Associations of sedentary behaviors and physical activity with social isolation in 100,839 school students: The Brazilian Scholar Health Survey

Autor: Brendon Stubbs, Paul J. Collings, Danilo R. Silva, André O. Werneck, Luciana L. Barboza
Přispěvatelé: Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp), Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust, University of York, Universidade Federal de Sergipe (UFS), King's College London, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Scopus
Repositório Institucional da UNESP
Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
instacron:UNESP
ISSN: 0163-8343
DOI: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2019.04.010
Popis: Made available in DSpace on 2019-10-06T15:41:34Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2019-07-01 Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP) British Heart Foundation National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research National Institute for Health Research Objective: To examine the relationship between physical activity, sedentary behaviors, and social isolation in a representative sample of Brazilian adolescents. Method: Cross sectional analyses using data from the Brazilian Scholar Health Survey conducted in 2015. The sample included 100,839 adolescents (mean age: 14.3 y, 51.4% Female) from 3040 schools. Information about social isolation (number of close friends and perceived loneliness), physical activity (International Physical Activity Questionnaire) and sedentary behaviors (total sitting time and TV viewing) were self-reported. Chronological age, race and type of city (state capital or other) were co-variables. Logistic regression models were used to analyze the data (results are presented as odds ratios (OR) with 95% confidence intervals). Results: Physical activity was associated with lower odds of both social isolation indicators in boys, and with lower likelihood of having few friends in girls. Greater sitting time was associated with higher likelihood of social isolation, as was low (
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