Prevalência de comportamento sedentário de escolares do Ensino médio da rede pública estadual em fortaleza e suas Repercussões nas aulas de educação física

Abstract

The study aims to identify the prevalence and factors associated with exposure to sedentary behavior and physical activities levels in adolescents. The cross-sectional study of the sample consisted of 213 students (15-18 aged) of high school state public in the morning and afternoon shifts. Was used the questionnaire adapted by Coledam et. al (2014). Students who reported participating in at least 60 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity for five or more days per week were classified as active while the others were labeled as insufficiently active. They were considered exposed to sedentary behavior those who reported watching television for two hours or more per day. The analyzes were performed using the chi-square test and Fisher's exact test. There was a prevalence of exposure to sedentary behavior of 84.0% on weekdays and 86.8% on weekend days. There was not association with exposure to sedentary behavior and a habitual frequency in physical education classes. The prevalence of insufficiently active was 71.8%. It was identified that sex and regular frequency in class of physical education were factors associated with level insufficient of physical activity. Males was simultaneously Associated with most participation in class of physical education (70%) and the largest exposure to behavior of sedentarism in the days of the weekend.