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0495/2016 - Practice of physical activity patterns in adolescents in a city of Northeastern Brazil
Padrões de prática de atividade física em adolescentes de um município da região Nordeste do Brasil

Author:

• Gerfeson Mendonça - Mendonça, Gerfeson - Programa Associado de Pós-Graduação em Educação Física - UPE/UFPB, Brasil, Educação Física - Universidade Federal da Paraíba - <gerfeson_edf@hotmail.com> +

Co-author(s):

• Luanna Alexandra Cheng - Cheng, Luanna Alexandra - Programa Associado de Pós-Graduação em Educação Física - UPE/UFPB, Brasil, Educação Física - Universidade Federal da Paraíba - <luanna_cheng@hotmail.com>
• José Cazuza de Farias Júnior - Farias Júnior, J. C. - Programa Associado de Pós-Graduação em Educação Física - UPE/UFPB, Brasil, Departamento de Educação Física - Universidade Federal da Paraíba - <jcazuzajr@hotmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1082-6098

Thematic Area:

Epidemiologia

Abstract:

The aim of the study was to describe the practice patterns of physical activity and analyze its variations as sociodemographic characteristics of adolescents in a city of Northeastern Brazil. The sample consisted of 2,350 adolescents in the city of João Pessoa (PB), Brazil. The prevalence of physical activity were determined and calculated the practice scores (minutes/week): general and types (sports, exercise, active commuting and recreational activities). Multiple linear regression was used to estimate the relative contribution of the types of practice for the general score of physical activity. The most practiced physical activities were active commuting (55.2%) and sports (52.7%). The activities that presented the greatest explanatory capacity for the overall score of practice were: sports (38.1%) and exercises (21.8%). The explanatory capacity of sports was increased in all subgroups, except in female patients. The practice of exercise contributes to the major changes in the general score in female adolescents and private schools. Recreational activities and active commuting had the largest contribution to the female. Sports and exercise were the activities that contributed the most to explain the changes in the general score of practice. However, there are variations according to the sociodemographic characteristics of adolescents.

Keywords:

AdolescenceMotor activitySocio-demographic factorsBrazil

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Mendonça, Gerfeson, Cheng, Luanna Alexandra, Farias Júnior, J. C.. Practice of physical activity patterns in adolescents in a city of Northeastern Brazil. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2016/Nov). [Citado em 21/01/2025]. Está disponível em: http://cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/practice-of-physical-activity-patterns-in-adolescents-in-a-city-of-northeastern-brazil/15921?id=15921



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