Atividade física e tempo sentado combinados e sua contribuição no índice de massa corporal em adultos

Abstract

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5007/1980-0037.2017v19n2p174 The aim of this study was to analyze the contribution of physical activity (PA) and sedentary time (ST) to Body Mass Index (BMI) in adults. The study was conducted in 2009, in Curitiba, Parana, Brazil with adults aged 18-65 years (1,411). A multidimensional questionnaire was used in which BMI, weekly minutes of PA and ST were obtained from self-reports. PA and ST were combined to determine the following independent variables: a) “active and not sedentary”;…