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- Title
Practice of physical activity on the part of adolescents attending public schools: a descriptive study.
- Authors
Bernardes, Laís Evêncio; da Silva, Ana Roberta Vilarouca; Costa, Jonathan Veloso; de Freitas, Roberto Wagner Júnior Freire; Campos, Karla Beatriz Alves Carvalho; de Deus, Zálya Liande Cavalcante
- Abstract
Objective: To determine the practice of physical activity on the part of adolescents from public schools in the city of Picos, Piauí. Methods: A descriptive study involving a sample of 145 adolescents of both genders aged 12 to 18 years. Data collection occurred from August to December 2010, using a specifically designed form. Results: Among the participants, 62.8% were female with average age of 14.8 years (± 3.19). It was observed that 49.7% of the participants were classified as physically inactive. Of these, 86.1% were female (p = 0.000), 58.3% were aged between 12 and 14 years, 8.3% had a high body mass index, 9.7% had altered glucose and 45.8% had high blood pressure. Discussion: Female and younger adolescents are more sedentary. This result is similar to the results of other studies on the same subject. Conclusion: The regular practice of physical activity offers many health benefits and can contribute to the prevention of chronic non-communicable diseases.
- Subjects
BRAZIL; TYPE 2 diabetes prevention; BLOOD pressure; BLOOD sugar; CONFIDENCE intervals; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH behavior in adolescence; HEALTH status indicators; HIGH school students; HIGH schools; RESEARCH methodology; MIDDLE school students; PROBABILITY theory; STATISTICAL sampling; SCHOOL children; TEENAGERS' conduct of life; DATA analysis; BODY mass index; SEDENTARY lifestyles; PHYSICAL activity; DATA analysis software; DESCRIPTIVE statistics
- Publication
Online Brazilian Journal of Nursing, 2013, Vol 12, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
1676-4285
- Publication type
Article