| FAMILY NAME | Garganta |
| SIGNATURE | GARGANTA R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Centre of Research, Education, Innovation and Intervention in Sport (CIFI2D), Faculty of Sport University of Porto Porto Portugal |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5178-5387 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 16 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Secular Trends in Physical Growth Among Peruvian Children and Adolescents Living at High Altitudes
OBJECTIVE: We aim (1) to examine secular trends in height, weight, and waist circumference (WC) among Peruvian children and adolescents living in the city of Junín and (2) to compare their growth status with the World Health Organization (WHO) and US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reference data. METHODS: The sample included 2874 Peruvians (n = 1681 in the 2009 cohort and n = 1193 in the 2019 cohort) aged 6-16 years from the dis…
Is there an association between proficiency in fundamental movement skills and moderate‐to‐vigorous physical activity in childhood on weekdays and weekends? The React project
OBJECTIVE: The present study probes into the association between children's fundamental movement skills (FMS) and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) during weekdays and weekends. METHODS: This cross-sectional sample included 1014 children aged 6-10 years from the REACT project. Physical activity was assessed with accelerometry, and five FMS (stationary dribble, kick, catch, overhand throw, and underhand roll) were assessed with the dig…
Sleep and fundamental movement skills in primary schoolchildren
OBJECTIVE: Whether sleep is related to fundamental movement skills (FMS) in the pediatric population is largely unknown. The objective of this study was to examine the association between sleep characteristics (duration, efficiency, regularity) and FMS proficiency levels in school-aged children. METHODS: This cross-sectional study included 996 children (mean age: 8.3 ± 1.2 years) from 25 of the 32 primary schools in Matosinhos, northern Portugal.…
Background, rationale, and methodological overview of the React project—return‐to‐action on growth, motor development, and health after the Covid ‐19 pandemic in primary school children
OBJECTIVES: The REACT project was designed around two main aims: (1) to assess children's growth and motor development after the COVID-19 pandemic and (2) to follow their fundamental movement skills' developmental trajectories over 18 months using a novel technological device (Meu Educativo®) in their physical education classes. In this introductory article, the first of the Journal's special issue dedicated to REACT, our goal was to present the …
Statistical analysis of the longitudinal fundamental movement skills data in the React project using the multilevel ordinal logistic model
OBJECTIVES: The REACT project was designed around two main aims: (1) to assess children's growth and motor development after the COVID-19 pandemic and (2) to follow their fundamental movement skills' developmental trajectories over 18 months using a novel technological device (Meu Educativo®) in their physical education classes. In this article, our goal is to describe statistical analysis of the longitudinal ordinal motor development data that w…
Validity and reliability of Meu Educativo ®
OBJECTIVES: There is evidence showing that children's proficiency in fundamental movement skills (FMS) is positively related to weight status, physical activity, fitness levels, cognitive development, as well as academic performance. Yet, the feasibility of FMS assessment is challenging, especially with relatively large samples of children. This article presents a new tool named Meu Educativo® to assess children's FMS levels, including its validi…
Associations of obesity, movement behaviors, and socioeconomic status with fundamental movement skills in children
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the relationship of biological characteristics (age, sex, and obesity), movement behaviors (physical activity and sedentary time), and family socioeconomic status with fundamental movement skills (FMS) in primary school children. METHODS: This cross-sectional study sampled 1014 children (537 girls) aged 6 to 10 years from 25 primary schools in Matosinhos, north of Portugal. Five object control skills (dribbling, kicking,…
A multivariate multilevel approach to unravel the associations between individual and school factors on children's motor performance in the React project
PF and object control FMS z-scores were moderately related. Not all child characteristics were associated with both PF and object control FMS, and their effect sizes were different. School characteristics only explained 10% of the total variation in PF and object control FMS
Individual and school correlates of body mass index and cardiorespiratory fitness in primary school children from the React project
BMI and CRF had a low but statistically significant negative correlation in this sample of children. Most of the variation in BMI and CRF was explained by child-level characteristics
Sibling Resemblance in Physical Activity Levels
Physical activity is associated with a host of positive health outcomes and is shaped by both genetic and environmental factors. We aim to: (1) estimate sibling resemblance in two physical activity phenotypes [total number of steps∙day -1 and minutes for moderate steps per day (min∙day -1 )]; and (2) investigate the joint associations of individual characteristics and shared natural environment with intra-pair sibling similarities in each phenoty…
Dolor y discapacidad cervical de los trabajadores públicos usuarios de pantallas de visualización de datos
Los trastornos del cuello-hombro relacionados con el trabajo son un importante problema de salud. El objetivo de este estudio es establecer el patrón de dolor y discapacidad cervical de trabajadores con pantallas de visualización de datos, así como determinar los factores que predominan en la aparición de un nuevo episodio de dolor de espalda. Se realizó un estudio descriptivo-correlacional, en una muestra de 88 trabajadores usuarios de ordenador…
Stunting and Physical Fitness. The Peruvian Health and Optimist Growth Study
Stunting, defined as linear growth retardation, is a serious public health problem in developing countries. We aimed to (1) describe the prevalence of stunting in Peruvian youth living in three geographical regions, and to (2) determine height and physical fitness (PF) differences between stunted and normal-growth children across age and sex. We sampled 7918 subjects (7074 normal-growth and 844 stunted), aged 6–15 year, from sea-level, Amazon and…
A multilevel analysis of gross motor coordination of children and adolescents living at different altitudes
Child- and school-level variables were significantly associated with GMC T in this sample. These findings are important for the Peruvian community, especially school principals, councils and physical education teachers, helping them to define more efficient strategies and action plans to increase motor coordination in children
Growth velocity curves and pubertal spurt parameters of Peruvian children and adolescents living at different altitudes. The Peruvian health and optimist growth study
OBJETIVE: To estimate the growth parameters of Peruvian children and adolescents living at different altitudes. METHODS: The sample comprised 10 795 Peruvian children and adolescents (5781 girls, aged 6-7 years) from sea level, the Amazon region, and high altitude. Height was measured with standardized techniques. Mathematical and biological growth parameters were estimated using the Preece-Baines growth model I. RESULTS: Sea-level children and a…
A multi-level analysis of individual- and school-level correlates of physical fitness in children
In the primary school years, individual-level characteristics were more important than the school context in explaining variations in physical fitness
Multi-level modelling of physical activity in nuclear families
These results suggest a strong dyadic resemblance in PA, showed different effects of gender, age and BMI on individuals' PA and demonstrated that multi-level modelling is a useful strategy to study PA in families
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Multi-level modelling of physical activity in nuclear families
These results suggest a strong dyadic resemblance in PA, showed different effects of gender, age and BMI on individuals' PA and demonstrated that multi-level modelling is a useful strategy to study PA in families
A multi-level analysis of individual- and school-level correlates of physical fitness in children
In the primary school years, individual-level characteristics were more important than the school context in explaining variations in physical fitness
Growth velocity curves and pubertal spurt parameters of Peruvian children and adolescents living at different altitudes. The Peruvian health and optimist growth study
OBJETIVE: To estimate the growth parameters of Peruvian children and adolescents living at different altitudes. METHODS: The sample comprised 10 795 Peruvian children and adolescents (5781 girls, aged 6-7 years) from sea level, the Amazon region, and high altitude. Height was measured with standardized techniques. Mathematical and biological growth parameters were estimated using the Preece-Baines growth model I. RESULTS: Sea-level children and a…
Stunting and Physical Fitness. The Peruvian Health and Optimist Growth Study
Stunting, defined as linear growth retardation, is a serious public health problem in developing countries. We aimed to (1) describe the prevalence of stunting in Peruvian youth living in three geographical regions, and to (2) determine height and physical fitness (PF) differences between stunted and normal-growth children across age and sex. We sampled 7918 subjects (7074 normal-growth and 844 stunted), aged 6–15 year, from sea-level, Amazon and…
A multilevel analysis of gross motor coordination of children and adolescents living at different altitudes
Child- and school-level variables were significantly associated with GMC T in this sample. These findings are important for the Peruvian community, especially school principals, councils and physical education teachers, helping them to define more efficient strategies and action plans to increase motor coordination in children
Dolor y discapacidad cervical de los trabajadores públicos usuarios de pantallas de visualización de datos
Los trastornos del cuello-hombro relacionados con el trabajo son un importante problema de salud. El objetivo de este estudio es establecer el patrón de dolor y discapacidad cervical de trabajadores con pantallas de visualización de datos, así como determinar los factores que predominan en la aparición de un nuevo episodio de dolor de espalda. Se realizó un estudio descriptivo-correlacional, en una muestra de 88 trabajadores usuarios de ordenador…
Sibling Resemblance in Physical Activity Levels
Physical activity is associated with a host of positive health outcomes and is shaped by both genetic and environmental factors. We aim to: (1) estimate sibling resemblance in two physical activity phenotypes [total number of steps∙day -1 and minutes for moderate steps per day (min∙day -1 )]; and (2) investigate the joint associations of individual characteristics and shared natural environment with intra-pair sibling similarities in each phenoty…
Is there an association between proficiency in fundamental movement skills and moderate‐to‐vigorous physical activity in childhood on weekdays and weekends? The React project
OBJECTIVE: The present study probes into the association between children's fundamental movement skills (FMS) and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) during weekdays and weekends. METHODS: This cross-sectional sample included 1014 children aged 6-10 years from the REACT project. Physical activity was assessed with accelerometry, and five FMS (stationary dribble, kick, catch, overhand throw, and underhand roll) were assessed with the dig…
Sleep and fundamental movement skills in primary schoolchildren
OBJECTIVE: Whether sleep is related to fundamental movement skills (FMS) in the pediatric population is largely unknown. The objective of this study was to examine the association between sleep characteristics (duration, efficiency, regularity) and FMS proficiency levels in school-aged children. METHODS: This cross-sectional study included 996 children (mean age: 8.3 ± 1.2 years) from 25 of the 32 primary schools in Matosinhos, northern Portugal.…
Background, rationale, and methodological overview of the React project—return‐to‐action on growth, motor development, and health after the Covid ‐19 pandemic in primary school children
OBJECTIVES: The REACT project was designed around two main aims: (1) to assess children's growth and motor development after the COVID-19 pandemic and (2) to follow their fundamental movement skills' developmental trajectories over 18 months using a novel technological device (Meu Educativo®) in their physical education classes. In this introductory article, the first of the Journal's special issue dedicated to REACT, our goal was to present the …
Statistical analysis of the longitudinal fundamental movement skills data in the React project using the multilevel ordinal logistic model
OBJECTIVES: The REACT project was designed around two main aims: (1) to assess children's growth and motor development after the COVID-19 pandemic and (2) to follow their fundamental movement skills' developmental trajectories over 18 months using a novel technological device (Meu Educativo®) in their physical education classes. In this article, our goal is to describe statistical analysis of the longitudinal ordinal motor development data that w…
Validity and reliability of Meu Educativo ®
OBJECTIVES: There is evidence showing that children's proficiency in fundamental movement skills (FMS) is positively related to weight status, physical activity, fitness levels, cognitive development, as well as academic performance. Yet, the feasibility of FMS assessment is challenging, especially with relatively large samples of children. This article presents a new tool named Meu Educativo® to assess children's FMS levels, including its validi…
Associations of obesity, movement behaviors, and socioeconomic status with fundamental movement skills in children
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the relationship of biological characteristics (age, sex, and obesity), movement behaviors (physical activity and sedentary time), and family socioeconomic status with fundamental movement skills (FMS) in primary school children. METHODS: This cross-sectional study sampled 1014 children (537 girls) aged 6 to 10 years from 25 primary schools in Matosinhos, north of Portugal. Five object control skills (dribbling, kicking,…
A multivariate multilevel approach to unravel the associations between individual and school factors on children's motor performance in the React project
PF and object control FMS z-scores were moderately related. Not all child characteristics were associated with both PF and object control FMS, and their effect sizes were different. School characteristics only explained 10% of the total variation in PF and object control FMS
Individual and school correlates of body mass index and cardiorespiratory fitness in primary school children from the React project
BMI and CRF had a low but statistically significant negative correlation in this sample of children. Most of the variation in BMI and CRF was explained by child-level characteristics
Secular Trends in Physical Growth Among Peruvian Children and Adolescents Living at High Altitudes
OBJECTIVE: We aim (1) to examine secular trends in height, weight, and waist circumference (WC) among Peruvian children and adolescents living in the city of Junín and (2) to compare their growth status with the World Health Organization (WHO) and US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reference data. METHODS: The sample included 2874 Peruvians (n = 1681 in the 2009 cohort and n = 1193 in the 2019 cohort) aged 6-16 years from the dis…
Medicine (15 works) · Children's Physical and Motor Development (11 works) · Demography (11 works) · Psychology (11 works) · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (10 works) · Physical therapy (10 works) · Physical activity (6 works) · Body mass index (5 works) · Demography (5 works) · Developmental psychology (5 works)