Lower aerobic fitness levels among adolescents of a city in southern Brazil
Study design: Cross sectional study. Objective: To analyze the association between lower levels of aerobic fitness and sociodemographic factors, lifestyle and excess body fatness in students. Methods: Study with 84 adolescents aged 14 to 19 years from southern Santa Catarina. Aerobic fitness was ass...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Portuguese |
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Universidade de São Paulo
2016-06-01
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| Series: | Medicina |
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| Online Access: | http://www.revistas.usp.br/rmrp/article/view/120246 |
| Summary: | Study design: Cross sectional study. Objective: To analyze the association between lower levels of aerobic fitness and sociodemographic factors, lifestyle and excess body fatness in students. Methods: Study with 84 adolescents aged 14 to 19 years from southern Santa Catarina. Aerobic fitness was assessed by the modified Canadian Aerobic Fitness test-mCAFT. Sociodemographic variables, sexual maturation and lifestyle were assessed self-administered questionnaire. Excess body fatness assessed the sum of skin folds triceps and subscapular. Results: The prevalence of lower level of aerobic fitness was 83.3%. The female gender (OR: 5,99; IC95%: 1,40-25,52) and adolescents little physically active (OR: 5,62; IC95%: 1,21-26,38) had low levels aerobic fitness. Conclusion: The factors had associated with low levels of aerobic fitness were females and physical inactivity |
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| ISSN: | 0076-6046 2176-7262 |