Tracking of physical activity during adolescence: the 1993 Pelotas Birth Cohort, Brazil

OBJECTIVE To analyze physical activity during adolescence in participants of the 1993 Pelotas Birth Cohort Study, Brazil. METHODS Data on leisure time physical activity at 11, 15, and 18 years of age were analyzed. At each visit, a cut-off point of 300 min/week was used to classify adolescents as...

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Main Authors: Mario Renato Azevedo, Ana Maria Menezes, Maria Cecília Assunção, Helen Gonçalves, Ignasi Arumi, Bernardo Lessa Horta, Pedro Curi Hallal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2014-12-01
Series:Revista de Saúde Pública
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Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-89102014000600925&lng=en&tlng=en