Abstract Objective: This longitudinal study aimed to verify possible changes in the time spent in sedentary activities occurring as screen-time, educational, cultural, social, and transportation domains in a sample of Brazilian adolescents between 2015 and 2017. Methods: It is a longitudinal prospective study with 586 adolescents from 12 to 15 years old at the Baseline (2015) enrolled in 14 public schools from ...
Abstract The aim was to compare the metabolic risk factors (MRF) between sex, age and socioeconomic status in a sample of adolescents from Curitiba, Brazil. A cross-sectional school-based study was conducted on 997 adolescents (429 boys) aged 12-17 years old from public schools. Total Cholesterol (TC), LDL-c, HDL-c, Triglycerides, Glycemia, Blood Pressure, waist circumference and body mass index were measured. ...
RESUMO Objetivo: Verificar a influência da prática de atividade física e/ou esportes na geometria óssea de crianças e adolescentes saudáveis. Fonte de dados: Foi realizada uma revisão sistemática, utilizando como referência o método Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA). Foram utilizadas as bases de buscas PubMed, Biblioteca Regional de Medicina/Literatura Latino-Americana ...
Abstract Aim: To ascertain the effects of an after-school intervention on physical activity levels and cardiovascular risk factors in adolescents from Campinas, Brazil. Methods: This was an intervention study with 71 adolescents that was carried out in two schools, randomly assigned to a control group (CG:n=45) or an intervention group (IG:n=26). We performed evaluations of body composition, sexual maturation, ...
Identificar a associação da atividade física (AF) com a agregação dos fatores de risco metabólicos em adolescentes de Curitiba, Paraná. Participaram do estudo 162 adolescentes (64 meninos). Foram avaliados os níveis de AF (por meio de acelerômetros), o perfil metabólico (glicêmico e lipídico) e antropométrico (circunferência de cintura). Calculou-se Escores Z para cada fator de risco e a soma destes escores cat...
The purpose of this study was to establish the association between sedentary behavior and the anthropometric and metabolic profiles within a sample group of 572 adolescents from public schools in the city of Curitiba, State of Paraná, Brazil. Approximately 8 ml of blood was drawn to measure total cholesterol (TC), LDL-c, HDL-c, triglycerides, and glucose. Stature and body mass were measured to calculate the bod...