Arterial Blood pressure (BP) is influenced by numerous factors. Guidelines on measurement of BP contain recommendations on the position of the back by advising that the subject should sit with back supported. The objectives of this work are: i) to determine whether unsupported back during BP measurement in sitting position has significant effect on BP, ii) to determine the relationship between ...

High blood pressure (BP) is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular diseases. Therefore, optimal precision in measurement of BP is appropriate in clinical and research studies. In this work, anthropometric characteristics including age, height, weight, body mass index (BMI), and arm circumference (AC) were used as independent predictor variables for the prediction of BP reactivity t...

OBJECTIVE To verify the correlation between handgrip strength (HGS) and flexibility with age and anthropometric variables in the elderly. METHODS This was a cross-sectional home-based study of elderly individuals enrolled in the Family Health Strategy of Campina Grande/PB. Gender, age, HGS, flexibility, arm muscle circumference (AMC), corrected arm muscle area (CAMA), and body mass index (BMI...

The knowledge on morphological development and their impact motor skills in short distance athletes should be one of the main preoccupations athletics coaches, because any scientific research field physical culture sports is concerned with proving evaluation anthropological characteristics which are responsible achieving success athletics.The purpose this paper to prove some anthropometric, mot...