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Alex Pinheiro Gordia

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Silva Filho R, Sasaki J, Gordia A, Andaki A
Int J Environ Res Public Health . 2023 Jan; 20(2). PMID: 36673819
Sedentary behavior (SB) is a risk factor for chronic non-communicable diseases. This study aimed to assess the effects of an extracurricular physical exercise program and health advice on SB in...
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Quadros T, Gordia A, Andaki A, Mendes E, Mota J, Silva L
Rev Bras Epidemiol . 2019 Mar; 22:e190017. PMID: 30916142
Objective: To determine the predictive power of body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), and waist-to-height ratio (WHtR), and their respective cut-off points for high blood pressure (BP) screening in...
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Quadros T, Gordia A, Andaki A, Mendes E, Mota J, Silva L
J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab . 2018 Dec; 32(1):49-55. PMID: 30530900
Background Anthropometric indicators are associated with cardiometabolic risk factors (CMRF), but there is no consensus as to which indicator is the most suitable to screen for clustered CMRF. This study...
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de Souza Oliveira C, Gordia A, Quadros T
Rev Salud Publica (Bogota) . 2018 Sep; 19(5):617-623. PMID: 30183808
Objective: To evaluate changes in the physical activity level (PAL) of students within the first two years of studies and their association with access to health information and places for...
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Quadros T, Gordia A, Silva L
Rev Paul Pediatr . 2017 Oct; 35(3):340-350. PMID: 28977298
Objective: To conduct a systematic review of the literature on the ability of anthropometric indicators to predict clustered cardiometabolic risk factors (CMRF) in children and adolescents. Data Source: Studies published...
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Quadros T, Gordia A, Mota J, Silva L
Arch Endocrinol Metab . 2016 Dec; 60(6):526-531. PMID: 27901183
Objectives: To evaluate the ability of BMI, WC and WHtR to discriminate hyperglycemia in young people, and to determine whether there is an increase in the accuracy with the addition...
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Gordia A, Quadros T, Mota J, Silva L
Pediatr Exerc Sci . 2016 Jul; 29(1):121-130. PMID: 27427814
Purpose: Weight status-referenced pedometer step-count guidelines for young people have been developed for populations from high-income countries and may not be applicable to middle- and low-income countries. The objectives of...
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Quadros T, Gordia A, Silva L, Silva D, Mota J
Cad Saude Publica . 2016 Mar; 32(2):e00181514. PMID: 26958824
This study focused on the prevalence of dyslipidemia, high blood glucose, and high blood pressure in scho-olchildren and the associations with demographic, socioeconomic, biological, and behavior factors using a cross-sectional...
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Gordia A, Quadros T, Silva L, Mota J
Ann Hum Biol . 2015 Oct; 43(5):423-9. PMID: 26479698
Background: The use of step count and TV viewing time to discriminate youngsters with hyperglycaemia is still a matter of debate. Aim: To establish cut-off values for step count and...
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Gordia A, Quadros T, Silva L, dos Santos G
Rev Paul Pediatr . 2015 Aug; 33(4):400-6. PMID: 26298654
Objective: To investigate the knowledge and guidance given by pediatricians regarding physical activity in childhood and adolescence. Methods: A cross-sectional study involving a convenience sample of pediatricians (n=210) who participated...