Sedentary behavior in Brazilian children and adolescents: a systematic review
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To describe the methodological characteristics of the studies selected and assess variables associated with sedentary behavior in Brazilian children and adolescents. METHODS For this systematic review, we searched four electronic databases: PubMed, Web of Knowledge, LILACS, Sc...
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doaj-bc95331281614ff18d5735cf4960c4372020-11-24T23:33:14ZengUniversidade de São PauloRevista de Saúde Pública1518-87872016-01-0150010.1590/S1518-8787.2016050006307S0034-89102016000200501Sedentary behavior in Brazilian children and adolescents: a systematic reviewPaulo Henrique GuerraJosé Cazuza de Farias JúniorAlex Antonio FlorindoABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To describe the methodological characteristics of the studies selected and assess variables associated with sedentary behavior in Brazilian children and adolescents. METHODS For this systematic review, we searched four electronic databases: PubMed, Web of Knowledge, LILACS, SciELO. Also, electronic searches were applied in Google Scholar. A supplementary search was conducted in the references lists of the included articles and in non-indexed journals. We included observational studies with children and adolescents aged from three to 19 years developed in Brazil, presenting analyses of associations based on regression methods and published until September 30, 2014. RESULTS Of the 255 potential references retrieved by the searches, 49 met the inclusion criteria and composed the descriptive synthesis. In this set, we identified a great number of cross-sectional studies (n = 43; 88.0%) and high methodological variability on the types of sedentary behavior assessed, measurement tools and cut-off points used. The variables most often associated with sedentary behavior were “high levels of body weight” (in 15 out of 27 studies; 55.0%) and “lower level of physical activity” (in eight out of 16 studies; 50.0%). CONCLUSIONS The findings of this review raise the following demands to the Brazilian agenda of sedentary behavior research geared to children and adolescents: development of longitudinal studies, validation of measuring tools, establishment of risk cut-offs, measurement of sedentary behavior beyond screen time and use of objective measures in addition to questionnaires. In the articles available, the associations between sedentary behavior with “high levels of body weight” and “low levels of physical activity” were observed in different regions of Brazil.http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-89102016000200501&lng=en&tlng=enCriançaAdolescenteEstilo de Vida SedentárioFatores de RiscoRevisão |
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Paulo Henrique Guerra José Cazuza de Farias Júnior Alex Antonio Florindo Sedentary behavior in Brazilian children and adolescents: a systematic review Revista de Saúde Pública Criança Adolescente Estilo de Vida Sedentário Fatores de Risco Revisão |
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Paulo Henrique Guerra José Cazuza de Farias Júnior Alex Antonio Florindo |
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Paulo Henrique Guerra |
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Sedentary behavior in Brazilian children and adolescents: a systematic review |
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Sedentary behavior in Brazilian children and adolescents: a systematic review |
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Sedentary behavior in Brazilian children and adolescents: a systematic review |
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Sedentary behavior in Brazilian children and adolescents: a systematic review |
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Sedentary behavior in Brazilian children and adolescents: a systematic review |
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sedentary behavior in brazilian children and adolescents: a systematic review |
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Universidade de São Paulo |
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Revista de Saúde Pública |
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ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To describe the methodological characteristics of the studies selected and assess variables associated with sedentary behavior in Brazilian children and adolescents. METHODS For this systematic review, we searched four electronic databases: PubMed, Web of Knowledge, LILACS, SciELO. Also, electronic searches were applied in Google Scholar. A supplementary search was conducted in the references lists of the included articles and in non-indexed journals. We included observational studies with children and adolescents aged from three to 19 years developed in Brazil, presenting analyses of associations based on regression methods and published until September 30, 2014. RESULTS Of the 255 potential references retrieved by the searches, 49 met the inclusion criteria and composed the descriptive synthesis. In this set, we identified a great number of cross-sectional studies (n = 43; 88.0%) and high methodological variability on the types of sedentary behavior assessed, measurement tools and cut-off points used. The variables most often associated with sedentary behavior were “high levels of body weight” (in 15 out of 27 studies; 55.0%) and “lower level of physical activity” (in eight out of 16 studies; 50.0%). CONCLUSIONS The findings of this review raise the following demands to the Brazilian agenda of sedentary behavior research geared to children and adolescents: development of longitudinal studies, validation of measuring tools, establishment of risk cut-offs, measurement of sedentary behavior beyond screen time and use of objective measures in addition to questionnaires. In the articles available, the associations between sedentary behavior with “high levels of body weight” and “low levels of physical activity” were observed in different regions of Brazil. |
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Criança Adolescente Estilo de Vida Sedentário Fatores de Risco Revisão |
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