Maria Paula Maia Dos Santos
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 128775 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Maria Paula Maia Dos Santos |
| PRENOMES | Maria Paula Maia |
| SOBRENOME | Dos Santos |
| ASSINATURA | DOS SANTOS M P M |
| AFILIAÇÕES | Universidade do Porto |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2182-9841 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 36 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 19 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 36 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2003 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 2 |
Healthy cities, healthy students
Considering the daily interaction between university students and their campuses, specific built environment features of campuses could be important for the adoption of a more active and sustainable lifestyle among students. We describe and explore the macro-scale characteristics of the built environment around six university campuses in Chile and Spain and examines its association with active and sustainable commuting among university students. …
How do the physical and physiological demands of training and official football match for recreational players compare to those of semi-professionals
Playing football at very different competitive levels can lead to different physical and physiological demands. Daily routines of these practitioners can also show differences in terms of leisure time, main professional occupations, among other activities. Therefore, understanding the physical and physiological demands between recreational and Semi-Professional players is crucial for designing appropriate training programs and assessing potential…
Em defesa da caminhada e do uso de bicicleta como deslocamento no Brasil
Este ensaio tem como objetivo discutir a caminhada e o uso da bicicleta como deslocamento na população brasileira. Evidências científicas oriundas principalmente de países de alta renda mostram tanto contribuições para a saúde das pessoas, apontando que essas atividades físicas podem compor parte importante do cotidiano e contribuem na prevenção de doenças, como para a saúde das cidades, com a diminuição da poluição do ar e sonora e dos problemas…
Worldwide trends in underweight and obesity from 1990 to 2022
BACKGROUND: Underweight and obesity are associated with adverse health outcomes throughout the life course. We estimated the individual and combined prevalence of underweight or thinness and obesity, and their changes, from 1990 to 2022 for adults and school-aged children and adolescents in 200 countries and territories. METHODS: ). For school-aged children and adolescents, we report thinness (BMI 2 SD above the median). FINDINGS: From 1990 to 20…
Physical activity among children and adolescents
Aim: To describe physical activity (PA) patterns among children and adolescents according to sex and age and the accomplishment of PA recommendations. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study, with a non-randomized sample of 1,710 children and adolescents, selected from two Portugal databases. The sample was divided into 4 age groups [children (3-5-year-old) and (6-10-year-old); adolescents (11-14-year-old) and (15-18-year-old)]. PA was measured…
Relationship Among Body Mass Index, Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior, and Blood Pressure in Portuguese Children and Adolescents
This study examined the associations between age, adiposity, physical activity, sedentary behavior, and elevated blood pressure (BP) in 2901 Portuguese children and adolescents aged 2-18. BP, body mass index (BMI), waist-to-height ratio (WHtR), physical activity, and sedentary behavior were measured. Elevated BP was defined as a BP above the 90th percentile for age, sex, and height. Multivariable analyses assessed the prevalence ratios (PR) of el…
Como melhorar a mobilidade ativa em São Paulo, Brasil? Inquérito com lideranças de organizações não governamentais e com gestores públicos e privados
Este estudo teve como objetivo descrever um inquérito quantitativo realizado com lideranças para investigar ações efetivas, viáveis e que podem ser testadas em modelos computacionais para informar políticas de promoção da mobilidade ativa, tendo como base a cidade de São Paulo, Brasil. Em 2022, foi realizado um inquérito online no contexto da pesquisa de Atividade Física e Ambiente do Inquérito de Saúde de São Paulo, acompanhada por representante…
Worldwide trends in hypertension prevalence and progress in treatment and control from 1990 to 2019
BACKGROUND: Hypertension can be detected at the primary health-care level and low-cost treatments can effectively control hypertension. We aimed to measure the prevalence of hypertension and progress in its detection, treatment, and control from 1990 to 2019 for 200 countries and territories. METHODS: We used data from 1990 to 2019 on people aged 30-79 years from population-representative studies with measurement of blood pressure and data on blo…
Urban Green Spaces, Greenness Exposure and Species Richness in Residential Environments and Relations with Physical Activity and BMI in Portuguese Adolescents
Environmental factors play an important role in obesity-related behaviors. Evidence indicates significant associations between weight and urban green spaces in adults, but it is not clear whether this relationship applies to adolescents. Therefore, our aim was to determine the associations between urban green spaces, greenness exposure and species richness in residential environments with physical activity and body mass index. Sixty-two adolescen…
Políticas públicas locais para promoção da atividade física das crianças nos parques públicos
Evidências revelam o potencial dos parques públicos para a promoção da atividade física e da saúde. A valorização desses ambientes para a promoção da atividade física das crianças pode ser uma mais-valia nas políticas públicas de promoção da saúde e prevenção do sedentarismo das crianças. O objetivo deste estudo foi a análise das políticas públicas de promoção da atividade física das crianças em parques públicos do Município de Guimarães, Portuga…
Height and body-mass index trajectories of school-aged children and adolescents from 1985 to 2019 in 200 countries and territories
BACKGROUND: Comparable global data on health and nutrition of school-aged children and adolescents are scarce. We aimed to estimate age trajectories and time trends in mean height and mean body-mass index (BMI), which measures weight gain beyond what is expected from height gain, for school-aged children and adolescents. METHODS: For this pooled analysis, we used a database of cardiometabolic risk factors collated by the Non-Communicable Disease …
Neighborhood environmental factors associated with leisure walking in adolescents
OBJECTIVE: To verify the associations of leisure walking with perceived and objective measures of neighborhood environmental factors stratified by gender and socioeconomic status (SES) in Brazilian adolescents. METHODS: Cross-sectional study with a random sample of 1,130 high school students (47.3% girls; aged 14 to 20 years old) from Porto Alegre, Brazil. Leisure walking and SES were self-reported by the adolescents. Perceived environmental fact…
Interação dos fatores sociodemográficos na associação entre fatores psicossociais e transporte ativo para a escola
O objetivo foi investigar a interação dos fatores sociodemográficos na associação dos fatores psicossociais com o transporte ativo para a escola. Foi realizado estudo transversal, conduzido em 2018 com uma amostra de 1.984 estudantes. Os fatores sociodemográficos incluídos foram: sexo, idade, escolaridade dos pais e nível socioeconômico. O apoio social e a autoeficácia foram mensurados por questionários. Caminhar, pedalar ou usar skate foram cons…
Sentidos da "Redução de Danos" nos Caps AD do Distrito Federal
Este artigo analisa os sentidos conferidos à categoria "redução de danos", pelos profissionais do cuidado que atuam em CAPS AD do Distrito Federal (Brasil); e nas práticas assistenciais que os mesmos desenvolvem, a partir destes sentidos. Baseado em pesquisa de campo nos sete CAPS AD do DF, e em entrevistas com seus profissionais e gestores, o estudo busca, de um lado, qualificar as dificuldades de compreensão do conceito, mencionadas pelos inter…
Dietary inflammatory index and academic performance in children
Objective The main aim of the present study was to examine the association between the Dietary Inflammatory Index (DII ® ) and academic performance in children. Design School-based cross-sectional study. The DII was calculated based on dietary information obtained from a single 24h dietary recall. Academic performance was assessed by school records provided by the administrative services (i.e. Maths and Language). Setting Porto area (Portugal). S…
Crianças nos parques
Os parques públicos são espaços ao ar livre, que podem contribuir para o aumento da atividade física das crianças. O objetivo deste estudo, partindo da avaliação das características ambientais físicas dos parques, é identificar fatores relatados por crianças usuárias de parques que podem influenciar a sua frequência de utilização dos parques. Estudo descritivo e exploratório de abordagem qualitativa com a aplicação do instrumento EAPRS para avali…
Waist circumference to height ratio predicts inflammatory risk in children
Anthropometric measurements have shown a moderate-to-strong association with the mRNA expression of inflammatory genes and a WHtR of 0.5 could serve as a cut-off point, suggesting increased risk of inflammatory responses
Cross validation of ROC generated thresholds for field assessed aerobic fitness related to weight status and cardiovascular disease risk in portuguese young people
OBJECTIVES: To examine the efficacy of aerobic fitness thresholds in predicting weight status and cardiovascular disease risk (CVD) in young people. METHODS: A cross-sectional school-based study was conducted on 414 Portuguese young people (235 girls and 179 boys) aged 10-16 years (Mean age ± SD = 13.6 ± 1. 8 years). Height and mass were assessed to determine body mass index (BMI). The 20 m multistage shuttle-fitness test (MSFT) was used as an es…
Team Software Development for Aerothermodynamic and Aerodynamic Analysis and Design
Parental perception of neighborhood safety and parents' self reported physical activity might be associated with children's independent mobility. Further research in this topic is needed to explore this possible association
Cardiorespiratory fitness and TV viewing in relation to metabolic risk factors in Portuguese adolescents
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
Associations between body mass index, waist circumference and body shape index with resting blood pressure in Portuguese adolescents
Although BMI and WC significantly predict resting BP in adolescents, the use of ABSI explained a greater amount of the variance in BP in this population. When examining the effect of weight status on BP, researchers should consider use of ABSI alongside BMI
Comparisons between inverted body mass index and body mass index as proxies for body fatness and risk factors for metabolic risk and cardiorespiratory fitness in portuguese adolescents
iBMI offers a biologically sound alternative to BMI to assess the effect of weight status on MRS and CRF in adolescents and allows appropriate use of parametrical statistical techniques without changing the conclusions drawn from such data
The Association between Cardiovascular Disease Risk and Parental Educational Level in Portuguese Children
The aim of this study was to examine any differences in cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk in Portuguese children split by parental educational level. A cross-sectional school-based study was conducted in 2011 on 359 Portuguese children (202 girls and 157 boys) aged 10 to 17 years (mean age ± SD = 13.9 ± 1.98 years). Height and body mass were assessed to determine body mass index (BMI). Parental education level (PEL) was used as a surrogate for so…
Fitness and metabolic syndrome in obese fatty liver children
Obese-fit children with abnormal ALT values have a significant reduction in the likelihood to be classified as having MS, even after adjustments for gender, maturation and BMI, Thus, CRF might be an important factor for tackling fatty liver among obese
A associação entre a proximidade a equipamentos desportivos e a prática de atividade desportiva em adolescentes de 13 anos de idade do Município do Porto, Portugal
O ambiente construído pode influenciar a prática desportiva. O objetivo foi examinar a associação entre a proximidade (500m) de equipamentos desportivos e a participação em atividades desportivas. Foram avaliados 1.175 (54% meninas) estudantes de 13 anos de idade matriculados em escolas públicas e privadas do Município do Porto, Portugal. A atividade desportiva foi avaliada utilizando um questionário autoaplicável. As residências dos participante…
Perceptions of the built environment in relation to physical activity in Portuguese adolescents
A associação entre a proximidade a equipamentos desportivos e a prática de atividade desportiva em adolescentes de 13 anos de idade do Município do Porto, Portugal
O ambiente construído pode influenciar a prática desportiva. O objetivo foi examinar a associação entre a proximidade (500m) de equipamentos desportivos e a participação em atividades desportivas. Foram avaliados 1.175 (54% meninas) estudantes de 13 anos de idade matriculados em escolas públicas e privadas do Município do Porto, Portugal. A atividade desportiva foi avaliada utilizando um questionário autoaplicável. As residências dos participante…
How do the physical and physiological demands of training and official football match for recreational players compare to those of semi-professionals
Playing football at very different competitive levels can lead to different physical and physiological demands. Daily routines of these practitioners can also show differences in terms of leisure time, main professional occupations, among other activities. Therefore, understanding the physical and physiological demands between recreational and Semi-Professional players is crucial for designing appropriate training programs and assessing potential…
Como melhorar a mobilidade ativa em São Paulo, Brasil? Inquérito com lideranças de organizações não governamentais e com gestores públicos e privados
Este estudo teve como objetivo descrever um inquérito quantitativo realizado com lideranças para investigar ações efetivas, viáveis e que podem ser testadas em modelos computacionais para informar políticas de promoção da mobilidade ativa, tendo como base a cidade de São Paulo, Brasil. Em 2022, foi realizado um inquérito online no contexto da pesquisa de Atividade Física e Ambiente do Inquérito de Saúde de São Paulo, acompanhada por representante…
Interação dos fatores sociodemográficos na associação entre fatores psicossociais e transporte ativo para a escola
O objetivo foi investigar a interação dos fatores sociodemográficos na associação dos fatores psicossociais com o transporte ativo para a escola. Foi realizado estudo transversal, conduzido em 2018 com uma amostra de 1.984 estudantes. Os fatores sociodemográficos incluídos foram: sexo, idade, escolaridade dos pais e nível socioeconômico. O apoio social e a autoeficácia foram mensurados por questionários. Caminhar, pedalar ou usar skate foram cons…
Crianças nos parques
Os parques públicos são espaços ao ar livre, que podem contribuir para o aumento da atividade física das crianças. O objetivo deste estudo, partindo da avaliação das características ambientais físicas dos parques, é identificar fatores relatados por crianças usuárias de parques que podem influenciar a sua frequência de utilização dos parques. Estudo descritivo e exploratório de abordagem qualitativa com a aplicação do instrumento EAPRS para avali…
Accelerometer cut-points and youth physical activity prevalence
The purpose of this study was twofold: first, to examine the effects of specific cut-off scoring points (on the estimated prevalence of meeting health-related guidelines for physical activity in youth) and, second, to document the differences in gender physical activity patterns according to two different cut-off points. The sample comprised 62 children (boys n = 23; girls n = 39) aged 8—16 years old. Children wore accelerometers for three consec…
Patterns of daily physical activity during school days in children and adolescents
The purpose of this study was to examine the weekday patterns of moderate‐to‐vigorous physical activity (MVPA) in school children and adolescents and determine if there are periods of the day that are representative of their typical MVPA. The sample comprised 84 subjects (boys, n = 30; girls, n = 54), age 8–15 years old. Daily totals for the physical activity variables were calculated by summing the values from 13hr of physical activity (PA) meas…
Assessment of Childrenís and Adolescentsí Physical Activity Levels
The purpose of this study was twofold: first, to examine the effects of specific cut-off scoring points on the estimated prevalence of meeting health-related guidelines for physical activity in youth and, second, to document the differences in gender physical activity patterns according to two different cut-off points. The sample for the present study comprised 157 children (boys n= 64 and girls n= 93), aged 8 to 16 years old. Based on activities…
Relationship of single measures of cardiorespiratory fitness and obesity in young schoolchildren
The purpose of this study was to examine differences of cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) among weight groups, and the associations of CRF with obesity (body mass index) in a sample of young children. Anthropometric data (height, body mass, and two skinfolds) were collected for 255 healthy children aged 8–10 years (127 boys and 128 girls). Children were placed in three groups (nonobese, overweight, and obese), using body mass index (BMI) sex‐ and a…
Association between overweight and early sexual maturation in Portuguese boys and girls
We conclude that there is an association between early SM and the prevalence of overweight in both genders
Daily differences in patterns of physical activity among overweight/obese children engaged in a physical activity program
The aim of this study was to compare the physical activity of overweight/obese children during days when they attended a physical activity program, and days when they did not. This is a cross‐sectional intervention study of daily physical activity. The participants were referred by family, doctors, or hospital pediatricians to take part in a 10‐month interdisciplinary, outpatient obesity intervention program for children. The subjects included 41…
Active versus passive transportation to school–differences in screen time, socio-economic position and perceived environmental characteristics in adolescent girls
The data of this study showed that lower socio-economic position is associated with active commuting to school and that street connectivity is a predictor of active transportation in adolescent girls
Accelerometer cut-points and youth physical activity prevalence
The purpose of this study was twofold: first, to examine the effects of specific cut-off scoring points (on the estimated prevalence of meeting health-related guidelines for physical activity in youth) and, second, to document the differences in gender physical activity patterns according to two different cut-off points. The sample comprised 62 children (boys n = 23; girls n = 39) aged 8—16 years old. Children wore accelerometers for three consec…
Prevalence of overweight and obesity in a Portuguese sample of adults
The sample of this study comprised 9,991 adults who participated in the Azorean Physical Activity and Health Study, Portugal. Body mass index was calculated from self‐reported weight and height and used as a depended variable. Physical activity was assessed by the International Physical Activity Questionnaire—short version, participants were classified in three categories according to their METs min/week values: low physical activity level, moder…
Relationships between physical activity, obesity and meal frequency in adolescents
The data indicate that increased meal frequency may have a beneficial effect on a reduced BMI. Physical activity and breakfast skipping may be candidate targets for prevention programmes aimed at reducing overweight/obesity among adolescents
Perceptions of the built environment in relation to physical activity in Portuguese adolescents
Perceived neighbourhood environmental characteristics and physical activity according to socioeconomic status in adolescent girls
The study showed that girls of higher SES are more active than those of lower SES and that social background might be associated with differences in neighbourhood environmental perceptions
Comparisons between inverted body mass index and body mass index as proxies for body fatness and risk factors for metabolic risk and cardiorespiratory fitness in portuguese adolescents
iBMI offers a biologically sound alternative to BMI to assess the effect of weight status on MRS and CRF in adolescents and allows appropriate use of parametrical statistical techniques without changing the conclusions drawn from such data
The Association between Cardiovascular Disease Risk and Parental Educational Level in Portuguese Children
The aim of this study was to examine any differences in cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk in Portuguese children split by parental educational level. A cross-sectional school-based study was conducted in 2011 on 359 Portuguese children (202 girls and 157 boys) aged 10 to 17 years (mean age ± SD = 13.9 ± 1.98 years). Height and body mass were assessed to determine body mass index (BMI). Parental education level (PEL) was used as a surrogate for so…
Fitness and metabolic syndrome in obese fatty liver children
Obese-fit children with abnormal ALT values have a significant reduction in the likelihood to be classified as having MS, even after adjustments for gender, maturation and BMI, Thus, CRF might be an important factor for tackling fatty liver among obese
A associação entre a proximidade a equipamentos desportivos e a prática de atividade desportiva em adolescentes de 13 anos de idade do Município do Porto, Portugal
O ambiente construído pode influenciar a prática desportiva. O objetivo foi examinar a associação entre a proximidade (500m) de equipamentos desportivos e a participação em atividades desportivas. Foram avaliados 1.175 (54% meninas) estudantes de 13 anos de idade matriculados em escolas públicas e privadas do Município do Porto, Portugal. A atividade desportiva foi avaliada utilizando um questionário autoaplicável. As residências dos participante…
Cross validation of ROC generated thresholds for field assessed aerobic fitness related to weight status and cardiovascular disease risk in portuguese young people
OBJECTIVES: To examine the efficacy of aerobic fitness thresholds in predicting weight status and cardiovascular disease risk (CVD) in young people. METHODS: A cross-sectional school-based study was conducted on 414 Portuguese young people (235 girls and 179 boys) aged 10-16 years (Mean age ± SD = 13.6 ± 1. 8 years). Height and mass were assessed to determine body mass index (BMI). The 20 m multistage shuttle-fitness test (MSFT) was used as an es…
Team Software Development for Aerothermodynamic and Aerodynamic Analysis and Design
Parental perception of neighborhood safety and parents' self reported physical activity might be associated with children's independent mobility. Further research in this topic is needed to explore this possible association
Cardiorespiratory fitness and TV viewing in relation to metabolic risk factors in Portuguese adolescents
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
Associations between body mass index, waist circumference and body shape index with resting blood pressure in Portuguese adolescents
Although BMI and WC significantly predict resting BP in adolescents, the use of ABSI explained a greater amount of the variance in BP in this population. When examining the effect of weight status on BP, researchers should consider use of ABSI alongside BMI
Waist circumference to height ratio predicts inflammatory risk in children
Anthropometric measurements have shown a moderate-to-strong association with the mRNA expression of inflammatory genes and a WHtR of 0.5 could serve as a cut-off point, suggesting increased risk of inflammatory responses
Dietary inflammatory index and academic performance in children
Objective The main aim of the present study was to examine the association between the Dietary Inflammatory Index (DII ® ) and academic performance in children. Design School-based cross-sectional study. The DII was calculated based on dietary information obtained from a single 24h dietary recall. Academic performance was assessed by school records provided by the administrative services (i.e. Maths and Language). Setting Porto area (Portugal). S…
Crianças nos parques
Os parques públicos são espaços ao ar livre, que podem contribuir para o aumento da atividade física das crianças. O objetivo deste estudo, partindo da avaliação das características ambientais físicas dos parques, é identificar fatores relatados por crianças usuárias de parques que podem influenciar a sua frequência de utilização dos parques. Estudo descritivo e exploratório de abordagem qualitativa com a aplicação do instrumento EAPRS para avali…
Height and body-mass index trajectories of school-aged children and adolescents from 1985 to 2019 in 200 countries and territories
BACKGROUND: Comparable global data on health and nutrition of school-aged children and adolescents are scarce. We aimed to estimate age trajectories and time trends in mean height and mean body-mass index (BMI), which measures weight gain beyond what is expected from height gain, for school-aged children and adolescents. METHODS: For this pooled analysis, we used a database of cardiometabolic risk factors collated by the Non-Communicable Disease …
Neighborhood environmental factors associated with leisure walking in adolescents
OBJECTIVE: To verify the associations of leisure walking with perceived and objective measures of neighborhood environmental factors stratified by gender and socioeconomic status (SES) in Brazilian adolescents. METHODS: Cross-sectional study with a random sample of 1,130 high school students (47.3% girls; aged 14 to 20 years old) from Porto Alegre, Brazil. Leisure walking and SES were self-reported by the adolescents. Perceived environmental fact…
Interação dos fatores sociodemográficos na associação entre fatores psicossociais e transporte ativo para a escola
O objetivo foi investigar a interação dos fatores sociodemográficos na associação dos fatores psicossociais com o transporte ativo para a escola. Foi realizado estudo transversal, conduzido em 2018 com uma amostra de 1.984 estudantes. Os fatores sociodemográficos incluídos foram: sexo, idade, escolaridade dos pais e nível socioeconômico. O apoio social e a autoeficácia foram mensurados por questionários. Caminhar, pedalar ou usar skate foram cons…
Medicine (28 obras) · Demography (23 obras) · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (23 obras) · Physical therapy (13 obras) · Demography (12 obras) · Physical activity (12 obras) · Psychology (12 obras) · Body mass index (11 obras) · Internal Medicine (11 obras) · Obesity (11 obras)