Tracking da atividade física em adolescentes entre 2010 e 2014

Even though the benefits of regular physical activity (PA) are well established, national tracking studies are still scarce. The aim of the study was to analyze the tracking of physical activity (PA) in 2010, 2012 and 2014 of adolescents from Jacarezinho, Paraná. Adolescents (ages: 15.6 ± 0.6 years) were evaluated in 2014, who had participated in the 2010 and 2012 surveys. The Baecke questionnaire was used to evaluate the physical activity fields: school, sports and leisure time. ANOVA for repeated measures was used to compare the physical activity index (PAI) in years 2010, 2012 and 2014. The Spearman correlation coefficient was used to relate PAI obtained in 2014 with previous years. Significant reduction was observed in both sexes in the total and school index in 2012 and 2014 in relation to 2010. The leisure time index also presented a significant reduction in male sex from 2012 to 2014 (p<0.05). In the correlation between 2014 and the previous years, boys demonstrated weak association in the leisure index in 2010 (rho=0.292). In the female sex, values were significant in the leisure time and total indexes (rho=0.263; rho=0.307) in 2010 and in the sports and total indexes (rho=0.337; rho=0.332) in 2012. The research indicates that PA of adolescents decreased with age advancement, resulting in low to moderate tracking.

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Influence of the Perception of Barriers in Practice of PA in Adolescents: Explanatory Model

Healthcare ◽

10.3390/healthcare9040380 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 (4) ◽

pp. 380

Author(s):

Iago Portela-Pino ◽

Myriam Alvariñas-Villaverde ◽

Javier Martínez-Torres ◽

Margarita Pino-Juste

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Body Image ◽

Risk Factor ◽

Social Anxiety ◽

Activity Index ◽

School Year ◽

Factorial Model ◽

High Fatigue ◽

Physical Activity Index ◽

And Gender

Background: Sedentarism is an important risk factor for non-communicable diseases. To avoid it, it is necessary to establish the barriers which influence a low level of practice of Physical Activity. Methods: This study, conducted with 833 students, aims to describe a model to explain the barriers determining the level of practice of Physical Activity in adolescents according to age, school year, BMI and gender. The inclusion of the analyzed barriers followed the tetra-factorial model: Body image/physical and social anxiety; Tiredness/laziness; Responsibilities/lack of time and Environment/facilities. Results: The barriers to Physical Activity in adolescents are fatigue and sloth, and temporary obligations. The barrier that least influences the practice of Physical Activity is the environment and body image. It is determined that the subjects with the lowest Physical Activity index were those with a high fatigue and laziness score and higher age. The level of physical activity of this population is medium (95% CI, 2.8274–2.9418). Conclusions: It is necessary to overcome tiredness or apathy towards the practice of Physical Activity, especially in those under 16 years of age.

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Birth Weight, School Sports Ability, and Adulthood Leisure-Time Physical Activity

Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise ◽

10.1249/mss.0000000000001077 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 49 (1) ◽

pp. 64-70 ◽

Cited By ~ 13

Author(s):

AHMED ELHAKEEM ◽

RACHEL COOPER ◽

DAVID BANN ◽

DIANA KUH ◽

REBECCA HARDY

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Birth Weight ◽

Leisure Time ◽

Leisure Time Physical Activity ◽

School Sports

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Framingham Physical Activity Index

Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise ◽

10.1097/00005768-199706001-00008 ◽

1997 ◽

Vol 29 (Supplement) ◽

pp. 33-35

Author(s):

&NA;

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Activity Index ◽

Physical Activity Index

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Physical Activity in the EPIC-Italy Centers

Tumori Journal ◽

10.1177/030089160308900608 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 89 (6) ◽

pp. 646-655 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Simonetta Salvini ◽

Calogero Saieva ◽

Anna Vittoria Ciardullo ◽

Salvatore Panico ◽

Giovanna Masala ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Leisure Time ◽

Activity Index ◽

Age Groups ◽

Physical Activity Promotion ◽

Activity Level ◽

Activity Promotion ◽

Energy Consuming ◽

Intense Activity ◽

Local Traditions

The European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and nutrition offers the opportunity to explore patterns of physical activity in a large series of healthy adults enrolled in the different local cohorts of the Italian section of the European EPIC project. Physical activity is considered one of the means by which chronic disease could be prevented. Subjects in the EPIC study completed a life-style questionnaire, with a section dedicated to the assessment of physical activity at work and during leisure time. Time spent in the various activities was transformed into an index of physical activity (physical activity level, PAL) and an activity index that includes intense activity (PAL; intense activity included). Quintiles of these indexes were computed in order to observe the distribution of subject characteristics according to levels of physical activity. In general, the population was characterized by low levels of physical activity at work, with more than 50% of the sample reporting sedentary occupations. During leisure time, only a small percentage of subjects compensated for the inactivity at work by engaging in energy-consuming activities. In particular, organized fitness activities were reported by a small percentage of people, whereas walking was the most common sort of physical activity. Specific types of activity seemed to characterize subjects in the different areas of the country, reflecting local traditions or specific living situations. Detailed information about physical activity habits, together with a description of other characteristics, could help in designing physical activity promotion programs in different Italian populations and age groups.

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PREDICTION OF LOW HDL-CHOLESTEROL USING ROUTINE PHYSICAL EXAM AND A SIMPLE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY INDEX

Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation ◽

10.1097/00008483-199409000-00010 ◽

1994 ◽

Vol 14 (5) ◽

pp. 321

Author(s):

Mitchell H. Whaley ◽

Leonard A. Kaminsky ◽

Gregory B. Dwyer ◽

Leroy H. Getchell

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Activity Index ◽

Hdl Cholesterol ◽

Physical Exam ◽

Low Hdl ◽

Physical Activity Index

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Educational training program to increase the moderate to vigorous physical activity index in physical education teachers

Retos ◽

10.47197/retos.v0i39.78014 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 192-199

Author(s):

Javier Arturo Hall-López

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Physical Education ◽

Training Program ◽

Activity Index ◽

Vigorous Physical Activity ◽

World Health ◽

Physical Education Teachers ◽

Educational Training ◽

Physical Activity Index ◽

Educational Training Program

Abstract. Objective: To design and evaluate a training program to increase the moderate to vigorous physical activity index in physical education teachers. Method: the volunteer subjects participated in the educational training program whose goal was to obtain competences on how to create a pedagogical climate in physical education class oriented to the participation of students in moderate to vigorous physical activity at least 50% of the class evaluated quantitatively using the system for observing fitness instruction time (SOFIT), during their university studies and when they have graduated as physical education teachers. Results: The physical activity index increased from 36.6% to 61.2%. Conclusions: The application of the program showed effectiveness with didactic strategies to involve the student in moderate to vigorous physical activity as established by the World Health Organization. Resumen. Objetivo: Diseñar y evaluar un programa de formación educativa para aumentar el índice de actividad física moderada a vigorosa en profesores de educación física. Método: los sujetos voluntarios participaron en el programa de formación que tuvo como meta obtener competencias sobre cómo crear un clima pedagógico en la clase de educación física orientado a la participación de los estudiantes en actividad física moderada a vigorosa por lo menos el 50% de la clase evaluado de manera cuantitativa mediante el sistema para observar el tiempo de instrucción de actividad física (SOFIT), durante sus estudios universitarios y al ser egresados como profesores de educación física. Resultados: el índice de actividad física se incrementó de 36.6% a 61.2%. Conclusiones: La aplicación del programa mostro efectividad con estrategias didácticas para involucrar al alumno en actividad física moderada a vigorosa como lo establece la Organización Mundial de la Salud.

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PHYSICAL ACTIVITY ATTENUATES AGE DIFFERENCES IN CHANGE IN PERCEIVED PHYSICAL FATIGABILITY

Innovation in Aging ◽

10.1093/geroni/igz038.3319 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽

pp. S909-S910

Author(s):

Yujia (Susanna) Qiao ◽

Theresa Gmelin ◽

Robert M Boudreau ◽

Stacy L Andersen ◽

Stephanie Cosentino ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Age Differences ◽

Repeated Measures ◽

Activity Index ◽

Longitudinal Change ◽

Linear Mixed Effect Model ◽

Mixed Effect ◽

Effect Model ◽

Relationship Of

Abstract Lower physical activity is cross-sectionally associated with greater fatigability; whether such a relationship holds for longitudinal changes in fatigability is under-studied. We examined this question in offspring (≥60 years, range 60-93y, 99.7% white; 53.2% female) enrolled in the Long Life Family Study, a two-generation cohort enriched for exceptional longevity and their spousal controls. At Visit 2 (2014-2017), we measured self-reported physical activity (PA) with the Framingham Physical Activity Index (dichotomized by median value: less active <37 MET-hrs/wk and more active ≥37 MET-hrs/wk). Perceived physical fatigability was assessed using the Pittsburgh Fatigability Scale (PFS, 0-50) at Visit 2 and repeated during a follow-up contact 2.7±0.92 years later. We constructed a repeated-measures linear mixed-effect model to examine the effect of PA on longitudinal change in PFS by median age (younger <70y; older ≥70y) adjusted for family structure, field center, follow-up time, sex, and self-rated health. We found a strong dose-response relationship of PFS scores across the four age/PA groups (ptrend<0.001). Specifically, older/less active (N=310) participants had the highest annual PFS increases of 0.37 points/yr (p<0.001) while those older/more active (N=340) had annual increases of 0.17 points/yr (p=0.03). Younger/less active (N=371) participants had annual PFS increases of 0.09 points/yr (p=0.008); those younger/more active (N=341) had annual decreases (improvement) of 0.18 points/yr (p<0.001). Although annual PFS changes were modest, our findings indicate physical activity attenuated age differences in these trajectories. Physical activity is emerging as a potential target for intervention aimed at reducing fatigability - an important risk factor in the disability pathway.

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Evaluation of Walk Across Texas! – a web-based community physical activity program

BMC Public Health ◽

10.1186/s12889-019-7918-3 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 19 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Mark D. Faries ◽

Michael L. Lopez ◽

Ethan Faries ◽

Kristen Keenan ◽

Stephen D. Green

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Repeated Measures ◽

Leisure Time ◽

Program Assessment ◽

Future Research ◽

Activity Levels ◽

Web Based ◽

Novel Approach ◽

Community Based Programs ◽

Clinically Significant

Abstract Background In response to the chronic disease burden, web- and community-based programs have the potential to address targeted behaviors, such as physical activity (PA), using a novel approach with large audiences. The purpose of this study was to preliminarily evaluate an established team centered, web-based community PA program in Texas. Methods Walk Across Texas! (WAT!) is an eight-week community program delivered through a web-based platform to help people of various ages and abilities establish the habit of regular PA. Teams are challenged to walk a minimum of 832 miles. Changes in self-reported PA (miles/week; days/week) and leisure-time sitting (hours/day) were examined from 11,116 adult participants who participated in the program in 2016. Further analysis determined changes in physical activity (miles/week) between groups of pre-program assessment self-reported physical activity levels (0, 1–2, 3–4, or 5–7 days/week). Statistical analysis included paired-sample t-tests, repeated measures ANOVA and participant descriptors for PA change. Results Overall, mean changes in PA in all variables were statistically significant (p < .001), with the largest, clinically significant changes in submitted miles/week (mean increase of 4.89 ± 20.92). Self-reported PA increased 0.63 ± 2.89 days/week, while leisure-time sitting decreased less than 1 h per day (0.87 ± 1.86 h/day). All sub-groups (inactive, low active, active, high active at pre-program assessment) increased in self-reported miles per week, on average. Both the inactive and low-active groups experienced a statistically significant increase in mileage from week 1 to week 8 (5.48 miles/week or 12,330 steps /week, and 3.91 miles/week or 8797 steps /week, respectively). Conclusions The results provide initial support for the effectiveness of WAT! to initially increase and maintain moderate levels of PA of participants over 8-weeks, even in inactive or low-active participants. Descriptor variables were unable to differentiate between those who increased PA and those who did not. However; the results provide a canvas for future research questions regarding PA enhancement within a team-centered, web-based approach.

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Sleep disturbance as a moderator of the association between physical activity and later pain onset among American adults aged 50 and over: evidence from the Health and Retirement Study

BMJ Open ◽

10.1136/bmjopen-2019-036219 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 10 (6) ◽

pp. e036219

Author(s):

Daniel Whibley ◽

Heidi M Guyer ◽

Leslie M Swanson ◽

Tiffany J Braley ◽

Anna L Kratz ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Sleep Disturbance ◽

Activity Index ◽

Vigorous Physical Activity ◽

Index Score ◽

Health And Retirement Study ◽

Physical Activity Index ◽

Activity Index Score ◽

Incident Pain ◽

Retirement Study

ObjectiveTo examine whether sleep disturbance modifies the association between physical activity and incident pain.DesignProspective population-based study.SettingHealth and Retirement Study.ParticipantsAmerican adults aged ≥50 years who reported no troublesome pain in 2014 were re-assessed for pain in 2016. Of 9828 eligible baseline respondents, 8036 (82%) had complete follow-up data for adjusted analyses (weighted analysis population N=42 407 222).ExposuresPhysical activity was assessed via interview with questions about time spent in moderate and vigorous physical activity. Sleep disturbance, assessed using a modified form of the Jenkins Sleep Scale, was examined as a potential moderator.Main outcome measureTroublesome pain.ResultsIn weighted analyses, 37.9% of the 2014 baseline pain-free sample participated in moderate or vigorous physical activity once a week or less, with an overall mean Physical Activity Index Score of 9.0 (SE=0.12). 18.6% went on to report troublesome pain in 2016. Each one-point higher on the Physical Activity Index Score was associated with a reduced odds ratio (OR) of incident pain for those who endorsed sleep disturbance never/rarely (OR=0.97, 95% CI 0.94 to 0.99), but not for those who endorsed sleep disturbance sometimes (OR=0.99, 95% CI 0.97 to 1.01) or most of the time (OR=1.01, 95% CI 0.99 to 1.03). The analysis of possible interaction demonstrated that frequency of sleep disturbance moderated the physical activity and incident pain association (Wald test: p=0.02).ConclusionsThe beneficial association of physical activity on reduced likelihood of later pain was only observed in persons who endorsed low levels of sleep disturbance.

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