期刊名称：International Journal of Collaborative Research on Internal Medicine & Public Health
电子版ISSN：1840-4529
出版年度：2013
卷号：5
期号：2
出版社：DRUNPP Sarajevo
摘要：Background: Adolescence is a critical stage for the physical inactivity and the obesity, and the knowledge of factors that influence the opportunities for physical activity and nutritional status is very important, especially for the health of rural populations. Objective: To analyse associations between determining the factors of the physical activity opportunities and nutritional status and demographical characteristics of adolescents from rural areas of the Santa Catarina state, in southern Brazil. Methods: Cross-sectional study with 991 randomly selected subjects, using the Physical Activity Questionnaire – Child. Results: Girls tend to be more sedentary whereas boys tend to be more active and moderately active, including the performance of all school and extracurricular physical activities. Physical activities in physical education classes show the greatest proportion of adolescents classified as more active. Significant correlations were identified between the physical activity opportunities for males when the head of household has studied beyond the ninth grade.
