Search Results - "Lovro Stefan"

The Associations between Sleep Duration and Sleep Quality with Body-Mass Index in a Large Sample of Young Adults by Krističević, Tomislav, Štefan, Lovro, Sporiš, Goran

“…The main aims of this study were to explore the associations between time spent in bed (as a proxy of sleep duration) and sleep quality with overweight/obesity…”
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Sleep Duration and Sleep Quality Are Associated with Physical Activity in Elderly People Living in Nursing Homes by Štefan, Lovro, Vrgoč, Goran, Rupčić, Tomislav, Sporiš, Goran, Sekulić, Damir

“…The main purpose of the study was to explore the associations of sleep duration and sleep quality with physical activity (PA). In this cross-sectional study,…”
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Sex and age correlations of reported and estimated physical fitness in adolescents by Paradzik, Petar, Sporis, Goran, Stefan, Lovro

“…The main purpose of the study was to explore sex and age specific correlations between self-reported and estimated physical fitness. In this cross-sectional…”
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Effects of Load Carriage on Postural Sway and Relative Ground Reaction Forces in Special Police Officers: A Cross-Sectional Study by Kasović, Mario, Vespalec, Tomaš, Štefan, Lovro

“…Although excessive load carriage results in biomechanical gait changes, little evidence has been provided regarding its impact on postural sway. Therefore, the…”
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Are flat feet a disadvantage in performing unilateral and bilateral explosive power and dynamic balance tests in boys? A school-based study by Sagat, Peter, Bartik, Peter, Štefan, Lovro, Chatzilelekas, Vangelis

“…Little evidence has been provided regarding physical performance and flat-footedness in school-age children. Although flat feet may decrease the level of motor…”
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Normative Data for Gait Speed and Height Norm Speed in ≥ 60-Year-Old Men and Women by Kasovic, Mario, Stefan, Andro, Stefan, Lovro

“…To determine normative data for gait speed and height-normalized gait speed in community-dwelling older men and women. In this cross-sectional study, we…”
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Does muscular fitness predict cardiorespiratory fitness in adolescent girls? A 3-year follow-up study by Kasović, Mario, Oreški, Ana, Vespalec, Tomaš, Štefan, Andro, Štefan, Lovro

“…The main purpose of the study was to establish, whether future cardiorespiratory fitness might be predicted by the level of muscular fitness at baseline. In…”
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More Time Spent in Sedentary Behaviors is Associated with Higher Plantar Pressures in Older Women by Kasović, Mario, Štefan, Lovro, Zvonař, Martin

“…Although obesity has been consistently correlated with higher plantar pressure during the lifespan, to date little evidence has been provided regarding of how…”
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Normative data for the 6-min walk test in 11-14 year-olds: a population-based study by Kasovic, Mario, Stefan, Lovro, Petric, Vilko

“…The 6-min walk test (6MWT) has become an established measure for assessing exercise capacity in children with chronic diseases. However, little evidence has…”
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Longitudinal associations between sport participation and fat mass with body posture in children: A 5-year follow-up from the Czech ELSPAC study by Kasović, Mario, Štefan, Lovro, Piler, Pavel, Zvonar, Martin

“…The main purpose of the study was to examine longitudinal associations between sport participation and fat mass with body posture in children. We used data…”
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Tracking of Maternal Physical Activity and Sport Participation over 11 Years: Findings from the Czech ELSPAC Study by Kasović, Mario, Štefan, Lovro, Piler, Pavel, Zvonar, Martin

“…: Tracking of physical activity (PA) and sport participation (SP) during motherhood is poorly understood. The purpose of the study was to analyze the extent of…”
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The Importance of Cardiorespiratory vs. Muscular Fitness in Reducing the Odds of Hypertension in War Veterans: A Population-Based Study by Kasović, Mario, Štefan, Lovro, Kalčik, Zvonimir

“…Purpose: The purpose of the study was to examine separate and combined associations between cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) and musculoskeletal fitness (MF)…”
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Foot rotation and the risk of falls in older women: A cross-sectional study by Kasovic, Mario, Stefan, Lovro, Zvonar, Martin

“…Although previous evidence has shown that deviated foot structure and function are associated with falls, little is known of the association between foot…”
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Acute Responses to Resistance Training on Body Composition, Muscular Fitness and Flexibility by Sex and Age in Healthy War Veterans Aged 50-80 Years by Kasovic, Mario, Stefan, Lovro, Kalcik, Zvonimir

“…Background: Although evidence suggests that resistance training should be prescribed as a method to enhance or maintain physical fitness, these findings are…”
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Are Sedentary Behaviors Associated with Sleep Duration? A Cross-Sectional Case from Croatia by Štefan, Lovro, Horvatin, Maja, Baić, Mario

“…Although both sedentary behavior and sleep duration are risk factors for obesity, little evidence is provided regarding their mutual associations in young…”
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Normative Data for Musculoskeletal Fitness in 13,217 Children and Adolescents: The Croatian Fitness (CROFIT) Study by Štefan, Lovro, Neljak, Boris, Petrić, Vilko, Kasović, Mario, Vespalec, Tomaš

“…Purpose: The main purpose of the study was to establish normative data for health-related musculoskeletal fitness. Method: We recruited 13,217 children and…”
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Normative values for relative schoolbag weight in primary school children aged 6-14 from Czech Republic: A pilot study by Kasović, Mario, Štefan, Lovro, Zvonar, Martin

“…Little evidence from observational studies has been provided regarding 'optimal' relative schoolbag load during primary education. Also, no study to date has…”
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Does a Standardized Load Carriage Increase Spatiotemporal Gait Asymmetries in Police Recruits? A Population-based Study by Štefan, Andro, Kasović, Mario, Štefan, Lovro

“…Although the effects of carrying loads on gait biomechanics have been well-documented, to date, little evidence has been provided whether such loads may impact…”
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Effects of Carrying Police Equipment on Spatiotemporal and Kinetic Gait Parameters in First Year Police Officers by Kasović, Mario, Štefan, Lovro, Borovec, Krunoslav, Zvonař, Martin, Cacek, Jan

“…The main purpose of the study was to explore the effects of carrying police equipment on spatiotemporal and kinetic gait parameters. Two-hundred and…”
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Tracking of anthropometric characteristics from childhood to adolescence: an 8-year follow-up findings from the Czech ELSPAC study by Zvonar, Martin, Štefan, Lovro, Kasović, Mario, Piler, Pavel

“…Although evidence suggests that obesity track well from childhood to adolescence, most of the research has been done in Western and high-income countries…”
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