Tracking of physical activity during adolescence: the 1993 Pelotas Birth Cohort, Brazil

Azevedo, Mário Renato; Menezes, Ana Maria Baptista; Assunção, Maria Cecília Formoso; Gonçalves, Helen; Arumi, Ignasi

doi:10.1590/s0034-8910.2014048005313

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“…In agreement with our findings, prior research in adolescents from Brazil, Mexico and Kenya has found high levels of sedentary behaviours (Azevedo et al, 2014;Lajous, Chavarro, Peterson, Hernández-Prado, Cruz-Valdéz, Hernández-Avila, & Lazcano-Ponce, 2009;Muthuri et al, 2014). In Kenya, using also the ISCOLE-questionnaire, the high level of PI found in this group was similar to the observed PI level in the Colombian adolescents.…”

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confidence: 92%

“…As one of the reasons, adolescents today have fewer opportunities to be active in a safe and independent manner, especially in large cities where rapid urbanization negatively affects the degree, extend and frequency of PA (Eyre, Duncan, Birch, Cox, & Blackett, 2015). For instance, in Pelotas, Brazil, the prevalence of sedentary lifestyles characterized by excessive TV viewing and lack of PA among adolescents had a prevalence of more than 50% (Azevedo, Menezes, Assunção, Gonçalves, Arumi, Horta, & Hallal, 2014). North American children and adolescents spend between 40% and 60% of their waking hours engaging in sedentary activities (Saunders, Chaput, & Tremblay, 2014).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Cultural factors related to ethnic origin and societal trends such as urbanisation and environmental issues may contribute to the decrease of PA (Babey et al, 2015;Azevedo et al, 2014;Eyre et al, 2015;Saunders et al, 2014;Henrikson et al, 2015). Therefore, it is relevant to study the underlying factors associated with PA and sedentary behaviours by comparing adolescent populations with different ethnic and societal background in order to reveal the most important factors relevant for the prevention of increasing sedentary behaviours among youth, and in particular, among youth with low socioeconomic background.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Physical Inactivity among Danish and Colombian Adolescents with Lower Level of Family Affluence

Olaya‐Contreras¹,

Stock²

2016

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Background & Objectives: This study aimed to assess levels of physical activity (PA) and sedentary behaviours among Danish and Colombian adolescents, and to compare relevant environmental and psychosocial factors associated with physical inactivity (PI) between both student groups. Further, we aimed to compare PI between Danish students born in Denmark and those with immigrant background living in Denmark, but born in another country. Methods:The comparative study was performed with 1.374 Danish adolescents (among them 152 born outside the country) who participated in the Danish Youth Cohort and 452 Colombian students who completed the ISCOLE questionnaire, both from the most disadvantaged socioeconomic strata. Results:The prevalence of physical inactivity (PI) was much higher among Colombian students (74.6%) compared with Danish (25.2%) and with students with a non-Danish background living in Denmark (21.1%). Both groups of Danish adolescents participated more often in organized sports, spent more time on sports after school, were more likely to actively commute to school compared to Colombians and spent less time on screen viewing than Colombians did. In both Columbian and Danish students, low time spent on sports after school, and poorer self-perceived health, were associated with PI. Sedentary behaviours (time in front of screen) were also positively associated with PI. Conclusion:Most Colombian adolescents were not meeting the recommendation of accumulating at least 60 minutes per day of moderate-to-vigorous intensity PA for positive health outcomes as most Danish adolescents did independently of their ethnic background. We assume that the physical and social environment in the neighbourhoods where adolescents live may explain the differences in levels of PA between the countries.

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Physical Inactivity among Danish and Colombian Adolescents with Lower Level of Family Affluence

Olaya‐Contreras¹,

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2016

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“…The main reasons that lead adolescents to practice physical activity are the acquisition of self-confidence and personal satisfaction, escaping the routine of curricular activities, socializing and stimulating life objectives since sport can be the stage for situations to be experienced during adult life. However, it should be pointed out that a great preoccupation with body image usually is the best stimulus that leads many adolescents to look for sport activities, especially extracurricular ones 25 .…”

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confidence: 99%

Sedentary lifestyle among adolescents living in the city of Ribeirão Preto (SP)

Ciampo

Louro

Ciampo

et al. 2019

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Introduction: Physical inactivity has been pointed out as one of the major public health problems of the 21st century and the benefits of the regular practice of physical activity during adolescence are important for the biological process of growth and development. Objective: To analyze the prevalence of physical inactivity among adolescents enrolled in schools in the city of Ribeirão Preto (SP). Methods: From September 1 to November 30, 2013, a cross-sectional, observational and descriptive study was conducted with adolescents enrolled in 14 state schools in the city of Ribeirão Preto (SP) using the International Physical Activity Questionnaire, short version. Results: A total of 535 adolescents participated, 35% of them boys and 65% girls; 65% were 10 to 14 years old and 35% were 15 to 19 years old; 52.3% studied in the evening period and 10.3% worked part time on a daily basis. Regarding the level of physical activity, 15.5% of the boys and 24.1% of the girls were classified as sedentary (p>0.05). 60.4% of the boys performed physical activity of vigorous intensity, while 56.3% of the girls showed preference for physical activity of low or moderate intensity (p=0.03). The girls aged 15 to 19 years spent more time sitting during the week, while the girls aged 10 to 14 years were less active during the weekend. 24.2% of the girls aged 10 to 14 years who studied during the morning period and 13.7% of the boys and 18% of the girls who studied during the evening period were classified as sedentary. Conclusion: High rates of sedentary lifestyle were observed among adolescents enrolled in state (or public?) schools in Ribeirão Preto (Brazil). Girls presented higher rates of sedentary lifestyle than boys. Boys performed physical activity of vigorous intensity more frequently than girls. The older girls had higher rates of physical inactivity (hours spent in the sitting position) during the week days compared to the younger ones, while the latter spent more time in physical inactivity during the weekend.

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“…In addition, the practice of physical activities in this period is positively associated with bone and muscle growth 2 . Although evidence shows behaviors related to PA acquired and consolidated in childhood and adolescence influence the active lifestyle in adulthood 3,4 , it has been verified that the levels of PA decrease as age increases, especially from adolescence 5 . A study conducted with preschool children aged 4-6 years has shown that 65.3% are exposed to low level of PA 6 .…”

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Desenvolvimento de um instrumento em Português para identificar as barreiras para a atividade física em crianças

Engers

Bergmann

Silva

2017

Rev. Bras. Cineantropom. Desempenho Hum.

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-The aim of this study was to develop an instrument to identify barriers to PA in children. This is a validation study with observational and cross-sectional design. The population consisted of students aged 06-09 years from the city of Uruguaiana/ RS. The instrument content was obtained by theoretical matrix, constructed from the literature review and the assessment of barriers through open questions applied by proxyreport (n=100) and focus groups conducted with parents/guardians and children. It is a questionnaire consisting of 29 closed questions. After testing the instrument clarity, its implementation was carried out (n = 293) to verify the construct validity and internal consistency. After one week, parents/guardians were asked to answer the questionnaire retest reliability (n = 168) to verify the agreement. Exploratory factor analysis distributed the 29 questions in six factors, with total variance of 55.6%. All items that have defined the factors obtained load greater than 0.4 and eingenvalues above 1.0. In the internal consistency analysis, item-total correlations ranged from 0.23 to 0.64 and the total alpha value was 0.90. Reproducibility values ranged from 0.43 to 0.78. Twenty-four questions met all the criteria adopted for the study. It was concluded that the instrument developed has adequate validity and reliability for the identification of barriers to PA in schoolchildren aged 06-09 years.Key words: Child; Motor activity; Reproducibility of results; Surveys and questionnaires; Validity of tests. Resumo -O objetivo do presente estudo foi desenvolver um instrumento para identificar as barreiras para a prática de AF em crianças. Trata-se de um estudo de validação com caráter observacional e delineamento transversal. A população foi composta por escolares de 06 a 09 anos da cidade de Uruguaiana/RS. O conteúdo do instrumento foi obtido através da matriz teórica, construída a partir de revisão da literatura e do levantamento das barreiras através de questões abertas aplicadas por

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Tracking of physical activity during adolescence: the 1993 Pelotas Birth Cohort, Brazil

Cited by 26 publications

References 24 publications

Physical Inactivity among Danish and Colombian Adolescents with Lower Level of Family Affluence

Physical Inactivity among Danish and Colombian Adolescents with Lower Level of Family Affluence

Sedentary lifestyle among adolescents living in the city of Ribeirão Preto (SP)

Desenvolvimento de um instrumento em Português para identificar as barreiras para a atividade física em crianças

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