Comportamento sedentário em adolescentes: A visita de 11 anos da coorte de nascimentos de Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil, 1993

Translated title of the contribution: Sedentary behavior in adolescents: The 11-year follow-up of the 1993 Pelotas (Brazil) birth cohort study

Samuel C. Dumith, Pedro C. Hallal, Ana M.B. Menezes, Cora Luiza Araújo

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Abstract

The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of sedentary behavior and investigate associated factors in adolescents 11 years of age from the 1993 birth cohort in Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil. Sedentary behavior was investigated with a questionnaire, and was defined as spending more than two hours per day watching television, playing videogames, or using the computer. Of the 4,452 adolescents interviewed, 98% reported watching television, 44% playing videogames, and 22% using the computer. The average time spent on each of these electronic media was 197, 36, and 17 minutes per day, respectively. Prevalence of sedentary behavior was 79.7% (95%CI: 78.6; 80.9) and showed a positive association with socioeconomic level and nutritional status and a negative association with well-being. These 11-year-olds spent extensive time at TV viewing, videogames, and the computer. Special attention should be given to the most exposed groups of adolescents, including the more affluent, overweight, and those with limited schooling.

Translated title of the contributionSedentary behavior in adolescents: The 11-year follow-up of the 1993 Pelotas (Brazil) birth cohort study
Original languagePortuguese
Pages (from-to)1928-1936
Number of pages9
JournalCadernos de Saude Publica
Volume26
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - 2010
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Adolescent
  • Cohort studies
  • Sedentary lifestyle

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

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