List of works - Maria Paula Santos

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

scientific article published on 21 December 2009

Active travel to school, BMI and participation in organised and non-organised physical activity among Portuguese adolescents

scientific article published on 6 October 2009

Active versus passive transportation to school-differences in screen time, socio-economic position and perceived environmental characteristics in adolescent girls

scientific article published in May 2007

Association between overweight and early sexual maturation in Portuguese boys and girls

article

Associations between body mass index, waist circumference and body shape index with resting blood pressure in Portuguese adolescents

article

Cardiorespiratory fitness and TV viewing in relation to metabolic risk factors in Portuguese adolescents

scientific article published on 18 January 2013

Cardiorespiratory fitness status and body mass index change over time: a 2-year longitudinal study in elementary school children

scientific article published in January 2009

Comparisons between inverted body mass index and body mass index as proxies for body fatness and risk factors for metabolic risk and cardiorespiratory fitness in Portuguese adolescents.

scientific article published on 27 June 2012

Cross validation of ROC generated thresholds for field assessed aerobic fitness related to weight status and cardiovascular disease risk in Portuguese young people

scientific article

Data for action: the use of formative research to design a school-based intervention programme to increase physical activity in adolescents.

scientific article

Dietary inflammatory index and academic performance in children

scientific article published on 08 August 2018

Differences between weekday and weekend levels of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity in Thai adolescents

scientific article published on 24 September 2012

Differences in leisure-time activities according to level of physical activity in adolescents.

scientific article published in March 2008

Effect of Recombinant Human Erythropoietin in a Rat Model of Moderate Chronic Renal Failure - Focus on Inflammation, Oxidative Stress and Function/Renoprotection

Fitness and metabolic syndrome in obese fatty liver children

scientific article published on 04 October 2012

Gender Differences in the Domain-Specific Contributions to Moderate-to-Vigorous Physical Activity, Accessed by GPS.

scientific article

Independent mobility and its relationship with moderate-to-vigorous physical activity in middle-school Portuguese boys and girls

scientific article

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

International Physical Activity and Built Environment Study of adolescents: IPEN Adolescent design, protocol and measures

publication published on 18 January 2021

Is walking to school associated with improved metabolic health?

scientific article published on 29 January 2013

Leisure time physical activity, screen time, social background, and environmental variables in adolescents

scientific article published on 01 August 2007

Modifiable lifestyle behavior patterns, sedentary time and physical activity contexts: a cluster analysis among middle school boys and girls in the SALTA study.

scientific article published on 6 April 2013

Neighborhood and physical activities of Portuguese adolescents.

scientific article

Obese girls differences in neighbourhood perceptions, screen time and socioeconomic status according to level of physical activity

scientific article published on 01 February 2008

Parental physical activity, safety perceptions and children's independent mobility

scientific article

Perceived neighborhood environments and physical activity in an elderly sample

scientific article published on 01 April 2007

Perception of the social and built environment and physical activity among Northeastern Brazil adolescents

scientific article published on 10 December 2010

Perceptions of the built environment in relation to physical activity in Portuguese adolescents

scientific article published on 20 September 2008

Physical activity and school recess time: Differences between the sexes and the relationship between children's playground physical activity and habitual physical activity

scientific article published on 01 March 2005

Physical activity and sedentary behaviors in adolescents

scientific article published on 01 August 2005

Playing outdoor and practising sport: A study of physical activity levels in Portuguese children

scientific article published on 7 September 2016

Relationship of single measures of cardiorespiratory fitness and obesity in young schoolchildren

scientific article published on 01 May 2006

Relationships between physical activity, obesity and meal frequency in adolescents.

scientific article

Socioeconomic status and objectively measured physical activity in Thai adolescents.

scientific article published on 14 March 2013

The association between cardiovascular disease risk and parental educational level in Portuguese children.

scientific article published on December 2012

The association between proximity to sports facilities and participation in sports among 13-year-olds in the city of Porto, Portugal

scientific article published in March 2012

The physical activity behaviors outside school and BMI in adolescents.

scientific article published in November 2010

Urban Green Spaces, Greenness Exposure and Species Richness in Residential Environments and Relations with Physical Activity and BMI in Portuguese Adolescents

scientific article published in 2021

Waist circumference to height ratio predicts inflammatory risk in children.

scientific article published on 26 October 2016

Walking and body mass index in a Portuguese sample of adults: a multilevel analysis

scientific article published on 24 June 2009

Which social support and psychological factors are associated to active commuting to school?

scientific article published on March 2014

["Physical fitness of institutionalized elderly: comparative analysis with reference values"]

scientific article published on 01 March 2008

[Interaction of sociodemographic factors in the association between psychosocial factors and active commuting to school]

scientific article published on 01 June 2020

[Validity and reproducibility of a physical activity questionnaire for adolescents: adapting the Self-Administered Physical Activity Checklist]

scientific article published on 01 March 2012

List of works by Maria Paula Santos

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

Active travel to school, BMI and participation in organised and non-organised physical activity among Portuguese adolescents

Active versus passive transportation to school-differences in screen time, socio-economic position and perceived environmental characteristics in adolescent girls

Association between overweight and early sexual maturation in Portuguese boys and girls

Associations between body mass index, waist circumference and body shape index with resting blood pressure in Portuguese adolescents

Cardiorespiratory fitness and TV viewing in relation to metabolic risk factors in Portuguese adolescents

Cardiorespiratory fitness status and body mass index change over time: a 2-year longitudinal study in elementary school children

Comparisons between inverted body mass index and body mass index as proxies for body fatness and risk factors for metabolic risk and cardiorespiratory fitness in Portuguese adolescents.

Cross validation of ROC generated thresholds for field assessed aerobic fitness related to weight status and cardiovascular disease risk in Portuguese young people

Data for action: the use of formative research to design a school-based intervention programme to increase physical activity in adolescents.

Dietary inflammatory index and academic performance in children

Differences between weekday and weekend levels of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity in Thai adolescents

Differences in leisure-time activities according to level of physical activity in adolescents.

Effect of Recombinant Human Erythropoietin in a Rat Model of Moderate Chronic Renal Failure - Focus on Inflammation, Oxidative Stress and Function/Renoprotection

Fitness and metabolic syndrome in obese fatty liver children

Gender Differences in the Domain-Specific Contributions to Moderate-to-Vigorous Physical Activity, Accessed by GPS.

Independent mobility and its relationship with moderate-to-vigorous physical activity in middle-school Portuguese boys and girls

Influence of activity patterns in fitness during youth.

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

International Physical Activity and Built Environment Study of adolescents: IPEN Adolescent design, protocol and measures

Is walking to school associated with improved metabolic health?

Leisure time physical activity, screen time, social background, and environmental variables in adolescents

Modifiable lifestyle behavior patterns, sedentary time and physical activity contexts: a cluster analysis among middle school boys and girls in the SALTA study.

Neighborhood and physical activities of Portuguese adolescents.

Obese girls differences in neighbourhood perceptions, screen time and socioeconomic status according to level of physical activity

Parental physical activity, safety perceptions and children's independent mobility

Perceived neighborhood environments and physical activity in an elderly sample

Perception of the social and built environment and physical activity among Northeastern Brazil adolescents

Perceptions of the built environment in relation to physical activity in Portuguese adolescents

Physical activity and school recess time: Differences between the sexes and the relationship between children's playground physical activity and habitual physical activity

Physical activity and sedentary behaviors in adolescents

Playing outdoor and practising sport: A study of physical activity levels in Portuguese children

Relationship of single measures of cardiorespiratory fitness and obesity in young schoolchildren

Relationships between physical activity, obesity and meal frequency in adolescents.

Socioeconomic status and objectively measured physical activity in Thai adolescents.

The association between cardiovascular disease risk and parental educational level in Portuguese children.

The association between proximity to sports facilities and participation in sports among 13-year-olds in the city of Porto, Portugal

The physical activity behaviors outside school and BMI in adolescents.

Urban Green Spaces, Greenness Exposure and Species Richness in Residential Environments and Relations with Physical Activity and BMI in Portuguese Adolescents

Waist circumference to height ratio predicts inflammatory risk in children.

Walking and body mass index in a Portuguese sample of adults: a multilevel analysis

Which social support and psychological factors are associated to active commuting to school?

["Physical fitness of institutionalized elderly: comparative analysis with reference values"]

[Interaction of sociodemographic factors in the association between psychosocial factors and active commuting to school]

[Validity and reproducibility of a physical activity questionnaire for adolescents: adapting the Self-Administered Physical Activity Checklist]