Physical activity level behavior according to the day of the week in postmenopausal women

Autor: Eduardo Rossi, F. [UNESP], Diniz, T. A. [UNESP], Buonani, C. [UNESP], Melo Neves, L. [UNESP], de Souza Fortaleza, A. C. [UNESP], Destro Christofaro, D. G., Forte Freitas Junior, I.
Přispěvatelé: Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp), Universidade de São Paulo (USP)
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Scopus
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Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
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Popis: Made available in DSpace on 2018-12-11T16:42:03Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2017-06-01 Objective The aim of this study was to compare the differences in the levels of physical activity practiced during the weekdays and weekends in obese postmenopausal women. Method 117 post-menopausal women aged between 50 and 79 were evaluated. To estimate the percentage of body fat the Dual-Energy X-ray Absorptiometry was used. The assessment of physical activity level was obtained using a tri-axial accelerometer. Results There was a significant increase in physical activity-light and a significant decrease in physical activity moderate, vigorous, moderate–vigorous and overall number of counts at the weekend compared to the weekdays. The physical activity moderate–vigorous reduced by an average of 38.6% (p
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