Sedentary Behaviors of a School Population in Brazil and Related Factors
<i>Background</i>. Overweight and obesity arise from a complex range of genetic, environmental, behavioral, educational, and socioeconomic factors. The present study explored the sedentary practices and some life habits related to health among children from the school population of Urugu...
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doaj-33bb98d37f854769a351a611d32936242020-11-25T03:38:21ZengMDPI AGInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health1661-78271660-46012020-09-01176966696610.3390/ijerph17196966Sedentary Behaviors of a School Population in Brazil and Related FactorsJosé Antonio Ponce-Blandón0María Eduarda Deitos-Vasquez1Rocío Romero-Castillo2Diogo da Rosa-Viana3José Miguel Robles-Romero4Jussara Mendes-Lipinski5Centro Universitario de Enfermería de Cruz Roja, Universidad de Sevilla, 41009 Sevilla, SpainDepartamento de Enfermagem, Universidade Federal do Pampa, Uruguaiana 1650, Bagé, BrazilCentro Universitario de Enfermería de Cruz Roja, Universidad de Sevilla, 41009 Sevilla, SpainDepartamento de Enfermagem, Universidade Federal Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre 90040-000, BrazilCentro Universitario de Enfermería de Cruz Roja, Universidad de Sevilla, 41009 Sevilla, SpainDepartamento de Enfermagem, Universidade Federal do Pampa, Uruguaiana 1650, Bagé, Brazil<i>Background</i>. Overweight and obesity arise from a complex range of genetic, environmental, behavioral, educational, and socioeconomic factors. The present study explored the sedentary practices and some life habits related to health among children from the school population of Uruguaiana (Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil). <i>Methods:</i> A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted to characterize the life habits of the school boys and girls from fourth grade (9–10 years old). <i>Results:</i> A total of 470 fourth-grade boys and girls (9–10 years old) participated in the study. As regards the variables linked to habits, 24% of the boys and girls answered they had not had breakfast the day they completed the questionnaire and 51.8% stated they did not have breakfast any given day of the week. Regarding sedentary habits, 25.3% of children watched TV or played video games five or more hours a day and 9% rarely played sports with their parents or caregivers. Statistical significance was recorded between “number of hours watching TV and playing video games” and “playing sports with parents or caregivers” (<i>p</i> < 0.05). <i>Conclusions:</i> Association between the times spent watching TV or playing video games and the practice of physical exercise in the family proves once again the importance of the family in education for the health of children. The school provides direct access to schoolchildren and their parents to launch numerous health education programs.https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/17/19/6966eating habitshealthy lifestylesedentary behaviorexercisechildchild behavior |
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José Antonio Ponce-Blandón María Eduarda Deitos-Vasquez Rocío Romero-Castillo Diogo da Rosa-Viana José Miguel Robles-Romero Jussara Mendes-Lipinski Sedentary Behaviors of a School Population in Brazil and Related Factors International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health eating habits healthy lifestyle sedentary behavior exercise child child behavior |
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José Antonio Ponce-Blandón María Eduarda Deitos-Vasquez Rocío Romero-Castillo Diogo da Rosa-Viana José Miguel Robles-Romero Jussara Mendes-Lipinski |
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Sedentary Behaviors of a School Population in Brazil and Related Factors |
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Sedentary Behaviors of a School Population in Brazil and Related Factors |
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Sedentary Behaviors of a School Population in Brazil and Related Factors |
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Sedentary Behaviors of a School Population in Brazil and Related Factors |
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Sedentary Behaviors of a School Population in Brazil and Related Factors |
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sedentary behaviors of a school population in brazil and related factors |
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<i>Background</i>. Overweight and obesity arise from a complex range of genetic, environmental, behavioral, educational, and socioeconomic factors. The present study explored the sedentary practices and some life habits related to health among children from the school population of Uruguaiana (Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil). <i>Methods:</i> A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted to characterize the life habits of the school boys and girls from fourth grade (9–10 years old). <i>Results:</i> A total of 470 fourth-grade boys and girls (9–10 years old) participated in the study. As regards the variables linked to habits, 24% of the boys and girls answered they had not had breakfast the day they completed the questionnaire and 51.8% stated they did not have breakfast any given day of the week. Regarding sedentary habits, 25.3% of children watched TV or played video games five or more hours a day and 9% rarely played sports with their parents or caregivers. Statistical significance was recorded between “number of hours watching TV and playing video games” and “playing sports with parents or caregivers” (<i>p</i> < 0.05). <i>Conclusions:</i> Association between the times spent watching TV or playing video games and the practice of physical exercise in the family proves once again the importance of the family in education for the health of children. The school provides direct access to schoolchildren and their parents to launch numerous health education programs. |
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