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Obesidade e aptidão física relacionada à saúde: um estudo com escolares de 10 a 13 anos de Santa Cruz do Sul - Brasil
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Rodrigues, Gilceu Cezar Marques, Kelin Cristina Silveira, João Francisco De Castro Da Schneiders, Letícia De Borba Burgos, Leandro Tibiriçá Reuter, Cézane Priscila |
| Copyright Year | 2018 |
| Abstract | Introduction: Overweight and obesity are considered public health problems and have been linked to low levels of physical activity. Both diseases became risk factors for health and contribute to the development of chronic diseases. Good levels of physical fitness are risk-reducing factors for chronic diseases. Objective: Evaluate the association between obesity and health-related physical fitness in schoolchildren aged 10 to 13 years. Patients and Methods: We carried out a cross-sectional study with 785 schoolchildren of both sexes age ranging from 10 to 13 years-old, who attend public schools in Santa Cruz do Sul, RS – Brazil. We evaluated the Body Mass Index (BMI), according to parameters of World Health Organization, and health-related physical fitness characteristics of flexibility, muscular endurance and cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) according to the protocols of the Projeto Esporte Brasil. Results: In both sexes, the mean values Descriptors: Nutritional status; Life style; Exercise. ARTIGO ORIGINAL |
| Starting Page | 60 |
| Ending Page | 60 |
| Page Count | 1 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.17696/2318-3691.25.3.2018.1276 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.cienciasdasaude.famerp.br/index.php/racs/article/download/1276/775 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.17696/2318-3691.25.3.2018.1276 |
| Volume Number | 25 |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
