摘要：Sousa CV, Sales MM, Moraes JFVN, Rocha PO, Santos RRC, Assis BP. Sedentary Life Style is Associated with an Elevated Perceived Stress. JEPonline 2014;17(6):90-96. Chronic stress is associated with detrimental effects on physical health that is likely to decrease a person’s quality of life. Studies have indicated that regular exercise is an excellent non-pharmacological strategy to prevent and/or treat anxiety, stress, and depression. This study estimated the prevalence of elevated perceived stress among individuals with different levels of physical activity and to verify the association between both. Twenty-seven subjects (mean age, 33.5 yrs) were submitted to two questionnaires to verify their level of physical activity and perceived stress. The Fisher's exact test and chi-square were used for comparison between frequency. To verify the association between the level of physical activity and the chance of elevated perceived stress, the binary logistic regression was used. The values were presented in Odds Ratio and intervals of confidence (IC=95%). The subjects stratified as sedentary (48.1%) were 3.018 times more likely to have elevated perceived stress compared to their physically active peers. In conclusion, the results indicate that individuals who practice regular exercises have lower scores of perceived stress, and sedentary people have higher scores of perceived stress.
