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Association between physical activity level and consumption of fruit and vegetables among adolescents in northeast Brazil

OBJECTIVE: To determine the association between low levels of physical activity and consumption of fruits and vegetables among adolescents. METHODS: This cross-sectional study included 2,057 adolescents aged 13 to 18 years from the city of Aracaju, Northeastern Brazil. We analyzed the level of physi...

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Autores principales: Silva, Diego Augusto Santos, Silva, Roberto Jerônimo dos Santos
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sociedade de Pediatria de São Paulo 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4516370/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25887930
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rpped.2014.09.003
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description OBJECTIVE: To determine the association between low levels of physical activity and consumption of fruits and vegetables among adolescents. METHODS: This cross-sectional study included 2,057 adolescents aged 13 to 18 years from the city of Aracaju, Northeastern Brazil. We analyzed the level of physical activity, consumption of fruits and vegetables by standardized and validated questionnaires. The control variables were sex, age, socioeconomic status, maternal education, alcohol consumption and smoking. For data analysis, univariate and multivariate logistic regression were used, with a significance level of 5%. RESULTS: The prevalence of low levels of physical activity was 81.9%; the inadequate consumption of fruits ocurred in 79.1% and the inadequate consumption of vegetables in 90.6%. Adolescents who consumed few fruits daily had an increase in 40% of chance of being insufficiently active and, for those who consumed few vegetable's the likelihood of being insufficiently active was 50% higher, compared to those who had adequate intake of these foods. CONCLUSIONS: Low levels of physical activity were associated with inadequate fruit and vegetable intake among adolescents in a city in northeastern Brazil. These findings suggest that insufficiently active adolescents have other unhealthy behaviors that may increase the risk of chronic diseases in adulthood.
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spelling pubmed-45163702015-07-31 Association between physical activity level and consumption of fruit and vegetables among adolescents in northeast Brazil Silva, Diego Augusto Santos Silva, Roberto Jerônimo dos Santos Rev Paul Pediatr Original Articles OBJECTIVE: To determine the association between low levels of physical activity and consumption of fruits and vegetables among adolescents. METHODS: This cross-sectional study included 2,057 adolescents aged 13 to 18 years from the city of Aracaju, Northeastern Brazil. We analyzed the level of physical activity, consumption of fruits and vegetables by standardized and validated questionnaires. The control variables were sex, age, socioeconomic status, maternal education, alcohol consumption and smoking. For data analysis, univariate and multivariate logistic regression were used, with a significance level of 5%. RESULTS: The prevalence of low levels of physical activity was 81.9%; the inadequate consumption of fruits ocurred in 79.1% and the inadequate consumption of vegetables in 90.6%. Adolescents who consumed few fruits daily had an increase in 40% of chance of being insufficiently active and, for those who consumed few vegetable's the likelihood of being insufficiently active was 50% higher, compared to those who had adequate intake of these foods. CONCLUSIONS: Low levels of physical activity were associated with inadequate fruit and vegetable intake among adolescents in a city in northeastern Brazil. These findings suggest that insufficiently active adolescents have other unhealthy behaviors that may increase the risk of chronic diseases in adulthood. Sociedade de Pediatria de São Paulo 2015-06 /pmc/articles/PMC4516370/ /pubmed/25887930 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rpped.2014.09.003 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License, which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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title_fullStr Association between physical activity level and consumption of fruit and vegetables among adolescents in northeast Brazil
title_full_unstemmed Association between physical activity level and consumption of fruit and vegetables among adolescents in northeast Brazil
title_short Association between physical activity level and consumption of fruit and vegetables among adolescents in northeast Brazil
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4516370/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25887930
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rpped.2014.09.003
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