Francisco Jose Gondim Pitanga
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Recent Articles
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Santos C, Maia H, Pitanga F, de Almeida M, da Fonseca M, de Aquino E, et al.
J Cachexia Sarcopenia Muscle
. 2025 Feb;
16(1):e13723.
PMID: 39966694
Background: Hand grip strength (HGS) may represent an epidemiologically relevant alternative as an initial screening tool for sarcopenia and sarcopenic obesity. However, no study evaluated the performance capacity of HGS...
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Pitanga F, Matsudo V, Guedes D
Front Sports Act Living
. 2025 Feb;
7:1547197.
PMID: 39902136
No abstract available.
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Pitanga F, Matsudo V
Int J Environ Res Public Health
. 2024 Jun;
21(6).
PMID: 38928973
Dengue is an endemic disease in tropical countries, mainly in South America, Southwest Asia, and Africa, which, despite having a low lethality rate, can overwhelm health systems. Strengthening the immune...
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de Araujo M, de Almeida M, Alvim Matos S, da Fonseca M, Pitanga C, Pitanga F
Int J Environ Res Public Health
. 2023 Aug;
20(15).
PMID: 37569041
Introduction: Abdominal obesity is a pattern of obesity that has been considered a public health problem. Physical activity is considered an important factor for the prevention of abdominal obesity. Increased...
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Scaranni P, Griep R, Pitanga F, Barreto S, Alvim Matos S, da Fonseca M
BMC Public Health
. 2023 Feb;
23(1):305.
PMID: 36765304
Background: Work from home (WFH) can impact workers´ sedentary behaviors and levels of physical activity. The aim of this study was to estimate the association between WFH and workers´ sedentary...
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Moreira P, de Matos S, Pitanga F, Giatti L, Barreto S, Griep R, et al.
Int J Environ Res Public Health
. 2022 Nov;
19(21).
PMID: 36361115
Background: This study aimed to verify the association between Sedentary Behavior (SB) and performance on cognitive function tests in middle-aged and elderly adults. Methods: This cross-sectional study included 6505 participants...
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Pitanga F, Almeida M, Duncan B, Mill J, Giatti L, Molina M, et al.
Int J Environ Res Public Health
. 2022 Nov;
19(21).
PMID: 36361033
The regular practice of physical activity (PA) can reduce the chance of aggravation of the disease and lower rates of hospitalization and mortality from COVID-19, but few studies have analyzed...
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Pitanga F
Int J Environ Res Public Health
. 2022 Nov;
19(21).
PMID: 36360716
The importance of physical activity for the cardiovascular, metabolic and mental health systems with its repercussions for public health has been studied for some time, although further studies are needed...
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Santos C, Fraga-Maia H, Pitanga F, Almeida M, Fonseca M, Aquino E, et al.
Br J Nutr
. 2022 Nov;
130(4):575-587.
PMID: 36329652
This study aimed to identify patterns of anthropometric trajectories throughout life and to analyse their association with the occurrence of sarcopenia in people from the Longitudinal Study of Adult Health...
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Alvim Matos S, Amorim L, Pitanga F, Luisa Patrao A, Barreto S, Chor D, et al.
Cad Saude Publica
. 2021 Oct;
37(9):e00168918.
PMID: 34669771
The objective of the present study was to evaluate the association between social position and anthropometric status in women and men Brazilian adult. This was a cross-sectional study that used...