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Sedentary Behavior During School Recess in Southern Brazil.
- Source :
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Perceptual & Motor Skills . Feb2017, Vol. 124 Issue 1, p105-117. 13p. - Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- The aim of this study was to assess sedentary behavior during school recess in Brazilian boys and girls. The study included 455 students (233 boys and 222 girls), aged 8 to 17 years, enrolled in a public school in the city of Londrina, Brazil. All data was collected using questionnaires. Logistic regression with odds ratio and confidence interval (95%) was used to measure the relationship between sedentary behavior and sex, age, weight, screen time, and economic status. There was a high prevalence (40.7%) of sedentary behavior in this sample, with girls (aged 8 to 17 years) more likely than boys (54.5% vs. 27.5%, respectively) and older students (13-17 years) more likely than younger students (8-12 years) to engage in sedentary behavior (49.6% vs. 30.1%, respectively). These findings, and their broad implications for health and for interventions to increase physical activity, are discussed in light of past literature. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *BEHAVIORAL assessment
*AGE distribution
*ANTHROPOMETRY
*CHI-squared test
*CONFIDENCE intervals
*QUESTIONNAIRES
*RESEARCH funding
*SEX distribution
*STUDENT health
*LOGISTIC regression analysis
*SOCIOECONOMIC factors
*CROSS-sectional method
*SEDENTARY lifestyles
*PHYSICAL activity
*DATA analysis software
*DESCRIPTIVE statistics
*ODDS ratio
*INTRACLASS correlation
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00315125
- Volume :
- 124
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Perceptual & Motor Skills
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 120675131
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/0031512516681693