Valter Paulo Neves Miranda

Dr. Valter Paulo Neves Miranda

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16Years (2011-Present)

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17 April 2020 in Public Health Nutrition
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Paulo Roberto dos Santos AmorimPaulo Roberto dos Santos Amorim
Paulo Roberto dos Santos Amorim
RBRonaldo R Bastos
Ronaldo R Bastos
VSVitor Gb Souza
Vitor Gb Souza
EFEliane R Faria
Eliane R Faria
SPSilvia E Priore
Silvia E Priore
Objective: To investigate the association between body image disorders and the lifestyle and body composition of female adolescents.Design: Cross-sectional study.Setting: The Body Shape Questionnaire (BSQ) and Silhouette Scale and Sociocultural Attitudes Towards Appearance Questionnaire-3 were used to evaluate the participants’ body image. Body composition was evaluated by a Dual-Energy X-ray Absorptiometry equipment, and lifestyles were identified by latent class analysis (LCA) using the poLCA package for R.Participants: Female adolescents aged 14–19 years old, in the city of Viçosa-MG, Brazil.Results: In total, 405 girls participated in the study. Almost half of the participants were dissatisfied with their current physical appearance (51·4 %), presented body perception distortions (52·9 %). 47·3 % of the adolescents were dissatisfied with their body according to the BSQ, and another 8 % severely so. Subjects with an ‘Inactive and Sedentary’ latent lifestyle were 1·71 times as likely to feel dissatisfied as those with active and sedentary or inactive and non-sedentary lifestyles (95 % CI 1·08, 2·90, P = 0·047). Body image disorders showed an association with decreased amounts of moderate and vigorous physical activity, high screen time, increased alcohol consumption and excess body fat.Conclusions: Particular patterns of lifestyle and body composition seem to be associated in female adolescents with dissatisfaction with, distortion of and excessive concern about appearance. Specifically, physical inactivity, sedentary behaviour, alcohol consumption and high body fat percentage may be strongly linked to body image disorders.

19 August 2021 in PLOS ONE
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Valter Paulo Neves Miranda
DCDanilo Reis Coimbra
Danilo Reis Coimbra
RBRonaldo Rocha Bastos
Ronaldo Rocha Bastos
MJMárcio Vidigal Miranda Júnior
Márcio Vidigal Miranda Júnior
PAPaulo Roberto dos Santos Amorim
Paulo Roberto dos Santos Amorim
Background: Currently, adolescents’ lifestyle is commonly characterized by physical inactivity, sedentary behavior, and inappropriate eating habits in general. A person-oriented approach as Latent Class Analysis (LCA) can offer more insight than a variable-centered approach when investigating lifestyle practices, habits, and behaviors of adolescent population. Objective: The aim of the present study was to assess which variables are mostly used to represent the physical activity level, sedentary behavior SB) and nutritional habit in the adolescents’ lifestyle in studies that used the LCA. Design: Scoping review. Methods: The study was a performed in accordance with the proposed criteria for systematic reviews and meta-analyses—Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses and registered in PROSPERO (CRD42018108444). The original articles were searched in MEDLINE/PubMed, Scopus, ScienceDirect, Web of Science, PsycINFO, and SPORTdiscus. The Quality Assessment Tool analyzed the risk of bias of the included studies. Results: 30 original articles were selected. The physical activity level (28 studies), SB and nutritional habits (18 studies) were the most common variable used to evaluate the adolescent’s lifestyle by LCA model. Specifically, physical inactivity and high SB were the manifest variables with higher frequency in the negative latent classes (LCs) in adolescent girls. On the other hand, physical exercises and sports were activities more commonly labeled as positive LCs. Conclusions: The LCA models of the most of selected studies showed that physical inactivity, high SB were the most common in the LCs with negative characteristics of the adolescents’ lifestyle. Better understanding the results of analyzes of clusters of multivariate behaviors such as the LCA can help to create more effective strategies that can make the lifestyle of adolescents healthier.

1 January 2011 in Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria
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Valter Paulo Neves Miranda
MCMaria Aparecida Conti
Maria Aparecida Conti
RBRonaldo Bastos
Ronaldo Bastos
MFMaria Elisa Caputo Ferreira
Maria Elisa Caputo Ferreira
OBJETIVO: Analisar a prevalência de insatisfação corporal em adolescentes e sua relação com idade, sexo e estado nutricional. MÉTODOS: A amostra foi composta por escolares do Ensino Médio de municípios com até cinco mil habitantes de Minas Gerais. O Body Shape Questionnaire (BSQ) e a Escala Evaluacíon de Insatisfacíon Corporal para Adolescentes (EEICA) avaliaram a insatisfação corporal. A idade, o sexo, o peso e a estatura, para o cálculo do índice de massa corporal, foram coletados nas escolas. Para análises estatísticas foram utilizados testes de variância e análise de correspondência. RESULTADOS: Dos 413 participantes, 49,2% e 50,8% estavam no período intermediário e final da adolescência, respectivamente. Desse total, 178 eram meninos e 235 eram meninas e a maioria (71,9%), eutrófico. A média do BSQ foi de 66,78 ± 29,63 pontos, sendo que 26,4% apresentaram algum nível de insatisfação corporal e, pela EEICA, a média de insatisfação foi de 17,96 ± 11,7 pontos. As análises de correspondência simples e múltipla indicaram o sexo e o estado nutricional como modalidades com maiores diferenças de insatisfação corporal. CONCLUSÃO: Apesar de baixa prevalência de insatisfação corporal, alguns adolescentes apresentaram grave insatisfação com sua imagem corporal, principalmente as meninas e adolescentes com sobrepeso ou obesidade.

17 December 2019 in Mediators of Inflammation
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Valter Paulo Neves Miranda
Paulo Roberto dos Santos AmorimPaulo Roberto dos Santos Amorim
Paulo Roberto dos Santos Amorim
RBRonaldo Rocha Bastos
Ronaldo Rocha Bastos
EFEliane Rodrigues de Faria
Eliane Rodrigues de Faria
MMMaria Eliza de Castro Moreira
Maria Eliza de Castro Moreira
SPSilvia Eloiza Priore
Silvia Eloiza Priore
Background and Aims. Overweight is ever more prevalent in the pediatric population, and this cardiometabolic factor can be associated with inflammatory markers, gut microbiota composition, and short-chain fatty acid (SCFA) concentrations. The aim of this study is to evaluate to what extent the abundance of gut microbiota phyla, SCFA concentrations, and inflammatory markers are associated with elevated body fat percentage (BF%), overweight, and obesity in female adolescents. Methods. An experimental and comparative study was conducted with 96 girls 14 to 19 years old. They were divided into 3 groups: G1—eutrophic (EUT) and adequate BF%; G2—EUT and high BF%; and G3—overweight (OW) or obese (OB) and high BF%. Waist circumference (WC), waist to height ratio (WtHR), and neck circumference (NC) were analyzed as indicators of central visceral adiposity. The BF% was evaluated by DEXA equipment. A food frequency questionnaire was used to evaluate the main types of food consumed in a week. The abundance of the Firmicutes, Bacteroidetes, and Proteobacteria phyla was measured by real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR), and the SFCA concentrations (acetic, butyric, and propionic) were determined by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). The inflammatory markers leptin, tumor necrosis factor-alpha, interleukin-6, and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) were assessed. Results. Female adolescents in groups G2 and G3 had greater central visceral adiposity and leptin concentration than those in group G1. No association was found between gut microbiota phyla abundance and SFCA concentrations in any of the groups. WC and frequency of consumption of oily and fatty foods were associated with Firmicutes abundance and SFCA concentrations. Girls with high WC also had the greatest leptin (p<0.001) and hs-CRP (p=0.035) concentrations. Conclusions. Inflammatory markers showed association with increased BMI and high BF% in female adolescents. The abundance of Firmicutes was associated with WC and NC, but not with BMI classification or BF%. Specifically, WC and the consumption of oils and fats showed correlation with SCFA concentrations. Different anthropometric indicators, such as NC and WC, should be incorporated into the clinical evaluation of the nutritional status of individuals in the adolescent population.

1 January 2012 in Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria
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Valter Paulo Neves Miranda
JFJuliana Fernandes Filgueiras
Juliana Fernandes Filgueiras
CNClara Mockdece Neves
Clara Mockdece Neves
PTPaula Costa Teixeira
Paula Costa Teixeira
MFMaria Elisa Caputo Ferreira
Maria Elisa Caputo Ferreira
OBJETIVOS: Verificar a prevalência de insatisfação corporal em universitários de diferentes áreas de conhecimento, bem como a relação com sexo e com estado nutricional. MÉTODOS: A amostra foi composta por universitários da Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora (UFJF) de diferentes áreas de conhecimento. O Body Shape Questionnaire (BSQ) e a Escala de Silhuetas para adultos avaliaram a insatisfação corporal. Massa corporal e estatura autorreferidas foram utilizadas para o cálculo do índice de massa corporal (IMC). Para as análises estatísticas, foram realizados testes de associação, comparação e regressão logística. RESULTADOS: Dos 535 estudantes, com média de idade de 20,82 ± 3,03 anos, 245 eram do sexo masculino. A média do BSQ foi de 68,00 ± 28,74, sendo 88,9% livres de insatisfação. Porém, pela escala de silhuetas, 76,6% foram considerados insatisfeitos. Os estudantes da área de saúde e humanas foram, sem significância, mais insatisfeitos que alunos de exatas. As mulheres em relação aos homens (p < 0,05) e aqueles com sobrepeso/obesidade (OR: 3,174; p = 0,000) tiveram a maior frequência na classificação de insatisfação corporal. CONCLUSÃO: A maioria dos jovens mostrou-se livre de insatisfação corporal, não havendo relação com a área de estudo, porém as universitárias com IMC mais elevado apresentaram-se mais insatisfeitas com sua imagem corporal.

1 December 2018 in Revista Paulista de Pediatria
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NMNúbia Sousa de Morais
Núbia Sousa de Morais
EFEliane Rodrigues de Faria
Eliane Rodrigues de Faria
Paulo Roberto dos Santos AmorimPaulo Roberto dos Santos Amorim
Paulo Roberto dos Santos Amorim
JMJoão Carlos Bouzas Marins
João Carlos Bouzas Marins
SPSilvia Eloiza Priore
Silvia Eloiza Priore
RESUMO Objetivo: Avaliar a associação da imagem corporal com o nível de atividade física, composição corporal e o comportamento sedentário de adolescentes do sexo feminino. Métodos: Estudo transversal e exploratório com 120 adolescentes do sexo feminino, de 14 a 19 anos, de Viçosa, MG. A imagem corporal foi avaliada por uma Escala de Silhuetas e pelo Body Shape Questionnaire (BSQ). O peso, a estatura e o perímetro da cintura foram aferidos, avaliando-se a relação cintura estatura e o percentual de gordura corporal. O nível de atividade física (NAF) foi avaliado pelo Recordatório de Atividade Física de 24h (R24h) e o comportamento sedentário, pelo tempo em frente à tela de uma TV, jogando videogame, ao computador e usando tablets e, separadamente, o tempo de tela ao celular. Resultados: A média de idade foi 16,5±1,5 anos, sendo a maioria das participantes eutróficas (77,6%), sedentárias/baixo NAF (84,2%), com tempo de tela (85,2%) e tempo de celular (58,7%) elevados. A insatisfação corporal manifestou-se em 40,6% pelo BSQ e em 45,8% pela Escala de Silhuetas. A distorção corporal manifestou-se em 52,9% das participantes. As medidas de composição corporal, juntamente com o tempo ao celular e o NAF, mostraram associação com a insatisfação corporal, sendo as adolescentes mais ativas as mais insatisfeitas. Conclusões: O estudo mostrou que as adolescentes com maior tempo ao celular tinham maior insatisfação corporal, assim como as fisicamente mais ativas. Todas as medidas de avaliação da composição corporal mostraram-se associadas ao nível de insatisfação, principalmente o índice de massa corporal, perímetro da cintura e relação cintura-estatura.