Objective: One in five adolescents has been estimated to perform sufficient physical activity (PA), thus potentially indicating that PA among adolescents has declined. This systematic review was aimed at reporting and summarizing the available knowledge regarding PA secular trends in adolescents over time. Methods: Seven databases were consulted (Web of Science, Scopus/Elsevier, Medline/PubMed, ScienceDirect, L...
Made available in DSpace on 2022-04-29T08:36:35Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2022-01-01; Adolescence is an important period for the acquisition of bone mass, which can be enhanced by several factors. This study aimed examine the relationships of handgrip strength, free-fat mass, and fat mass with bone mineral density in adolescents. 118 adolescents (60 girls), aged 10 to 14 years, participa...
The aim of this study was to analyze body image satisfaction among girls from different pubertal groups using two assessment instruments. The sample consisted of 82 adolescent girls, aged 11 to 14 years, divided into two groups: pre- and post-menarche. The Kakeshita’s Body Image Scale (BIS) and Body Shape Questionnaire (BSQ) were used to assess body image dissatisfaction. For comparisons of anthropometric varia...
Esse estudo teve como objetivo comparar as prevalências de deslocamento passivo para a escola e analisar os fatores sociodemográficos associados em adolescentes de duas cidades brasileiras. Adolescentes das cidades de São José/SC, Sul do Brasil (n= 1.024) e Manaus/AM, Norte do Brasil (n= 1.109), de ambos os sexos, de 15 a 18 anos, participaram desse estudo epidemiológico transversal, de base escolar. Um questio...
To analyze which anthropometric indicators better predict high blood pressure (HBP) in adolescentes. Method: 202 school children participated in the study (51.5% male). Anthropometric measures of body mass, height and waist circumference were collected and also the blood pressure (systolic and diastolic). The area under ROC curve was used to verify the diagnostic power of the anthropometric indicators – body ma...
O objetivo deste estudo foi estimar a prevalência de inatividade física no deslocamento para a escola e identificar os fatores associados em adolescentes de uma cidade do Sul do Brasil. Estudo epidemiológico, conduzido em 1.029 adolescentes de 15 a 19 anos, de escolas públicas estaduais da cidade de São José-SC. Um questionário foi aplicado com intuito de obter as informações referentes à variáve...
Physical fitness (PF) is considered an excellent biomarker of health. One possible strategy to improve PF levels is active commuting. This review, performed accordingly to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews guidelines includes scientific articles published in peer-reviewed journals up to December 2019 that aim at examining the relationship between active travel/commuting and PF. The search was...
Introduction: the current working conditions can have numerous repercussions on physical and mental health, highlighting the body image of teachers. Goal: to analyze body image dissatisfaction in Physical Education teachers involved in Early Childhood Education. Method: participants were 38 teachers from the municial school system of Florianopolis/SC, with a mean age of 35.7 (9.0) years. Demographic, labor, bod...
Bailarinos sofrem exigências em função de um corpo magro, o que pode gerar ansiedade e deixá-los por vezes mais propensos aos sintomas transtornos alimentares. Sendo assim, esse estudo objetivou analisar a associação da ansiedade traço com sintomas de transtornos alimentares controlados por nível socioeconômico, grau de escolaridade e modalidade em bailarinos do 31º Festival de Dança de Joinville na cidade de J...
Made available in DSpace on 2018-11-26T17:45:05Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2018-02-01. Added 1 bitstream(s) on 2019-10-09T18:27:15Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 S1413-81232018000200519.pdf: 188383 bytes, checksum: 7171bc8da3787038f8ffde85c7ec13c7 (MD5); This study proposes and analyzes the construct validity and internal consistency of the Leisure Practices Scale (EPL). This survey seeks to ide...