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The present study intended to assess flexibility of adolescents of both sexes, involving several body regions and articular groups; to compare males with females, to establish, by factor analyses, inter-tests correlations, in order to obtain explanations of the result in original variables and, to verify which principal components, by reduction of the number of correlated variables, are susceptible to better explain variability. The sample is constituted by 52 subjects (28 females and 24 males), aged between 15 and 18 years. Flexibility assessment battery was formed by eight tests: sit and reach (SA), v-sit and reach (V-SA), stand and reach (FTFP), trunk lift (ET), arm-trunk lift (ETB), side bending (FLT-D e FLTE), shoulder stretch (AMAC-D e AMAC-E) and, bend and reach (AAA). The main results showed, in general, a balance in both sexes as far as the ability to perform wide movements is concerned. There is a strong association: 1) among similar technical characteristic tests, which seems there is no need for cumulative use among these tests, and 2) among those tests that have direct effects on laterality, AMAC-D/AMAC-E (except males) and FLT-D/FLT-E. The AAA test did not correlate with any of the performed tests, particularly in males. Factor analyses of principal components (CP) showed the existence of three components in the female group, with eigenvalues higher than 1, explaining 83,2% of total variance, while in the male group four components were necessary to explain 88,8% of total variability. The tests that were more strongly correlated with each one of principal components were: 1) for males: SA, FTFP, V-SA (CP1), FLT-D, FLT-E (CP2), AMAC-D, AAA (CP3), and ETB, ET (CP4); 2) for females: AAA, FLT-E, AMAC-D, AMAC-E, FTFP (CP1), V-SA, SA, FTFP (CP2), and ETB, ET (CP3).

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Introduction: Self-report of dietary intake could be biased by social desirability thus affecting risk estimates in epidemiological studies. The objective of this study was to assess the effect of social desirability on dietary intake estimated from a food frequency questionnaire (FFQ). Methods: A convenience sample of 483 Portuguese university students was recruited. Subjects were invited to complete a two-part self-administered questionnaire: the first part included the Marlowe-Crowne Social Desirability Scale (M-CSDS), a physical activity questionnaire and self-reported height and weight; the second part, included a semi-quantitative FFQ validated for Portuguese adults, that should be returned after fulfilment. All subjects completed the first part of the questionnaire and 40.4% returned the FFQ fairly completed. Results: In multiple regression analysis, after adjustment for energy and confounders, social desirability produced a significant positive effect in the estimates of dietary fibre, vitamin C, vitamin E, magnesium and potassium, in both genders. In multiple regression, after adjustment for energy and confounders, social desirability had a significant positive effect in the estimates of vegetable consumption, for both genders, and a negative effect in white bread and beer, for women. Conclusion: Social desirability affected nutritional and food intake estimated from a food frequency questionnaire.

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Introduction: Self-reported height and weight data have been used in several studies with the purpose of determining the prevalence of overweight and obesity. Despite being a simple methodology, little information exists about the reliability of these measures, namely, in university students. The objective of this study was to determine the sensitivity and specificity of self-reported body mass index (BMI) to evaluate the prevalence of overweight and obesity in university students. Methods: In a convenience sample of 380 university students (226 women and 154 men), weight and height were obtained by self-reported measures and anthropometrie assessment according to international standards methodology (objective). BMI was calculated from self-reported and direct measures. Results: The discrepancy between objective and self-reported weight was not significative. For height, this discrepancy was significantly different in women, in men, and between genders. The difference between BMI values was significantly different in women (0,8 ± 1,1 kg/m2), in men (0,4 ± 1,1 kg /m2) and between genders. Concerning overweight and obesity, according to the objective BMI, the sensitivity was only 50% in women, and 70% in men, while the specificity was 99% in women and 98% in men. Conclusion: Our results show a poor sensitivity of self-reported weight and height data, to estimate overweight and obesity, thus, this method might not be reliable for studies of prevalence of obesity in this population.