List of works by Luísa Aires

A 3-year longitudinal analysis of changes in Body Mass Index.

scientific article published on 21 December 2009

A 3-year longitudinal analysis of changes in fitness, physical activity, fatness and screen time.

scientific article published in January 2010

Adiponectin and markers of metabolic syndrome in obese children and adolescents: impact of 8-mo regular physical exercise program

scientific article published on 12 May 2014

Association between time spent in sedentary, moderate to vigorous physical activity, body mass index, cardiorespiratory fitness and blood pressure.

scientific article published on 11 May 2009

Association of physical fitness and body mass index in youth

scientific article published in August 2008

Associations between sports participation, levels of moderate to vigorous physical activity and cardiorespiratory fitness in childrenand adolescents

scientific article published on 30 April 2013

Associations of cardiorespiratory fitness in children and adolescents with physical activity, active commuting to school, and screen time

scientific article published in September 2011

Bilirubin is independently associated with oxidized LDL levels in young obese patients.

scientific article published on 23 January 2015

Body fat percentage is a major determinant of total bilirubin independently of UGT1A1*28 polymorphism in young obese.

scientific article

Cardiorespiratory fitness associates with metabolic risk independent of central adiposity.

scientific article published on 4 April 2013

Central fat influences cardiac autonomic function in obese and overweight girls

scientific article published on 3 June 2011

Comparison between CDC and WHO BMI z-score and their relation with metabolic risk markers in Northern Portuguese obese adolescents

scientific article published on 8 April 2015

Daily differences in patterns of physical activity among overweight/obese children engaged in a physical activity program

scientific article

Effect of a pilot multi-component intervention on motor performance and metabolic risks in overweight/obese youth.

scientific article published on 20 March 2018

Examining the utility of thresholds for aerobic fitness related to resting blood pressure and BMI in Portuguese children.

scientific article published on 8 September 2014

Exercise intervention and cardiovascular risk factors in obese children. Comparison between obese youngsters taking part in a physical activity school-based programme with and without individualised diet counselling: the ACORDA project

scientific article published on 21 July 2015

Fitness and metabolic syndrome in obese fatty liver children

scientific article published on 04 October 2012

Heart rate variability, adiposity, and physical activity in prepubescent children

scientific article published on 28 March 2015

Impact of a School-Based Intervention Protocol - ACORDA Project - On Adipokines in An Overweight and Obese Pediatric Population

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Influence of activity patterns in fitness during youth.

scientific article published on 29 February 2012

Intensity of physical activity, cardiorespiratory fitness, and body mass index in youth.

scientific article published in January 2010

Inverted BMI rather than BMI is a better predictor of DEXA determined body fatness in children

scientific article published on 8 January 2014

Normative and criterion-related standards for shuttle run performance in youth

scientific article published in May 2012

Physical Activity is Related to Fatty Liver Marker in Obese Youth, Independently of Central Obesity or Cardiorespiratory Fitness

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Physical exercise intervention at school improved hepcidin, inflammation, and iron metabolism in overweight and obese children and adolescents.

scientific article published on 12 June 2017

Prevalence of overweight and obesity in a Portuguese sample of adults: results from the Azorean Physical Activity and Health Study

scientific article published in January 2008