Physical inactivity and anthropometric measures in schoolchildren from Paranavaí, Paraná, Brazil

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the association between physical inactivity and anthropometric measures in schoolchildren from Paranavaí-Parana, Brazil. METHODS: Cross-sectional survey, carried out in July and August 2013. Sample of 566 students (287 boys and 279 girls) from 6th to 9th grade, aged 10 to 1...

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Main Authors: Flávio Ricardo Guilherme, Carlos Alexandre Molena-Fernandes, Vânia Renata Guilherme, Maria Teresa Martins Fávero, Eliane Josefa Barbosa dos Reis, Wilson Rinaldi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade de Pediatria de São Paulo 2015-03-01
Series:Revista Paulista de Pediatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-05822015000100050&lng=en&tlng=en