About the Authors

Maria Bernadete Renoldi Oliveira Gavi

Affiliation Laboratory Assessment, Conditioning and Rehabilitation, Rheumatology Division, University Hospital of Federal University of Espirito Santo, Vitória-ES, Brazil

Dalton Valentin Vassalo

Affiliation Post Graduation Program in Physiological Sciences, Federal University of Espírito Santo, Vitória-ES, Brazil

Fabian Tadeu Amaral

Affiliation Laboratory Assessment, Conditioning and Rehabilitation, Physical Education and Federal University of Espirito Santo, Vitória-ES, Brazil

Danielle Constância Felício Macedo

Affiliation Center of Health Sciences, Federal University of Espírito Santo, Vitória-ES, Brazil

Pablo Lúcio Gava

Affiliation Center of Health Sciences, Federal University of Espírito Santo, Vitória-ES, Brazil

Eduardo Miranda Dantas

Affiliation Collegiate of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Vale do São Francisco, Petrolina-MG, Brazil

Valéria Valim

val.valim@gmail.com

Affiliation Rheumatology Division, University Hospital, Medicine Department, Federal University of Espírito Santo, Vitória-ES, Brazil

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MBROG DVV FTA EMD VV. Performed the experiments: MBROG EMD DCFM PLG. Analyzed the data: MBROG VV DVV EMD. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MBROG VV DVV EMD. Wrote the paper: MBROG VV DVV EMD.