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- Can Tracking Data Help in Assessing Interpersonal Contact Exposure in Team Sports during the COVID-19 Pandemic?Publication . Gonçalves, Bruno; Mendes, Romeu; Folgado, Hugo; Figueiredo, Pedro; Travassos, Bruno; Barros, Henrique; Campos-Fernandes, Adalberto; Beckert, Paulo; Brito, JoãoDuring the COVID-19 pandemic, the temporary closure of physical activity and sports facilities, and the generalized cancellation or postponement of sports events have a massive impact on social and economic development. In this study, we explored the feasibility of using tracking data from a football match to assess interpersonal contact between individuals by calculating two measures of respiratory exposure. The dynamic tracking positioning of all players and referees during one international football match was analyzed. For each individual, two measures of respiratory exposure were calculated, based on the 2 m interpersonal distance recommendations for contact tracing for COVID-19 control. Overall, individuals spent a median of 0.12 mm:ss (IQR = 0.45 mm:ss) exposed to interpersonal contact of fewer than 2 m from others. The highest value of exposure was observed between two players of opposing teams (6.35 mm:ss). The results suggest that tracking data can be used to assess respiratory exposure to interpersonal contact in team sports, such as football. The measures of exposure calculated can be used to the prompt identification of high-risk contacts of COVID-19 cases during a match or a training session, but also the risk stratification of different sports and physical activities.
- Feasibility and safety of a walking football program in middle-aged and older men with type 2 diabetesPublication . Barbosa, Ana; Brito, João; Costa, Júlio; Figueiredo, Pedro; Seabra, André; Mendes, RomeuThis study aimed to analyze the feasibility and safety of a community-based walking football program in middle-aged and older men with type 2 diabetes (T2D).
- Football can tackle type 2 diabetes: a systematic review of the health effects of recreational football practice in individuals with prediabetes and type 2 diabetesPublication . Barbosa, Ana; Brito, João; Figueiredo, Pedro; Seabra, André; Mendes, RomeuThis work aimed to summarize the health effects of recreational football practice in individuals with prediabetes and type 2 diabetes (T2D), through a systematic review. An electronic search was performed in PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, LILACS and list of references of the available reviews, until July 2019. Studies were eligible if they included any form of football practice, in patients diagnosed with prediabetes or T2D. After recreational football practice, participants with prediabetes or T2D improved fasting glucose, total and LDL cholesterol, triglycerides, body mass, body fat percentage, waist circumference, blood pressure, and maximal oxygen uptake. Further benefits were found in fat-free mass and resting heart rate for participants with prediabetes, and in glycated haemoglobin, body mass index and fat mass in individuals with T2D. This systematic review showed promising benefits of recreational football practice on both the prevention and control of T2D and related cardiovascular risk.
- Nutrition-related knowledge and its determinants in middle-aged and older patients with type 2 diabetesPublication . Vasconcelos, Carlos; Almeida, António; Sá, Carla; Viana, João; Cabral, Maria; Ramos, Elisabete; Mendes, RomeuTo analyse nutrition-related knowledge and its determinants in middle-aged and older patients with T2D.