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Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism
Amanda Schenatto Ferreira, Benjamin F. Mentiplay, Bianca Taborda, Marcella Ferraz Pazzinatto, Fabio Micolis de Azevedo, Danilo De Oliveira Silva
Summary: This study compared body mass index (BMI), body fat, and skeletal muscle mass in individuals with patellofemoral pain (PFP) and pain-free individuals. The results showed that women with PFP had higher BMI, body fat, and lower skeletal muscle mass compared to pain-free women. However, there were no significant differences in these measures between men with PFP and their pain-free counterparts. Therefore, BMI and body composition should be taken into consideration when evaluating and managing individuals with PFP, especially in women.
JOURNAL OF SPORT AND HEALTH SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Pediatrics
Caroline Brand, Camila Felin Fochesatto, Arieli Fernandes Dias, Anelise Reis Gaya, Clarice Maria de Lucena Martins, Jane Dagmar Pollo Renner, Cezane Priscila Reuter, Roya Kelishadi
Summary: This study confirmed the association between children's body mass index and mother's obesity, with children's physical fitness playing a moderating role. Higher BMI and lower physical fitness levels in children and adolescents were linked to maternal obesity. Physical fitness acts as a protective factor against high BMI in youths with obese mothers.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
(2021)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Ijioma Okorie, Adaeze Christiana Okorie
Summary: This study was conducted in a special treatment center in Nigeria to explore the influence of socioeconomic status on people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA). The results revealed that a significant percentage of PLWHA had poor nutrition knowledge, but a majority of them had a positive attitude towards nutrition. The study also found a high prevalence of malnutrition among PLWHA. Gender, age, and education level were found to have significant impacts on BMI, skinfold status, and nutrition knowledge of PLWHA. Good nutrition knowledge, attitude, and improved socioeconomic characteristics were identified as important factors for the care of PLWHA, leading to overall societal health.
FRONTIERS IN NUTRITION
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Ziyad Ahmed Abdo, Semira Ahmed Seid, Aynye Negesse Woldekiros
Summary: Establishing a positive body image is crucial for adolescents' physical and mental health, but there is a lack of information in this regard in the study setting. This study aimed to assess the self-perception of adolescents' physical appearance and its associated factors in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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Health Care Sciences & Services
Monika Stanaszek, Jaroslaw Fugiel, Slawomir Koziel, Anna Sebastjan, Agnieszka Suder, Zofia Ignasiak, Louise A. Kelly
Summary: The study shows that winter outdoor physical activity has positive effects on somatic parameters, body composition, and motor performance of adult men. Participants involved in regular physical activity during winter season experienced a decrease in body fat mass, waist circumference, and abdominal obesity indicators, as well as an increase in skeletal muscle mass. They also showed improvements in flexibility, upper limb movement speed, hand and forearm muscle grip strength, lower torso strength, and cardiorespiratory endurance.
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Endocrinology & Metabolism
Sura M. Alwash, H. David McIntyre, Jake Najman, Abdullah Mamun
Summary: Higher triceps skinfold thickness at age 5 is associated with increased risk of gestational diabetes mellitus, independent of BMI.
OBESITY RESEARCH & CLINICAL PRACTICE
(2022)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Raquel Vaquero-Cristobal, Ana Catarina-Moreira, Francisco Esparza-Ros, Carlos Barrigas, Mario Albaladejo-Saura, Filomena Vieira
Summary: This study analyzed the evolution of skinfold readings under skinfold caliper pressure using the Lipowise PRO digital skinfold caliper. The results showed that the reading time and time to reach stability of skinfolds were influenced and varied between genders.
JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF SPORTS NUTRITION
(2023)
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Leah Gilbert, Dan Yedu Quansah, Amar Arhab, Sybille Schenk, Justine Gross, Stefano Lanzi, Bobby Stuijfzand, Alain Lacroix, Antje J. Horsch, Jardena Puder
Summary: This study aimed to improve the outcomes of both mothers and infants with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) through a lifestyle intervention. The results showed no significant differences in birth, anthropometric, and psychobehavioral outcomes in offspring between the intervention and usual-care groups at birth and up to one year. However, after adjusting for maternal age, offspring sex, and age, there was a borderline significant difference in birth length, with offspring in the intervention group being slightly shorter.
FRONTIERS IN ENDOCRINOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Glen E. Duncan, Ally Avery, Jennifer L. M. Thorson, Eric E. Nilsson, Daniel Beck, Michael K. Skinner
Summary: An epigenome-wide association study on monozygotic twins revealed that physical activity can promote systemic epigenetic alterations and impact metabolic risk factors. The study analyzed differences in body mass index, physical activity levels, and neighborhood walkability between twin pairs and identified DNA methylation alterations associated with reduced metabolic parameters. The study also identified genes related to vigorous physical activity, metabolic risk factors, and sex.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2022)
Article
Physiology
Qingmei Wang, Junwei Qian, Haoran Pan, Qianqian Ju
Summary: Background: Recent studies have shown a decline in students' fitness levels, which is important for their overall health and academic performance. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between body composition and upper limb physical fitness in Chinese students and identify the factors contributing to low physical fitness levels. The results showed an increase in male students' Body-Mass-Index (BMI) and a decrease in upper limb physical fitness. Body composition was found to be a predictor of upper limb physical fitness, and students with better body composition had higher grip strength, drape height, and anaerobic power.
FRONTIERS IN PHYSIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Ambarish Pandey, Anurag Mehta, Amanda Paluch, Hongyan Ning, Mercedes R. Carnethon, Norrina B. Allen, Erin D. Michos, Jarett D. Berry, Donald M. Lloyd-Jones, John T. Wilkins
Summary: The study found that the American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology pooled cohort equations accurately predict 10-year atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease risk across all levels of physical activity, without a significant change in performance when self-reported leisure-time physical activity is added to the prediction model.
Article
Pediatrics
Guoqing Liu, Rongkai Hao, Xiaotian Li, Yucheng Gao, Wenjie Li, Meijie Zhang
Summary: The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between varying levels of obesity and physical fitness test scores among Chinese adolescents and investigate gender differences in physical fitness and overall health. Data collected from the DYH health database included height, weight, and various physical fitness indicators. Results showed a significant relationship between body mass index (BMI) levels and physical fitness test scores, with normal-weight boys achieving the highest scores and underweight girls scoring slightly higher than those with a normal weight. Gender differences were observed, with boys showing an inverted U-shaped association between BMI and physical fitness, while girls displayed an inverse relationship, possibly due to cultural expectations of thinness and beauty.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Guoyang Qin, Yong Qin, Bin Liu
Summary: Existing studies on physical fitness levels among high school students are limited in evaluating the levels comprehensively. This study investigates the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and physical fitness index (PFI) by examining five physical fitness indicators.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Pediatrics
Sabrina Koechli, Arne Deiseroth, Christoph Hauser, Lukas Streese, Arno Schmidt-Trucksaess, Oliver Faude, Henner Hanssen
Summary: This study found that childhood obesity was associated with higher central pulse pressure but lower augmentation of the reflected pulse wave in children. Physical activity and fitness have the potential to improve vascular hemodynamics in susceptible children. Gender also has an impact on pulse wave reflection parameters.
FRONTIERS IN PEDIATRICS
(2021)
Article
Pediatrics
Joanna Baj-Korpak, Kamil Zaworski, Marian J. Stelmach, Piotr Lichograj, Marek Wochna
Summary: The findings of the study indicate the need for physical activity promotion programs for children and adolescents. These programs should form the basis of a national health policy aimed at improving physical fitness among young people.
FRONTIERS IN PEDIATRICS
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Biological
Ursula Hess, Ruben Arslan, Heidi Mauersberger, Christophe Blaison, Michael Dufner, Jaap J. A. Denissen, Matthias Ziegler
Article
Environmental Sciences
Lena Laemmle, Matthias Ziegler
Summary: The study found an association between the Dark Triad personality traits and self-harming behavior, even in situations where individuals may harm themselves. Different triggers for self-harm were associated with different responses from the Dark Triad traits, suggesting a vulnerable aspect to this personality profile.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(2021)
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Simone Kirst, Robert Diehm, Katharina Boegl, Sabine Wilde-Etzold, Christiane Bach, Michele Noterdaeme, Luise Poustka, Matthias Ziegler, Isabel Dziobek
Summary: Serious games are a promising means of fostering socio-emotional skills in children on the autism spectrum. This study found that a six-week training with a parent-assisted serious game had moderate effects on emotional awareness, emotion regulation, and autism social symptomatology. However, it failed to induce lasting changes in empathy and emotion recognition.
BEHAVIOUR RESEARCH AND THERAPY
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Jan-Felix Palnau, Matthias Ziegler, Lena Laemmle
Summary: Behavioral change interventions that target individuals' barriers and benefits of reducing animal product consumption can effectively promote the reduction of such consumption. A segmentation analysis based on inhibitors and facilitators of meat reduction revealed five distinct dietary groups, which differed in the consumption of animal products, personality traits, and dark triad traits. This study provides new insights and targets for future intervention design.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Lena Laemmle, Eike von Lindern, Dorothee Rummel, Mark Michaeli, Matthias Ziegler
Summary: This study found that people experience a sense of relatedness to cities and nature, which influences their perceptions of urban environments. The research also revealed the complexity of interactions between factors such as attractiveness, preference, mental fatigue, and activating effects in different types of environments.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Laura Scholaske, Nida E. E. Sari, Matthias Ziegler
Summary: Psychological stress experiences are influential in the development of ethnic health disparities. The use of questionnaires in different languages for investigating such relationships can introduce biased measurements, especially when the construct being measured is closely related to cultural experiences. This study applied the culture, comprehension, and translation bias (CCT) procedure to examine language-related biases in the measurement of stress experience among people of Turkish origin in Germany. The results revealed trait-specific item biases in the Multidimensional Acculturative Stress Inventory (MASI), highlighting the importance of testing item biases to improve the study of stress experiences in the context of ethnic health disparities.
PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Marianna Massimilla Rusche, Matthias Ziegler
Summary: This study aimed to develop a culturally sensitive Gkn test for the German population and provide initial evidence for the psychometric quality of the scores. The results support a hierarchical model similar to curriculum-based tests, with one factor at the top and three narrower factors below (Humanities, Science, Civics), each of which can be further divided into smaller knowledge facets.
JOURNAL OF INTELLIGENCE
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Social
Lena Roemer, Gundula Stoll, James Rounds, Matthias Ziegler
Summary: Recent contributions propose integrating a state perspective into the conceptualization of vocational interests, allowing for a closer examination of the relations between interests and vocational outcomes. In a study of 217 university students, state investigative interest was examined in daily life, and its associations with person- and situation-related constructs were explored. The results showed that specific situation characteristics, openness, happiness, and current social student role were associated with state investigative interest. The findings highlight the systematic nature and psychological relevance of state vocational interests.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PERSONALITY
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Applied
Agnieszka Golec de Zavala, Oliver Keenan, Matthias Ziegler, Pawel Ciesielski, Julia E. Wahl, Magdalena Mazurkiewicz
Summary: A randomized-controlled-trial study found that mobile-phone app-based mindfulness training can improve wellbeing and increase self-transcendent emotions, such as gratitude, self-compassion, and awe. Regardless of interindividual variance, the training increased wellbeing and all self-transcendent emotions. Changes in all self-transcendent emotions were positively associated with changes in wellbeing, and the strength of these associations was similar in the waiting-list group and the training group. More studies are needed to examine whether the effects of mindfulness practice on wellbeing are driven by increases in self-transcendent emotions. The study was conducted over 6 weeks during the COVID-19 pandemic. The results indicate that mindfulness training is an easily accessible and effective intervention supporting eudaimonic wellbeing in the face of adversity.
APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY-HEALTH AND WELL BEING
(2023)
Article
Psychiatry
Simon Ladwig, Matthias Ziegler, Martin Suedmeyer, Katja Werheid
Summary: This study developed an acute phase prediction scale that accurately identifies individuals with low risk of depression 6 months after stroke. The scale provides potential for early intervention and treatment.
JOURNAL OF THE ACADEMY OF CONSULTATION-LIAISON PSYCHIATRY
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Social
Kai T. Horstmann, John F. Rauthmann, Ryne A. Sherman, Matthias Ziegler
Summary: Through two studies, it has been found that situation perception, affect, and personality traits contribute uniquely to the explanation of self-reported behavior, with situation perceptions and behavioral states still coherent even after controlling for affect.
JOURNAL OF PERSONALITY AND SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Psychology, Social
Andrea Nickisch, Marina Palazova, Matthias Ziegler
PERSONALITY AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES
(2020)
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Matthias Ziegler, Kai T. Horstmann, Johanna Ziegler
PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT
(2019)
Article
Psychology, Social
Kai T. Horstmann, Matthias Ziegler
PERSONALITY AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES
(2019)
Article
Psychology, Applied
Esther Kroll, Matthias Ziegler
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SELECTION AND ASSESSMENT
(2016)