Sandra M Matsudo
Biographic Data
| ID | 1823221 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sandra M Matsudo |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sandra M |
| FAMILY NAME | Matsudo |
| SIGNATURE | MATSUDO S M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Centro de Estudos do Laboratório de Aptidão Física de São Caetano do Sul |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3705-9458 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 17 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 16 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1994 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Physical activity levels and sedentary behaviour according to sex, age, BMI, academic year, and country among medical students in Latin America
Physical inactivity represents a global challenge in public health, being the second most significant factor contributing to mortality. In Latin America, the prevalence of physical inactivity and sedentary behaviour is notable, affecting medical students as well, who play a crucial role as behavioural role models for the population. This study addresses the prevalence of physical activity and sedentary behaviour among medical students in Latin Am…
Use of self-organizing maps for the classification of cardiometabolic risk and physical fitness in adolescents
This study aimed to automatically classify physical fitness and cardiometabolic risk in a Chilean adolescent using self-organizing maps. This cross-sectional study analysed a nationally representative database from the Physical Education Quality Measurement System (n = 7197). Physical fitness and cardiometabolic risk variables were derived from anthropometric indicators. Self-Organizing maps (SOM) were employed to identify participant profiles ba…
Which one? A comparative study of traditional and sports uniforms on academic achievement, cognitive performance, playtime, bullying, and discrimination in adolescents
Objective: The aim of this study was to compare academic achievement, cognitive performance, playtime, bullying, and discrimination in adolescents according to traditional uniforms (TUs) and sports uniforms (SUs) worn at school, while simultaneously exploring the influence of the school vulnerability index. Methods: A total of 988 Chilean adolescents (52.6% boys) aged 10-14 years participated in this cross-sectional study. Academic achievement wa…
Association between Active Transportation and Public Transport with an Objectively Measured Meeting of Moderate-to-Vigorous Physical Activity and Daily Steps Guidelines in Adults by Sex from Eight Lat…
This study aimed to examine the associations between active transportation and public transport and the objectively measured meeting of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) and steps per day guidelines in adults by sex from eight Latin American countries. As part of the Latin American Study of Nutrition and Health (ELANS), data were collected from 2524 participants aged 18-65 years. MVPA and steps per day were evaluated using Actigraph G…
Active Transportation and Obesity Indicators in Adults from Latin America
Active transportation is significantly associated with a lower body mass index. Governments should incentivize this type of transportation as it could help to reduce the obesity pandemic in Latin America
Relação Do Padrão De Marcha Associada Com a Aptidão Física E a Capacidade Funcional De Residentes De Instituições De Longa Permanência
Introdução: A locomoção do ser humano precisa da interação músculo-esquelética e neurológica para prover as demandas da idade, quando apresentadas alterações pode levar a problemas importantes de mobilidade e capacidade funcional de idosos institucionalizados. Objetivo: Verificar e analisar a associação da marcha, capacidade funcional e aptidão física em idosos institucionalizados. Métodos: foram avaliados 52 mulheres e 17 homens (66,6-85,4 anos)…
The prevalence of physical activity and its associated effects among students in the São Paulo public school network, Brazil
The current study evaluated physical activity (PA) level and its associated effects among students in the public network of São Paulo, Brazil. A cross-sectional study was taken using a representative sample of students in São Paulo public school system. International Physical Activity Questionnaire determined PA level. Students who reported at least 300 minutes/week of PA were considered active. The independente variables were: gender, age, body …
Association between levels of physical activity and use of medication among older women
The aim of this study was to determine the association between levels of physical activity and usage of medication in older women. The level of physical activity was assessed using a pedometer. Use of medication was assessed through medical records supplied in reports kept by the Family Health Program, City Health Department, São Caetano do Sul, São Paulo State, Brazil. Regular use of pharmaceuticals, regardless of type of illness or treatment, w…
How many steps/day are enough? for adults
Physical activity guidelines from around the world are typically expressed in terms of frequency, duration, and intensity parameters. Objective monitoring using pedometers and accelerometers offers a new opportunity to measure and communicate physical activity in terms of steps/day. Various step-based versions or translations of physical activity guidelines are emerging, reflecting public interest in such guidance. However, there appears to be a …
Health-related factors correlate with behavior trends in physical activity level in old age
Age, gender, ADL scores and falls were associated with a not favorable behavior trend in PAL. Promotion programs should target these factors, reducing barriers to achieve desired changes in PAL
Neighborhood Environments and Physical Activity Among Adults in 11 Countries
Physical activity in adults from two Brazilian areas
Lack of comparability has been a major limitation in studies on physical activity, due to the utilization of different methodological instruments and inconsistent cut-off points. This study aims to compare the levels of physical activity in adults from two Brazilian areas: (a) São Paulo, the richest State in the country; (b) Pelotas, a medium-sized southern Brazilian city. Both sites used cross-sectional population-based designs, with multiple-st…
A descriptive epidemiology of leisure-time physical activity in Brazil, 1996-1997
The prevalence of adult LTPA in Brazil was much lower than the levels that have been reported for developed countries. However, the demographic and social distribution of LTPA in Brazil followed a pattern similar to the one usually observed in developed nations, where men tend to be more active than women, increasing age limits LTPA, and higher socioeconomic status is associated with more LTPA. Our data will provide a baseline to evaluate the imp…
The Agita São Paulo Program as a model for using physical activity to promote health
The "Agita São Paulo" Program applies a multilevel intervention approach to promoting physical activity among the 37 million inhabitants of the state of São Paulo, Brazil. The verb "agita" means to move the body, but the term also suggests changing the way of thinking and becoming a more active citizen. Since being launched in 1996, the Program has been widely copied throughout Brazil and in other countries of Latin America, and the World Health …
Promotion of physical activity in a developing country
The purpose of this paper is to present key points of an intervention programme (Agita São Paulo Program) to promote physical activity in a developing country. Agita is a multi-level, community-wide intervention designed to increase knowledge about the benefits and the level of physical activity in a mega-population of 34 million inhabitants of São Paulo State, Brazil. The main message was taken from the Centers for Disease Control/American Colle…
Self‐assessment and physician assessment of sexual maturation in Brazilian boys and girls
This study considered the concordance of self‐assessment and physician assessment of sexual maturity status; breasts, and pubic hair in girls, and genitals and pubic hair in boys. The subjects were Brazilian children, youth and young adults, 174 females and 178 males, 6–26 years of age. Each subject evaluated his/her level of sexual maturation and then was examined by a physician. The sexual maturity ratings of the subjects and physicians were co…
Physical activity in adults from two Brazilian areas
Lack of comparability has been a major limitation in studies on physical activity, due to the utilization of different methodological instruments and inconsistent cut-off points. This study aims to compare the levels of physical activity in adults from two Brazilian areas: (a) São Paulo, the richest State in the country; (b) Pelotas, a medium-sized southern Brazilian city. Both sites used cross-sectional population-based designs, with multiple-st…
Association between levels of physical activity and use of medication among older women
The aim of this study was to determine the association between levels of physical activity and usage of medication in older women. The level of physical activity was assessed using a pedometer. Use of medication was assessed through medical records supplied in reports kept by the Family Health Program, City Health Department, São Caetano do Sul, São Paulo State, Brazil. Regular use of pharmaceuticals, regardless of type of illness or treatment, w…
Self‐assessment and physician assessment of sexual maturation in Brazilian boys and girls
This study considered the concordance of self‐assessment and physician assessment of sexual maturity status; breasts, and pubic hair in girls, and genitals and pubic hair in boys. The subjects were Brazilian children, youth and young adults, 174 females and 178 males, 6–26 years of age. Each subject evaluated his/her level of sexual maturation and then was examined by a physician. The sexual maturity ratings of the subjects and physicians were co…
Promotion of physical activity in a developing country
The purpose of this paper is to present key points of an intervention programme (Agita São Paulo Program) to promote physical activity in a developing country. Agita is a multi-level, community-wide intervention designed to increase knowledge about the benefits and the level of physical activity in a mega-population of 34 million inhabitants of São Paulo State, Brazil. The main message was taken from the Centers for Disease Control/American Colle…
A descriptive epidemiology of leisure-time physical activity in Brazil, 1996-1997
The prevalence of adult LTPA in Brazil was much lower than the levels that have been reported for developed countries. However, the demographic and social distribution of LTPA in Brazil followed a pattern similar to the one usually observed in developed nations, where men tend to be more active than women, increasing age limits LTPA, and higher socioeconomic status is associated with more LTPA. Our data will provide a baseline to evaluate the imp…
The Agita São Paulo Program as a model for using physical activity to promote health
The "Agita São Paulo" Program applies a multilevel intervention approach to promoting physical activity among the 37 million inhabitants of the state of São Paulo, Brazil. The verb "agita" means to move the body, but the term also suggests changing the way of thinking and becoming a more active citizen. Since being launched in 1996, the Program has been widely copied throughout Brazil and in other countries of Latin America, and the World Health …
Physical activity in adults from two Brazilian areas
Lack of comparability has been a major limitation in studies on physical activity, due to the utilization of different methodological instruments and inconsistent cut-off points. This study aims to compare the levels of physical activity in adults from two Brazilian areas: (a) São Paulo, the richest State in the country; (b) Pelotas, a medium-sized southern Brazilian city. Both sites used cross-sectional population-based designs, with multiple-st…
Neighborhood Environments and Physical Activity Among Adults in 11 Countries
Health-related factors correlate with behavior trends in physical activity level in old age
Age, gender, ADL scores and falls were associated with a not favorable behavior trend in PAL. Promotion programs should target these factors, reducing barriers to achieve desired changes in PAL
How many steps/day are enough? for adults
Physical activity guidelines from around the world are typically expressed in terms of frequency, duration, and intensity parameters. Objective monitoring using pedometers and accelerometers offers a new opportunity to measure and communicate physical activity in terms of steps/day. Various step-based versions or translations of physical activity guidelines are emerging, reflecting public interest in such guidance. However, there appears to be a …
Association between levels of physical activity and use of medication among older women
The aim of this study was to determine the association between levels of physical activity and usage of medication in older women. The level of physical activity was assessed using a pedometer. Use of medication was assessed through medical records supplied in reports kept by the Family Health Program, City Health Department, São Caetano do Sul, São Paulo State, Brazil. Regular use of pharmaceuticals, regardless of type of illness or treatment, w…
The prevalence of physical activity and its associated effects among students in the São Paulo public school network, Brazil
The current study evaluated physical activity (PA) level and its associated effects among students in the public network of São Paulo, Brazil. A cross-sectional study was taken using a representative sample of students in São Paulo public school system. International Physical Activity Questionnaire determined PA level. Students who reported at least 300 minutes/week of PA were considered active. The independente variables were: gender, age, body …
Relação Do Padrão De Marcha Associada Com a Aptidão Física E a Capacidade Funcional De Residentes De Instituições De Longa Permanência
Introdução: A locomoção do ser humano precisa da interação músculo-esquelética e neurológica para prover as demandas da idade, quando apresentadas alterações pode levar a problemas importantes de mobilidade e capacidade funcional de idosos institucionalizados. Objetivo: Verificar e analisar a associação da marcha, capacidade funcional e aptidão física em idosos institucionalizados. Métodos: foram avaliados 52 mulheres e 17 homens (66,6-85,4 anos)…
Active Transportation and Obesity Indicators in Adults from Latin America
Active transportation is significantly associated with a lower body mass index. Governments should incentivize this type of transportation as it could help to reduce the obesity pandemic in Latin America
Association between Active Transportation and Public Transport with an Objectively Measured Meeting of Moderate-to-Vigorous Physical Activity and Daily Steps Guidelines in Adults by Sex from Eight Lat…
This study aimed to examine the associations between active transportation and public transport and the objectively measured meeting of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) and steps per day guidelines in adults by sex from eight Latin American countries. As part of the Latin American Study of Nutrition and Health (ELANS), data were collected from 2524 participants aged 18-65 years. MVPA and steps per day were evaluated using Actigraph G…
Which one? A comparative study of traditional and sports uniforms on academic achievement, cognitive performance, playtime, bullying, and discrimination in adolescents
Objective: The aim of this study was to compare academic achievement, cognitive performance, playtime, bullying, and discrimination in adolescents according to traditional uniforms (TUs) and sports uniforms (SUs) worn at school, while simultaneously exploring the influence of the school vulnerability index. Methods: A total of 988 Chilean adolescents (52.6% boys) aged 10-14 years participated in this cross-sectional study. Academic achievement wa…
Physical activity levels and sedentary behaviour according to sex, age, BMI, academic year, and country among medical students in Latin America
Physical inactivity represents a global challenge in public health, being the second most significant factor contributing to mortality. In Latin America, the prevalence of physical inactivity and sedentary behaviour is notable, affecting medical students as well, who play a crucial role as behavioural role models for the population. This study addresses the prevalence of physical activity and sedentary behaviour among medical students in Latin Am…
Use of self-organizing maps for the classification of cardiometabolic risk and physical fitness in adolescents
This study aimed to automatically classify physical fitness and cardiometabolic risk in a Chilean adolescent using self-organizing maps. This cross-sectional study analysed a nationally representative database from the Physical Education Quality Measurement System (n = 7197). Physical fitness and cardiometabolic risk variables were derived from anthropometric indicators. Self-Organizing maps (SOM) were employed to identify participant profiles ba…
Medicine (15 works) · Physical Activity and Health (13 works) · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (11 works) · Environmental health (10 works) · Physical activity (10 works) · Physical therapy (10 works) · Demography (9 works) · Gerontology (9 works) · Psychology (9 works) · Population (7 works)