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Is obesity associated to dental caries in Brazilian schoolchildren?

Abstract This cross-sectional study aimed to determine the association between dental caries and weight status, and between dental caries and physical activity in Brazilian schoolchildren aged 8 to 12 years. A multi-stage sample of children enrolled in 20 private and public schools in 2010 in Pelotas, So...

Insufficient free-time physical activity and occupational factors in Brazilian public school teachers

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To evaluate if perceived occupational factors are associated with insufficient free-time physical activity in Brazilian public school teachers. METHODS The relationship between insufficient physical activity (< 150 minutes/week) and variables related to work was analyzed in 978 ...

Quality of life, socioeconomic and clinical factors, and physical exercise in persons living with HIV/AIDS

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To analyze whether socioeconomic and clinical aspects and the aspects of healthy life habits are associated with the quality of life of persons living with HIV/AIDS. METHODS This is a cross-sectional exploratory quantitative research, with 227 persons living with HIV/AIDS, treated ...

The effects of an after-school intervention program on physical activity level, sedentary time, and cardiovascular risk factors in adolescents

Motriz (Online); 23 (spe2), 2017
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 grou...

Association between different contexts of physical activity and abdominal obesity and excess weight in adolescents

Motriz (Online); 23 (spe2), 2017
Abstract Aim: To investigate the association between different contexts of physical activity (school commuting, participation in Physical Education classes, school recess, physical activity to improve muscular strength / endurance and overall physical activity) with abdominal obesity and excess weight ...

A cross-cultural study of physical activity and sedentariness in youth from Mozambique and Portugal

Motriz (Online); 23 (spe2), 2017
Abstract Aim: The purpose of this study was to analyse the effects of age, sex, body mass index (BMI) and country of origin (Mozambique versus Portugal) on physical activity and sedentariness. Methods: Sample size was comprised of 593 adolescents from Mozambique (n=258) and Portugal (n=335), aged 10-...

Simultaneidade de fatores de risco para doenças crônicas não transmissíveis entre idosos da zona urbana de Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil

Resumo: O objetivo do estudo foi descrever a simultaneidade de fatores de risco para doenças crônicas não transmissíveis em idosos (60 anos ou mais), residentes em uma cidade do Sul do Brasil. Trata-se de um estudo transversal, de base populacional, realizado em 1.451 idosos em 2013. Com uma abordage...

Relationship between carotid intima-media thickness, physical activity, sleep quality, metabolic/inflamatory profile, body fatness, smoking and alcohol consumption in young adults

Motriz (Online); 23 (3), 2017
AIM: The aim of this longitudinal study was to analyze the relationship between sleep disorder and intima-media thickness. METHOD: Baseline measurements included carotid intima-media thickness, assessed by an ultrasound device; questionnaires about sleep and other behavioral variables; physical activity...

Qualidade de vida dos trabalhadores readequados e readaptados de uma universidade estadual pública

Rev. gaúch. enferm; 38 (1), 2017
RESUMO Objetivo Avaliar a qualidade de vida dos trabalhadores readequados e readaptados de uma universidade estadual pública. Métodos Estudo transversal, realizado com 92 servidores de uma universidade estadual pública. Os dados foram coletados de novembro de 2012 a maio de 2013 por meio do questi...