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Nutritional status, physical activity, sedentary behavior, diet, and lifestyle ...
Victo, Eduardo Rossato de; Ferrari, Gerson; Matsudo, Victor Keihan Rodrigues; Pires, Carlos André Miranda; Araújo, Timóteo LeandroObjective: To evaluate the association between nutritional status, physical activity, sedentary behavior, diet, and lifestyle in childhood with respiratory diseases during adolescence. Methods: Prospective study conducted in São Caetano do Sul, São Paulo – Brazil, as part of the International Study of Childhood Obesity, Lifestyle and the Environment (ISCOLE). During childhood, indicators of lifestyle (body comp...
Comparison of self-report versus accelerometer - measured physical activity and...
Ferrari, Gerson Luis de Moraes; Kovalskys, Irina; Fisberg, Mauro; Gómez, Georgina; Rigotti, Attilio; Sanabria, Lilia Yadira CortésMost 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...
Lifestyle and anthropometric indicators have greater associations with steps/da...
Victo, Eduardo Rossato de; Ferrari, Gerson; Pires, Carlos André Miranda; Solé, Dirceu; Araújo, Timóteo Leandro; Katzmarzyk, Peter ToddObjective: To verify the association of lifestyle, anthropometric, sociodemographic, family and school environment indicators with the number of steps/day in children. Methods: The sample consisted of 334 children (171 boys) from nine to 11 years old. Participants used the Actigraph GT3X accelerometer to monitor the number of steps/day, moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) and sedentary time (ST) for s...