Fatores associados à prática de caminhada, atividades físicas moderadas e vigorosas em adolescentes

Valter Cordeiro Barbosa Filho; Alex Pinheiro Gordia; Teresa Maria Bianchini de Quadros; Evanice Avelino de Souza; Wagner de Campos

doi:10.6063/motricidade.102

Factors associated with walking, moderate and vigorous physical activities in adolescents

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Valter Cordeiro Barbosa Filho
Alex Pinheiro Gordia
Teresa Maria Bianchini de Quadros
Evanice Avelino de Souza
Wagner de Campos

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https://doi.org/10.6063/motricidade.102

Abstract

This study aimed at investigating the relationship between a set of variables (adolescents' gender, age, economic level, nutritional status, and fathers' educational level) and physical activity practices. The sample consisted of 578 students from a public school, aged between 11 and 16 years. The International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ, version 8, short form) was applied in order to measure their physical activity practices. Chi-square, independent t test and one-way ANOVA were implemented. Thirteen percent of adolescents were physically inactive and no significant difference was found between gender (p > .05). Compared to boys, girls spent more time in walking (p = .019) and vigorous activities (p = .017). Adolescents aged 14-16 years spent more time in walking compared with those aged 11-12 years (p = .026) and 13-year-olds (p = .006). There was a positive association between economic level and time spent in moderate physical activity (p = .034).

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Barbosa Filho, V. C., Gordia, A. P., Quadros, T. M. B. de, Souza, E. A. de, & Campos, W. de. (2011). Factors associated with walking, moderate and vigorous physical activities in adolescents. Motricidade, 7(3), 45–53. https://doi.org/10.6063/motricidade.102

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Vol. 7 No. 3 (2011)

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