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Andrés Vivas

Researcher at Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte

Publications -  16
Citations -  258

Andrés Vivas is an academic researcher from Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte. The author has contributed to research in topics: Waist-to-height ratio & Body adiposity index. The author has an hindex of 10, co-authored 16 publications receiving 184 citations. Previous affiliations of Andrés Vivas include Universidad Manuela Beltrán & Del Rosario University.

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Initial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on physical activity and sedentary behavior in hypertensive older adults: An accelerometer-based analysis.

TL;DR: The COVID-19 pandemic may elicit unhealthy changes in movement behavior in hypertensive older adults and lower PA, higher and more prolonged SB on the weekend are the main features of the behavioral changes.
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Metabolic Syndrome and Associated Factors in a Population-Based Sample of Schoolchildren in Colombia: The FUPRECOL Study

TL;DR: The prevalence of metabolic syndrome was higher in obese than in non-obese schoolchildren, and diagnoses in schoolchildren strongly depend on the definition chosen, which may be relevant to health promotion efforts for Colombian youth.
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Normative Reference Values for Handgrip Strength in Colombian Schoolchildren: The FUPRECOL Study.

TL;DR: The HBZ data indicated that a higher overall percentage of boys than girls at each age group fell into the “Needs Improvement” zone, with differences particularly pronounced during adolescence.
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Triceps and Subscapular Skinfold Thickness Percentiles and Cut-Offs for Overweight and Obesity in a Population-Based Sample of Schoolchildren and Adolescents in Bogota, Colombia

TL;DR: The results provide sex- and age-specific normative reference standards for skinfold thickness values from a population from Bogotá, Colombia, and show that subscapular and triceps skinfolds and T + SS have a high discriminatory power in the identification of overweight and obesity in the sample population in this study.