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Ilvis Abelkalns

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Sarcopenia, Diet, Physical Activity and Obesity in European Middle-Aged and Older Adults: The LifeAge Study

2021

The revised European consensus defined sarcopenia as a progressive and generalized skeletal muscle disorder that is associated with an increased likelihood of adverse outcomes including falls, fractures, physical disability and mortality. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of sarcopenia and analyse the influence of diet, physical activity (PA) and obesity index as risk factors of each criteria of sarcopenia. A total of 629 European middle-aged and older adults were enrolled in this cross-sectional study. Anthropometrics were assessed. Self-reported PA and adherence to the Mediterranean diet were evaluated with the Global Physical Activity Questionnaire (GPAQ) and Preventi…

Malemedicine.medical_specialtyPhysical disabilityMediterranean dietphysical condition030209 endocrinology & metabolismlcsh:TX341-641ArticleBody Mass Indexolder peoplesarcopenia03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicineInternal medicinemedicineAnimalsHumansMass indexMuscle StrengthObesity030212 general & internal medicineRisk factorMuscle Skeletaldietary habits; muscle mass; older people; physical condition; sarcopenia; sarcopeniadietary habitsAgedAged 80 and overNutrition and DieteticsAnthropometryHand Strengthbusiness.industryMiddle AgedAnthropometrymusculoskeletal systemmedicine.diseaseObesityDietbody regionsCross-Sectional Studiesmuscle massSarcopeniaRed meatFemaleRabbitsbusinessChickenshuman activitieslcsh:Nutrition. Foods and food supplyFood ScienceNutrients
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Dual Careers of Athletes During COVID-19 Lockdown

2021

This study aimed to investigate the student-athletes' capability to face the academic, sport, and social challenges during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) lockdown and to disclose novel aspects of dual careers. A 32-item online survey encompassing demographic characteristics, sport and university engagement, support and dual-career benefits, physical activity, sitting time, and the time deemed necessary to recover the previous level of performance was developed. Four hundred sixty-seven student-athletes (males: 57%, females: 43%) from 11 countries, competing in 49 different sports (individual: 63.4%, team: 36.6%) at regional (17.5%), national (43.3%), and international (39.2%) level…

2019-20 coronavirus outbreakCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Team sportstudent-athleteeducationlcsh:BF1-990Training timePhysical activitylockdownacademic commitment03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicinePsychologyGeneral PsychologyOriginal ResearchMedical educationbiologyAthletesCOVID-19030229 sport sciencesbiology.organism_classificationSitting timeDual (category theory)lcsh:Psychologyactive lifestylesport commitmentdual-career athletesPsychologyhuman activities030217 neurology & neurosurgeryFrontiers in Psychology
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