Johan Lefevre

Dados Biográficos

ID4151749
NOMEJohan Lefevre
PRENOMESJohan
SOBRENOMELefevre
ASSINATURALEFEVRE J
AFILIAÇÕESKU Leuven
VERIFICADONão
TOTAL DE OBRAS40
TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES18
TOTAL COMO AUTOR40
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO1989
ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO2021
ÍNDICE H2

  • Genetics of somatotype and physical fitness in children and adolescents

    Open AccessKarri Silventoinen, José Maia et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Human Biology2021

    OBJECTIVES: To analyze the influence of genetic and environmental factors on the variation in somatotype, physical fitness, and their mutual associations. METHODS: Twins from 214 pairs (87 monozygotic) of the Autonomous Region of Madeira, Portugal, from 3 to 18 years of age (51% girls) were assessed in anthropometry and physical fitness tests. We estimated endomorphy, mesomorphy, and ectomorphy based on anthropometric measures and physical fitnes…

  • Year-round effects of a four-week randomized controlled trial using different types of feedback on employees’ physical activity

    Open AccessKaren Van Hoye, Anne I Wijtzes et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2018

    Clinical Trails.gov NCT01432327 . Date registered: 12 September 2011

  • Involvement in non-club organized sport

    Julie Borgers, Bart Vanreusel et al.ARTICLEEuropean Journal for Sport and…2018Citada por: 2Referências: 7

    © 2018, © 2018 European Association for Sociology of Sport. In this paper, patterns of participation in non-club organized sport over the life course of individuals are studied in order to enhance the understanding of their involvement in sport. The main research question of this investigation is to examine the correlation between prior sport experiences and current patterns of sport participation amongst middle-aged adults. The study is executed…

  • Biological and environmental determinants of 12-minute run performance in youth

    Open AccessDuarte Freitas, José Maia et al.ARTICLEAnnals of Human Biology2017

    Age and sum of skinfolds in both sexes and rural residence in boys are significant predictors of 12-minute run performance in Portuguese youth

  • Gross motor coordination and weight status of P ortuguese children aged 6–14 years

    Open AccessAntónio Antunes, António M Antunes et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Human Biology2015

    OBJECTIVES: To construct age- and gender-specific percentiles for gross motor coordination (MC) tests and to explore differences in gross MC in normal-weight, overweight and obese children. METHODS: Data are from the "Healthy Growth of Madeira Study," a cross-sectional study carried out in children, aged 6-14 years. All 1,276 participants, 619 boys and 657 girls, were assessed for gross MC (Körperkoordinations Test für Kinder, KTK), anthropometry…

  • The Impact of Different Degrees of Feedback on Physical Activity Levels

    Open AccessKaren Van Hoye, Filip Boen et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2015

    Assessing levels of physical activity (PA) and providing feedback about these levels might have an effect on participant's PA behavior. This study discusses the effect of different levels of feedback--from minimal to use of a feedback display and coach--on PA over a 4-week intervention period. PA was measured at baseline, during and immediately after the intervention. Participants (n=227) were randomly assigned to a Minimal Intervention Group (MI…

  • Temporal patterns of physical activity and sedentary behavior in 10–14 year-old children on weekdays

    Open AccessStijn De Baere, Johan Lefevre et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2015

    Throughout the day, different aspects of PA and SB go in competition with each other, especially during the time period immediately after school. Detailed information on the temporal patterns of PA and SB of children could help health professionals to develop more effective PA interventions and promotion strategies. By making adaptations to the typical day schedule of children (e.g., through the introduction of extra-curricular PA after school ho…

  • Change, stability and prediction of gross motor co-ordination in Portuguese children

    Open AccessAntónio Antunes, António M Antunes et al.ARTICLEAnnals of Human Biology2015

    MC seemed moderately stable from childhood through adolescence and, additionally, inter-individual predictors at adolescence were growth, FMS, physical fitness, physical activity and SES

  • Evaluation of a real world intervention using professional football players to promote a healthy diet and physical activity in children and adolescents from a lower socio-economic background

    Open AccessVeerle Dubuy, Katrien De Cocker et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2014

    The 'Health Scores!' intervention was successful in increasing psychosocial correlates of a healthy diet and PA. The use of professional football players as a credible source for health promotion was appealing to socially vulnerable children and adolescents

  • Evaluation of a workplace intervention to promote commuter cycling

    Open AccessVeerle Dubuy, Katrien De Cocker et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2013

    The results of the dissemination study are promising. The adoption and implementation rates indicate that the 'Bike to Work: cyclists are rewarded' program seems to be a feasible workplace intervention. At the individual level, a higher score of commuter cycling was found among the employees aware of the program. Nevertheless, more evidence regarding long term effectiveness and sustainability of the intervention is needed

  • Compliance with different physical activity recommendations and its association with socio-demographic characteristics using an objective measure

    Open AccessTineke Scheers, Renaat Philippaerts et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2013

    The prevalence of sufficient physical activity differed greatly depending on the definition used. Women and subjects older than 35 were less likely to meet the guidelines than men and younger subjects and thus are important groups to target in future interventions

  • Short-term secular change in height, body mass and Tanner-Whitehouse 3 skeletal maturity of Madeira youth, Portugal

    Open AccessDuarte Freitas, Robert M Malina et al.ARTICLEAnnals of Human Biology2012

    The short-term trends for height and mass were not entirely consistent with the trends in RUS and Carpal SMSs and SAs

  • Tracking of fatness during childhood, adolescence and young adulthood

    Open AccessDuarte Freitas, Gaston Beunen et al.ARTICLEAnnals of Human Biology2011

    Over 7.2 years, tracking was moderate-to-high for fatness. Variance was explained by fatness indicators and to a small extent by physical fitness, physical activity and maturation

  • Neighborhood Environments and Physical Activity Among Adults in 11 Countries

    Open AccessJames F Sallis, Heather R Bowles et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Preventive…2009

  • Cross-validation of the Beunen–Malina method to predict adult height

    Open AccessGaston Beunen, Gaston P Beunen et al.ARTICLEAnnals of Human Biology2009

    The purpose of this study was to cross-validate the Beunen-Malina method for non-invasive prediction of adult height. Three hundred and eight boys aged 13, 14, 15 and 16 years from the Madeira Growth Study were observed at annual intervals in 1996, 1997 and 1998 and re-measured 7-8 years later. Height, sitting height and the triceps and subscapular skinfolds were measured; skeletal age was assessed using the Tanner-Whitehouse 2 method. Adult heig…

  • Lipid profile in men and women with different levels of sports participation and physical activity

    Open AccessTineke Scheers, Renaat Philippaerts et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2008

    Objective The purpose of the present study was to analyse the lipid profile in men and women differentiated according to energy expenditure during sports participation (EE SPORT ), energy expenditure during active leisure time (EE ALT ) and overall energy expenditure (EE TOTAL ). Design The subjects were grouped by sex, age, EE SPORT , EE ALT and EE TOTAL . Group differences were analysed using analyses of covariance with BMI and alcohol consumpt…

  • Secular trends in anthropometric characteristics, physical fitness, physical activity, and biological maturation in Flemish adolescents between 1969 and 2005

    Open AccessLynn Matton, Nathalie Duvigneaud et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Human Biology2007

    In this study, secular trends in anthropometric characteristics, physical fitness, physical activity, and biological maturity over the past 25–35 years in Flemish adolescents were investigated. Representative cross‐sectional samples of 12–18‐year‐old secondary school children (11,899 assessments in boys in 1969–1974, 4,899 girls in 1979–1980, 1,429 boys and 1,772 girls in 2005) and parent‐offspring pairs tested at approximately the same age durin…

  • Socio-economic and lifestyle factors associated with overweight in Flemish adult men and women

    Open AccessNathalie Duvigneaud, Katrien Wijndaele et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2007

    The present study confirms the contention that overweight is a multifactorial problem. Age and TV viewing are positively associated with overweight, while educational level and health related sports are negatively related to overweight in both genders. In men, alcohol consumption and smoking in the past are also among the lifestyle factors associated with overweight. This study also indicates that BMI and WC do not have the same discriminative fu…

  • Socio-economic status, growth, physical activity and fitness

    Open AccessDuarte Freitas, José Maia et al.ARTICLEAnnals of Human Biology2007

    Considerable variation in somatic growth and physical fitness in association with SES has been demonstrated, but little association was found for physical activity

  • Sports Participation Among Females From Adolescence To Adulthood

    Open AccessJeroen Scheerder, Martine Thomis et al.ARTICLEInternational Review for the…2006Citada por: 9Referências: 20

    It is widely believed that active participation in sports during youth is an important prerequisite for adult involvement in sports. However, data from reliable longitudinal studies tracking patterns of sports participation from youth into adulthood are scarce. This study addresses the leisure-time sports participation of adult women, 32-41 years of age, from a lifetime sports socialization perspective. Some 20 years after they participated in 19…

  • Physical activity levels in 10- to 11-year-olds

    Open AccessGreet Cardon, Renaat Philippaerts et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2005

    Objectives To evaluate gender differences for levels of physical activity, for sedentary behaviour and for psychosocial correlates in children, to evaluate whether psychosocial correlates cluster in meaningful ways and to examine whether physical activity and sedentary behaviour differ between children of clusters, differentiated by the level of perceived barriers and benefits, attitudes, social support and self-efficacy. Design Cross-sectional s…

  • Skeletal maturity and socio-economic status in Portuguese children and youths

    Open AccessD Freitas, Daniela Reis Joaquim de Freitas et al.ARTICLEAnnals of Human Biology2004

    The data suggests population variation in TW2 estimates of skeletal maturation. Skeletal maturity was not related to SES in youths from Madeira

  • Modeling stability and change in strength development

    Open AccessJosé Maia, José António R Maia et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Human Biology2003

    The purpose of this study was to investigate stability and change in different expressions of strength development in adolescent boys using structural equation modeling. Three models were used: Markov simplex to study stability or tracking, Wiener or random walk to investigate fanning‐out or spread effects in change, and latent growth to study differences in individual pathways of change as well as group changes. In the Leuven Growth Study, 588 m…

  • Age at menarche in relation to anthropometric characteristics, competition level and boat category in elite junior rowers

    Open AccessAlbrecht Claessens, A L Claessens et al.ARTICLEAnnals of Human Biology2003

    Based on the results of this study, there is no direct evidence to state that intensive rowing training has a negative influence on the maturation status of junior female athletes

  • Association between bone mineral density (DXA), body structure, and body composition in middle‐aged men

    Open AccessLeen Van Langendonck, Albrecht L Claessens et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Human Biology2002

    The association between bone mass, body structure, and body composition was explored in 156 men, 40 years of AGE . Bone mineral density (total body, lumbar spine, left arm, and left leg) was obtained by dual‐energy X‐ray absorptiometry (DXA; Hologic QDR 4500A). Body structure was determined from a battery of anthropometric dimensions with a principal components analysis. Body composition was estimated with DXA. From the 24 anthropometric dimensio…