2005
DOI: 10.1590/s0102-311x2005000600015
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Abstract: O objetivo desta pesquisa foi identificar a prevalência de sedentarismo e fatores associados em mulheres adultas (20-60 anos) de São Leopoldo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil. Foi realizado um estudo transversal de base populacional em quarenta setores censitários da cidade. Sedentarismo foi definido como nenhuma atividade física no lazer ou apenas uma vez por semana, de intensidade leve. Dentre as 1.026 mulheres entrevistadas, 380 (37,0%; IC95%: 34,0-40,0) foram classificadas como sedentárias. Além destas, 609 (59,… Show more

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“…The vast majority of the study samples were population-based (33), and two studies only included women 14,15 . In ten studies, the sample was school-based 16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25 and four included workers 26,27,28,29 .…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The vast majority of the study samples were population-based (33), and two studies only included women 14,15 . In ten studies, the sample was school-based 16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25 and four included workers 26,27,28,29 .…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Moreover, increase in the physical activity level is related to improvement in the depression and anxiety symptoms, better tolerance to stress and increase in self-esteem 19,20 , reducing isolation and favoring socialization of new groups 21 . In a study with elderly from Florianópolis 22 , SC, findings different from the ones found in the present study were observed, since most part of the elderly was considered non-sedentary (59.3%), being the domain leisure the one which contributed the most to the active condition of the male sex and the domain domestic activities to the female sex; another study carried out in the city of Pelotas 20 with male individuals from 40 years old corroborates the data of this research, with 82.9% of the individuals being classified as insufficiently active in leisure.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Esta investigação fez parte de um estudo mais amplo sobre condições de saúde das mulheres do Vale do Rio dos Sinos, RS, e parte dos achados podem ser encontrados em outras publicações. 2,13 O tamanho da amostra foi calculado para o estudo de diversos desfechos em saúde, escolhendo-se o maior tamanho de amostra -no caso, a prevalência de Diabetes Mellitus. Assim, a amostra permitiu identificar uma razão de risco de 2,0, com um nível de confiança de 95%, com um poder estatístico de 80% e mantida uma razão de não expostos:expostos de 1:3 para a variável classe econômica.…”
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