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- Title
Practice of walking, moderate and vigorous physical activity and associated factors in adolescents from a state capital of southern Brazil.
- Authors
Pelegrini, Andreia; Santos Silva, Diego Augusto; Claumann, Gaia Salvador; Cardoso, Thiago Elpídio; de Lima e Silva, João Marcos Ferreira; Petroski, Edio Luiz
- Abstract
Physical inactivity is considered a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. The aim of this study was to analyze the association of socio demographic factors, weight status, body adiposity and sedentary behavior with the practice of walking and moderate and vigorous physical activity in adolescents. This cross-sectional study included 631 adolescents (413 girls) aged 14-17 years. A self-administered questionnaire was used to collect data. Boys showed longer time of practice of walking and vigorous activity than girls. Adolescents of high economic level were more involved in vigorous activities. Overweight girls and adolescents showed, respectively, 98 and 138 minutes/week less of practice of walking when compared to boys and normal-weight adolescents. Adolescents with high body adiposity had 100 minutes/week more of practice of walking in relation to adolescents with normal adiposity. In relation to vigorous activity, girls showed 198 minutes/week less when compared to boys. The association of factors investigated in this study with the practice of physical activity in adolescents varies according to the type and intensity of the activity performed.
- Subjects
BRAZIL; ANTHROPOMETRY; CLUSTER analysis (Statistics); CONFIDENCE intervals; DEMOGRAPHY; HEALTH behavior; RESEARCH methodology; POPULATION geography; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION analysis; STATISTICAL sampling; WALKING; MULTIPLE regression analysis; SOCIOECONOMIC factors; CROSS-sectional method; EXERCISE intensity; SEDENTARY lifestyles; PHYSICAL activity; DATA analysis software; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; MANN Whitney U Test; ADOLESCENCE
- Publication
Brazilian Journal of Kineanthropometry & Human Performance, 2015, Vol 17, Issue 1, p11
- ISSN
1415-8426
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5007/1980-0037.2015v17n1p11