The prevalence of physical activity and its associated effects among students in the São Paulo public school network, Brazil
Prevalência de atividade física e fatores associados em escolares da rede pública estadual de São Paulo, Brasil
Ciênc. Saúde Colet. (Impr.); 21 (4), 2016
Publication year: 2016
Abstract The current study evaluated physical activity (PA) level and its associated effects among students in the public network of São Paulo, Brazil. A cross-sectional study was taken using a representative sample of students in São Paulo public school system. International Physical Activity Questionnaire determined PA level. Students who reported at least 300 minutes/week of PA were considered active.
The independente variables were:
gender, age, body mass index, education, region, recognition of the Agita São Paulo program. The prevalence of regular PA was 71.7%. Males (PR = 1.09, 95% CIs = 1.04 -1.15) at least 17 years old (PR = 1.16, 95% CIs 1.09-1.24) in their 3rd year of high school (PR = 1.20, 95% CIs = 1.12-1.29) who resided in the Midwest region (PR = 1.27, 95% CIs 1.16-1.38) were most likely to be active. Males at least 17 years old in their 3rd year of high school who lived in the Midwest and recognized the Agita São Paulo/Agita Galera program had higher levels of PA. São Paulo students presented a high level of PA. Moreover, males older than 17 years, attending their 3rd year of high school, who lived in the Midwest region, and recognized the Agita São Paulo/Agita Galera program were the most likely to be more active.
Resumo O presente estudo avaliou nível de atividade física (AF) e seus efeitos associados entre estudantes da rede pública de São Paulo. Um estudo transversal foi feito usando uma amostra representativa de estudantes da rede pública de ensino de São Paulo. Foi utilizado o International Physical Activity Questionnaire para determinar o nível AF. Estudantes que relataram pelo menos 300 minutos/semana de AF, foram considerados ativos.