[Factors associated with low levels of aerobic fitness among adolescents].

Prevalência e fatores associados a baixos níveis de aptidão aeróbia em adolescentes.

Publisher: Sociedade De Pediatria De Sao Paulo Country of Publication: Brazil NLM ID: 9109353 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1984-0462 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 01030582 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Rev Paul Pediatr Subsets: MEDLINE

Publication: 2017- : Sao Paulo : Sociedade De Pediatria De Sao Paulo
Original Publication: Sao Paulo : Sociedade De Pediatria De Sao Paulo

Adipose Tissue* ; Exercise* ; Life Style* ; Physical Fitness*; Adolescent ; Brazil ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Socioeconomic Factors ; Urban Population ; Young Adult

Objective: To evaluate the prevalence of low aerobic fitness levels and to analyze the association with sociodemographic factors, lifestyle and excess body fatness among adolescents of southern Brazil.
Methods: The study included 879 adolescents aged 14 to 19 years the city of São José/SC, Brazil. The aerobic fitness was assessed by Canadian modified test of aerobic fitness. Sociodemographic variables (skin color, age, sex, study turn, economic level), sexual maturation and lifestyle (eating habits, screen time, physical activity, consumption of alcohol and tobacco) were assessed by a self-administered questionnaire. Excess body fatness was evaluated by sum of skinfolds triceps and subscapular. We used logistic regression to estimate odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals.
Results: Prevalence of low aerobic fitness level was 87.5%. The girls who spent two hours or more in front screen, consumed less than one glass of milk by day, did not smoke and had an excess of body fatness had a higher chance of having lower levels of aerobic fitness. White boys with low physical activity had had a higher chance of having lower levels of aerobic fitness.
Conclusions: Eight out of ten adolescents were with low fitness levels aerobic. Modifiable lifestyle factors were associated with low levels of aerobic fitness. Interventions that emphasize behavior change are needed.
(Copyright © 2015 Sociedade de Pediatria de São Paulo. Publicado por Elsevier Editora Ltda. All rights reserved.)

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Keywords: Adolescent health; Association; Associação; Consumo de oxigênio; Estilo de vida; Exercise; Exercício; Lifestyle; Oxygen consumption; Saúde do adolescente

Date Created: 20160109 Date Completed: 20180102 Latest Revision: 20190111

20221213

PMC4917263

10.1016/j.rpped.2015.06.015

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