Waist Circumference and Objectively Measured Sedentary Behavior in Rural School Adolescents

dc.contributor.authorMachado-Rodrigues, Aristides M.
dc.contributor.authorCoelho e Silva, Manuel J.
dc.contributor.authorRibeiro, Luís P. [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorFernandes, Romulo
dc.contributor.authorMota, Jorge
dc.contributor.authorMalina, Robert M.
dc.contributor.institutionEscola Superior de Educação de Viseu
dc.contributor.institutionEstádio Universitário Coimbra Pavilhão-III
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
dc.contributor.institutionUniversity of Porto
dc.contributor.institutionUniversity of Texas
dc.contributor.institutionTarleton State University
dc.date.accessioned2018-12-11T16:59:32Z
dc.date.available2018-12-11T16:59:32Z
dc.date.issued2016-01-01
dc.description.abstractBACKGROUND: Research on relationships between lifestyle behaviors and adiposity in school youth is potentially important for identifying subgroups at risk. This study evaluates the associations between waist circumference (WC) and objective measures of sedentary behavior (SB) in a sample of rural school adolescents. METHODS: The sample included 254 students (114 boys, 140 girls), 13-16 years of age, from rural regions of the Portuguese midlands. Height, weight, and WC were measured. Cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) was assessed with the 20-m shuttle-run test. An uniaxial GT1M accelerometer was used to obtain 5 consecutive days of physically activity (PA) and SB. Multiple linear regression was used to test associations between WC and SB, adjusted for several potential confounders (age, sex, PA, CRF, parental education). RESULTS: SB was not significantly associated with the WC, neither in the unadjusted model nor after adjustment for all potential confounders. In the final model, the unique significant predictor of the WC was cardiorespiratory fitness (β = -0.82; 95% confidence interval [CI], -1.02 to -0.62). CONCLUSION: WC was not independently associated with SB time in rural school adolescents. Future research is claimed among rural adolescents in different geographic contexts to try to clarify recent findings of less studied communities.en
dc.description.affiliationResearch Centre for Sport and Physical Activity Universidade de Coimbra Escola Superior de Educação de Viseu, Rua Dr. Maximiano Aragão
dc.description.affiliationFaculdade de Ciências do Desporto e Educação Física Universidade de Coimbra Estádio Universitário Coimbra Pavilhão-III
dc.description.affiliationDepartamento de Educação Física Department of Physical Education Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia/Center of Science and Technology Universidade Estadual Paulista-UNESP Presidente Prudente
dc.description.affiliationResearch Centre in Physical Activity Health and Leisure Faculty of Sport Sciences University of Porto, R. Dr. Plácido Costa, 91
dc.description.affiliationDepartment of Kinesiology and Health Education University of Texas
dc.description.affiliationDepartment of Kinesiology Tarleton State University
dc.description.affiliationUnespDepartamento de Educação Física Department of Physical Education Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia/Center of Science and Technology Universidade Estadual Paulista-UNESP Presidente Prudente
dc.format.extent54-60
dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1111/josh.12350
dc.identifier.citationJournal of School Health, v. 86, n. 1, p. 54-60, 2016.
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/josh.12350
dc.identifier.issn1746-1561
dc.identifier.issn0022-4391
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-84949591402
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/172287
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of School Health
dc.relation.ispartofsjr1,086
dc.rights.accessRightsAcesso restrito
dc.sourceScopus
dc.subjectAccelerometer
dc.subjectHealth promotion
dc.subjectPhysical activity
dc.subjectUrbanization
dc.subjectYouth
dc.titleWaist Circumference and Objectively Measured Sedentary Behavior in Rural School Adolescentsen
dc.typeArtigo
unesp.departmentEducação Física - FCTpt

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