Carla Moreira

Biographic Data

ID3669671
NAMECarla Moreira
GIVEN NAMESCarla
FAMILY NAMEMoreira
SIGNATUREMOREIRA C
AFFILIATIONSUniversidade do Porto
ORCID0000-0003-1039-6320
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS20
TOTAL CITATIONS2
WORKS AS AUTHOR20
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2010
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX1

  • Exposure to green, blue, and biodiverse spaces and their associations with loneliness in urban adults

    Open AccessMariana Ramos Castro, Henrique Telo Alves et al.ARTICLEHealth & Place2026References: 1

    Emerging evidence suggests green space may reduce loneliness, while the role of blue space and biodiversity remains under-researched. This study examines associations between exposure to green, blue, and biodiverse spaces and loneliness in adults in Porto, Portugal and explores potential effect modifiers. Loneliness was assessed in 2022 in 657 EPIPorto cohort participants using the UCLA Loneliness Scale (>32 indicating 'high loneliness'). Vegetat…

  • Discharge Interventions for Limited English Proficiency Patients

    Open AccessMelanie Anaya, William Law et al.ARTICLEJournal of Racial and Ethnic…2025

  • Sleep duration and cardiorespiratory fitness in adolescents

    Open AccessEduarda Sousa‐Sá, Ana Paula Fonseca et al.ARTICLEJournal of Adolescence2024

    PURPOSE: We aimed to investigate longitudinal associations between sleep duration and cardiorespiratory fitness, in adolescents. METHODS: Sleep duration was self-reported and cardiorespiratory fitness was assessed by the 20 m shuttle run test, both at baseline and follow-up (2-year follow-up). Participants were 734 Northern Portuguese adolescents (349 girls), aged 14.6 ± 1.8 years, from the LabMed study. RESULTS: Significant decreases were found …

  • Housing Insecurity and Older Adults’ Health and Well-Being in a Gentrifying City

    Open AccessCláudia Jardim Santos, Ana Henriques et al.ARTICLEJournal of Urban Health2024Cited by: 1References: 5

    Using 2022 data from 600 adults (≥ 60 years) in Porto, Portugal, we explored the association between housing insecurity and various health outcomes. We examined housing conditions, affordability, and stability in relation to loneliness, quality of life, cognitive function, perception of healthy ageing, and sleep using regression models. Older adults without house heating (β = 2.293; 95%CI = 0.753, 3.833), with leaks/dampness/rot (β = 3.741; 1.818…

  • El papel del mecenazgo – una aproximación a las organizaciones sin ánimo de lucro

    Marisa R Ferreira, Amélia Carvalho et al.ARTICLERevista del Ministerio de Trabajo…2023References: 2

    nuestra investigación se centró en el papel del mecenazgo.El objetivo de este estudio fue verificar la incidencia de las prácticas de mecenazgo en las OSFL y comprender, a partir de su percepción, qué motiva a un mecenas a hacer una donación, qué impulsa la petición de donaciones, las razones de la fidelidad del mecenas y las razones más importantes que subyacen a la práctica de la recaudación de fondos.Hemos realizado una aproximación cuantitati…

  • Cortical auditory evoked potentials in 1‐month‐old infants predict language outcomes at 12 months

    Open AccessSamantha Cruz, Alberto Crego et al.ARTICLEInfancy2022

    The neurophysiological assessment of infants in their first developmental year can provide important information about the functional changes of the brain and supports the study of behavioral and developmental characteristics. Infants’ cortical auditory evoked potentials (CAEPs) reflect cortical maturation and appear to predict subsequent language abilities. This study aimed to identify CAEP components to two auditory stimulus intensities in 1‐mo…

  • Social Support and Cognitive Impairment

    Open AccessRicardo Pais, Luís Ruano et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2021

    (1) Background: In an ageing society, social relationships may benefit cognitive performance with an impact on the health of older people. This study aims to estimate the effect of different social support sources on the risk of cognitive impairment in a sample of older Portuguese people. (2) Methods: From the Portuguese EpiPorto cohort study, we followed a sample of participants with 60 to 85 years ( N = 656) between 2009 and 2015 (4.63 mean yea…

  • Cardiorespiratory fitness and health‐related quality of life in adolescents

    Open AccessOlga S Evaristo, Carla Moreira et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Human Biology2019

    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…

  • Adherence to Southern European Atlantic Diet and physical fitness on the atherogenic index of plasma in adolescents

    Open AccessCésar Agostinis‐sobrinho, Arieli Fernandes Dias et al.ARTICLECadernos de Saude Publica2019References: 34

    We sought (i) to evaluate the associations of cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF), muscular fitness (MF) and Southern European Atlantic Diet (SEADiet) with atherogenic index of plasma (AIP) and (ii) to investigate de combined association of MF, CRF and SEADiet on AIP in adolescents. A cross-sectional school-based study was conducted on 493 adolescents (285 girls and 208 boys) aged 15-18 years, from the Portuguese Azorean Archipelago. CRF was measured…

  • Physical activity during pregnancy and its effects on neonatal outcomes

    Open AccessPaula Clara Santos, Carla Moreira et al.ARTICLEAppetite2015

  • Physical activity during pregnancy and its effects on fetal parameters in the second trimester

    Open AccessPaulo César Santos, Valdecyr Herdy Alves et al.ARTICLEAppetite2015

  • Proteína C-reativa, atividade física e aptidão cardiorrespiratória em adolescentes portugueses

    Open AccessCésar Agostinis‐sobrinho, Cesar Aparecido Agostinis Sobrinho et al.ARTICLECadernos de Saude Publica2015Cited by: 1References: 46

    O objetivo deste estudo foi investigar a associação da atividade física (AF) e aptidão cardiorrespiratória com os níveis de concentração proteína C-reativa (PCR) em adolescentes. Fizeram parte da amostra 386 adolescentes Portugueses (n = 207, feminino), de 12-18 anos avaliados no ano de 2012. AF foi avaliada com acelerômetros e a aptidão cardiorrespiratória pelo teste de Vai- e-vem da bateria de testes fitnessgram. Amostras sanguíneas foram obtid…

  • Food consumption, physical activity and socio-economic status related to BMI, waist circumference and waist-to-height ratio in adolescents

    Open AccessSandra Abreu, Rute Santos et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2014

    Objective To examine the association between obesity and food group intakes, physical activity and socio-economic status in adolescents. Design A cross-sectional study was carried out in 2008. Cole's cut-off points were used to categorize BMI. Abdominal obesity was defined by a waist circumference at or above the 90th percentile, as well as a waist-to-height ratio at or above 0·500. Diet was evaluated using an FFQ, and the food group consumption …

  • Cardiorespiratory fitness and TV viewing in relation to metabolic risk factors in Portuguese adolescents

    Open AccessJorge Mota, Rute Santos et al.ARTICLEAnnals of Human Biology2013

    The data showed that the high TV-Unfit group was associated with an increased metabolic risk in adolescents after adjustment for gender, age, biological maturity and parental education

  • Insulin resistance and its relation to adiposity, cardiorespiratory fitness and dietary intake among Azorean adolescents

    Open AccessCarla Moreira, Santos Rute et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2012

    Insulin resistance is an important compo nent in the development of metabolic syndrome and lifestyle-related diseases. The aim of the present study is to investigate the relationship between insulin resistance (IR), adiposity, cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) and dietary intake among Azorean adolescents

  • Total body percentage and motor coordination among Portuguese schoolchildren

    Open AccessLuís Lopes, Rute Santos et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2012

    Children’s motor coordination may affect their activity pattern and thereby influence their bodyfatness. The aim of the present study was to analyse the relationship between motor coordination and total body fat percentage, in a Portuguese sample of schoolchildren aged 9–12 years. Method: The sample comprised 596 urban schoolchildren (girls 46?9%), aged 9–12 years (mean 9?61 ( SD 0?55) years) from North of Portugal. Total body fat percentage was …

  • Reference curves for BMI, waist circumference and waist-to-height ratio for Azorean adolescents (Portugal)

    Open AccessRute Santos, Carla Moreira et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2012

    Objective There are no percentile curves for BMI, waist circumference (WC) or waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) available for Portuguese children and adolescents. The purpose of the present study was to develop age- and sex-specific BMI, WC and WHtR percentile curves for a representative sample of adolescents living in the Portuguese islands of Azores, one of the poorest regions of Europe, and to compare them with those from other countries. Design Cr…

  • Metabolic risk factors, physical activity and physical fitness in azorean adolescents

    Open AccessCarla Moreira, Rute Santos et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2011

    Daily step counts and PF levels were negatively associated with having one or more MRF among Azorean adolescents. Our findings emphasize the importance of promoting and increasing regular PA and PF to reduce the public health burden of chronic diseases associated with a sedentary lifestyle

  • Influence of cardiorespiratory fitness and parental lifestyle on adolescents' abdominal obesity

    Open AccessSusana Maria Coelho Guimarães Vales, S Vale et al.ARTICLEAnnals of Human Biology2011

    This study highlights the influence of adolescents' family on abdominal obesity, especially in girls. Further, the data suggested that low CRF was a strong predictor of risk values of abdominal obesity in adolescence

  • Sitting Time and Body Mass Index, in a Portuguese Sample of Men

    Open AccessRute Santos, Luísa Soares‐miranda et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2010

    The aim of this study was to verify the relation between body mass index (BMI) and sitting time in a sample of 4,091 Azorean men. BMI was calculated from self-reported weight and height. Total physical activity (PA) time and total sitting time were assessed with the IPAQ (short version). Linear Regression analysis showed that total sitting time (hours/day) was positively associated with BMI (B = 0.078; p < 0.001) after adjustments for age, meal f…