Rafael S Henriques

Biographic Data

ID4304733
NAMERafael S Henriques
GIVEN NAMESRafael S
FAMILY NAMEHenriques
SIGNATUREHENRIQUES R S
AFFILIATIONSUniversidade Federal de Pernambuco
ORCID0000-0003-3912-5559
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS11
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR11
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2016
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX0

  • Correlates of Moderate‐to‐Vigorous Physical Activity Among Prepubertal Girls

    Open AccessLeonardo Gomes De Oliveira Luz, Danilo R P Silva et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Human Biology2025

    OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to analyze the correlates of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) among prepubertal girls using a broad spectrum of variables, including biological factors, behavioral attributes, and maternal and built environmental factors. METHODS: The sample was comprised of 81 girls, aged 7.50-9.49 years, from Portugal. The dependent variable of the study was sufficient MVPA, measured by accelerometry. The independent var…

  • Gender gap in gross motor coordination among low-income Brazilian children

    NELSON GONÇALVES DE OLIVEIRA, Rúben F Negrão Filho et al.ARTICLEVulnerable Children and Youth…2025References: 3

  • Biocultural correlates of gross motor coordination in prepubescent children

    Open AccessBraulio Patrick da Silva Lima, Bruno Barbosa Giudicelli et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Human Biology2024

    AIM: This study aimed to explore the association of gross motor coordination (GMC) with a matrix of biocultural factors in prepubescent children, taking into account weight status, somatic maturation, sociodemographic variables, and type of school. METHODS: One hundred twenty-nine prepubescent children, of both sexes, aged between 8.00 and 8.99, were assessed for GMC (Körperkoordinationstest Für Kinder - KTK), weight status, biological maturation…

  • Biological maturation, fat mass and cardiorespiratory fitness in prepubescent girls

    Open AccessLeonardo Gomes De Oliveira Luz, Danilo R P Silva et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Human Biology2024

    BACKGROUND: The association between indicators of maturation and measures of physical fitness are not well correlated and vary according to chronological age, sex, body size, and motor characteristics. It is known that chronological age, maturation, and fat mass are significant predictors of cardiorespiratory fitness in girls, however, the contributions of fat mass to the relationship between maturation and endurance performance are still unclear…

  • Birth weight and nutritional status in school‐age children from Boane city, Mozambique

    Open AccessEulálio Malinga, Carol Góis Leandro et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Human Biology2024

    BACKGROUND: Birth weight is considered an important marker of inadequate maternal nutrition, and it is a critical indicator of the newborn's health and development. OBJECTIVE: This study evaluated the influence of low birth weight (LBW) on body composition in 7-10-year-old school children from Boane City-Mozambique. METHODS: A total of 220 children (female = 122 and male = 98) were divided into two groups according to their birth weight (LBW, n =…

  • The Similarity Degree of the Anthropometric and Body Composition Variables of Brazilian and Mozambican Schoolchildren

    Open AccessAndré Luiz de Góes Pacheco, Willian Motta Bocanegra et al.ARTICLEChildren2024

    Brazilian and Mozambican children exhibit differences in growth characteristics but a high degree of similarity when children from rural and urban zones are compared

  • Inter‐individual variability in children's physical growth and body composition

    Open AccessTeresinha De Jesus Sousa Lima, Thaliane Mayara Pessôa dos Prazeres et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Human Biology2021

    There are differences in the dynamics of PG and BC, low-birth-weight and type of delivery influence the dynamics of PG during this interval of ages

  • Is motor competence associated with the risk of central obesity in preschoolers

    Open AccessRafael S Henriques, David F Stodden et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Human Biology2020

    OBJECTIVES: To investigate the association between motor competence (MC) and central obesity in preschool children. METHODS: The sample comprised of 472 children aged 3 to 5 years (4.58 ± 0.70 years, 248 boys) from Recife, Brazil. MC was assessed using the Test of Gross Motor Development-2. Waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) was calculated and a cutoff of 0.5 was used to define central obesity. Logistic regression was used to examine the association be…

  • Are there gross motor coordination spurts during mid‐childhood

    Open AccessMarcos A M Dos Santos, Adam Dominic George Baxter‐jone et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Human Biology2019

    Objectives The aims of this study were (1) to identify the timing of the mid‐growth spurt (MGS) in stature in children and (2) to identify gross motor coordination (GMC) spurts when aligned by the age of attainment of the MGS (aMGS). Methods Stature, weight, and GMC were measured in 245 Portuguese children followed annually from 6 to 10 years. GMC was assessed and to estimate children's MGS in stature as well as GMC spurts in each of the four tes…

  • Familial resemblance in gross motor coordination. The Peruvian Sibling Study on Growth and Health

    Open AccessAlcibíades Bustamante, Alcibíades B Valdívia et al.ARTICLEAnnals of Human Biology2018

    These results demonstrate statistically significant sibling resemblance in GMC. Age, BMI, PF and geographical area were significant correlates of GMC

  • Motor competence and health related physical fitness in youth

    Open AccessMaria T Cattuzzo, Rafael S Henriques et al.ARTICLEJournal of Science and Medicine…2016