Most population-based studies from Latin America have used questionnaires to measure physical activity (PA) and sedentary behaviors (SB). Low reliability and validity of the questionnaires has limited the capacity to examine associations between PA and health. The purpose of this study was to compare self-reported and accelerometer-measured PA and SB and their associations with body composition in Latin America...
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O fracionamento da massa corporal indica variações da massa corporal, decorrentes de fatores genéticos, maturacionais, ambientais e de crescimento. O objetivo desse estudo foi comparar os indicadores da composição corporal em diferentes estágios maturacionais de pré-púberes (PR), púberes (PU) e pós-púberes (PO), em jovens futebolistas. Um grupo de 64 futebolistas de uma equipe da região de Campinas-SP participo...