2009
DOI: 10.1590/s0021-75572009000400006
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Abstract: Objective: To describe the prevalence of physical inactivity and associated factors among high school students from state's public schools in the city of São Paulo, state of São Paulo, Brazil.Methods: Sixteen state's public schools were randomly selected according to the geographic areas of the city (North, South, East, and West). The sample consisted of 3,845 high school students in 2006. Physical inactivity was measured using the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (short IPAQ) and was defined as p… Show more

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“…These results converge with studies that did not fi nd associations between PA and age 8 and sedentary behavior. 5 However, they diverge from other studies that point to an association with age, 18 BMI, 11,18 parents' level of education 25 and sedentary behavior. 11,18 Certain limitations must be considered when interpreting the results of the present study.…”
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confidence: 73%
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“…These results converge with studies that did not fi nd associations between PA and age 8 and sedentary behavior. 5 However, they diverge from other studies that point to an association with age, 18 BMI, 11,18 parents' level of education 25 and sedentary behavior. 11,18 Certain limitations must be considered when interpreting the results of the present study.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 73%
“…23,a More recent studies, which used similar PA measures and cut-off points, indicate a high prevalence of physical inactivity in adolescents of Pelotas, Southern Brazil 1,10 and the following Brazilian citiesFlorianópolis, 14 Londrina, 16 São Paulo, 5 Rio de Janeiro 4 and Recife 14 -with values varying between 39.2% 16 and 69.8%. 1 The high prevalence of physical inactivity found in Curitiba (85.5%, Table 1) is higher than those found in the previously mentioned studies and more coherent with the Brazilian situation.…”
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confidence: 95%
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“…For example, some authors defined physical activity as the practice of sports outside school as well as going to school by bike or walking 26,27 . Other authors considered any kind of vigorous and/or moderate physical activity, inside or outside school, in a structured way or not 28,29,30,31,32,33,34 . The lack of a homogeneous definition of physical activity is an important limitation for pooling, or even comparing, results among different studies.…”
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confidence: 99%
“…Do ponto de vista epidemiológico, grande atenção tem sido dada em investigar a prevalên-cia e os fatores associados à prática de atividade física em crianças e adolescentes brasileiros 16,17,18,19 . No entanto, há carência de informações acerca dos fatores associados à prática esportiva e participação nas aulas de educação física nessa faixa etária, o que impede a elaboração de programas de intervenção que poderiam contribuir para a diminuição da alta prevalência de jovens inativos 17 .…”
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