Design The social, cultural, and economic context can be an important variable in the perception and adoption of risk behaviors in adolescents. Objective The purpose of this study was to identify the prevalence of simultaneous health risk behaviors and associated socioeconomic factors in adolescents living in the metropolitan region of Aracaju, State of Sergipe, Brazil. Methods The sample consisted of 2,207 high school students aged 13–18 years. The risk behaviors measured were “low levels of physical activity,” “excessive daily TV time,” “high consumption of alcoholic beverages on a single occasion,” “involvement in fights,” “smoking cigarettes,” “carrying firearms,” and “marijuana consumption.” Information was obtained through self-administered questionnaire. Results Considering the results, it was observed that female adolescents and those aged up to 16 years were less likely to have two or more health risk behaviors compared to males and those aged 17 years or more, respectively. It was also found that both high- and middle-income level adolescents had higher prevalence of having two or more health risk behaviors. Conclusions It was concluded that male adolescents older than 16 years with better socioeconomic level were more exposed to the simultaneous presence of several health risk behaviors.

RESUMO Uma das principais causas de morte no Brasil está associada a problemas cardiovasculares. A redução dos valores pressóricos, mesmo em sujeitos normotensos, é um importante fator para minimizar o risco de doença cardíaca. Uma forma bem aceita para tratamento da Hipertensão Arterial é a prevenção primária com a execução de exercícios físicos que, segundo a literatura, diminuem os níveis pressóricos de repouso em indivíduos hipertensos. Objetivou-se na presente revisão verificar a influência do exercício físico aeróbico no comportamento da pressão arterial de indivíduos hipertensos, discutindo os aspectos fisiológicos envolvidos na redução pressórica e ratificando os benefícios e as características do exercício físico aeróbico na promoção da saúde nesses indivíduos. Para tanto, buscou-se construir esse artigo revisando a literatura que versa sobre a questão. Alguns relatos presentes nesta revisão demonstraram que o exercício aeróbio, seja de forma aguda ou crônica, parece diminuir os níveis de PA em indivíduos normotensos e especialmente nos hipertensos. Existem evidências para considerar que o exercício aeróbio serve como estratégia terapêutica não farmacológica e de modificação do estilo de vida, essencial para a prevenção, tratamento e controle da hipertensão.

Introduction. Several studies have pointed to the high prevalence of low levels of physical activity in adolescents, suggesting the need for more effective interventions for this group. The aim of this study was to present evidence of intervention programs for efficacy of physical activity for adolescents. Methods. Surveys in PubMed, SportDiscus, LiLacs, and SciELO databases were conducted using keywords to identify population, intervention, and outcome, as well as DeCS and MeSH terms in English, Portuguese, and Spanish, whenever appropriate. The review included observational studies with minimal intervention of six months, minimum sample size of 100 adolescents, written in any language, and those who have reached STROBE score greater than 70%. Results. Only seven studies met all inclusion criteria. Of these, five were pre- and postintervention and two had n > 2000 participants. Interventions were of several types, durations, and strategies for physical activity implementation. Behavior change was assessed in 43% of studies and three reported success in some way. Conclusion. Due to heterogeneity in their contents and methodologies, as well as the lack of jobs that accompany adolescents after the intervention period, one cannot draw conclusions about the actual effects of the intervention programs of physical activity on the behavior of young people.

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