Prevalence of Health Problems and Associations with Physical Activity Level in the Brazilian Army Female Segment

Autor: Lilian C. X. Martins
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Revista de Educação Física, Vol 88, Iss 2 (2019)
Journal of Physical Education; Vol. 88 No. 2 (2019)
Revista de Educação Física / Journal of Physical Education; v. 88 n. 2 (2019)
Revista de Educação Física
Centro de Capacitação Física do Exército (CCFEX)
instacron:CCFEX
ISSN: 2447-8946
0102-8464
DOI: 10.37310/ref.v88i2.829
Popis: Introduction: Physical activity has been consistently associated with disease prevention and treatment, health promotion, and decreased all-cause mortality. There are few studies focused on the determinants of physical activity and health among women of the Brazilian Armed Forces.Objective: To evaluate the prevalence of factors associated with levels of physical activity military women.Methods: Sectional and observational study. The sample consisted of the female segment (n = 31) in a study conducted in the census of a Brazilian Army Directorate. The prevalence of hypertension, high cholesterol, job stress, anxiety and depression symptoms (common mental disorders), gastritis, asthma, sleep disorders, smoking, and self-rated health were estimated. The tests used were Shapiro Wilk, Student's t-test and Pearson and Spearman coefficients. All analyzes with 95% confidence level.Results: There were associations of self-rated health and self-rated health comparing with 12 months ago, age and JS with higher levels of leisure-time physical activity (on SEL and PALL scores) (p
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