| Autor: |
Gisele F. Dutra, Cristina C. Kaufmann, Alessandra D.B. Pretto, Elaine P. Albernaz |
| Jazyk: |
portugalština |
| Rok vydání: |
2015 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Jornal de Pediatria (Versão em Português), Vol 91, Iss 4, Pp 346-351 (2015) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2255-5536 |
| DOI: |
10.1016/j.jpedp.2015.04.007 |
| Popis: |
Objectives: To assess the prevalence of television (TV) viewing habits and their association with childhood sedentary lifestyle and overweight in 8‐year‐old children, from a cohort in a city in Southern Brazil. Methods: A prospective cohort study with hospital screening of all births that occurred from September of 2002 to May of 2003. This study refers to a cross‐sectional analysis of data collected during the cohort's follow‐up conducted at 8 years of age. To evaluate the level of physical activity, a physical activity questionnaire for children and adolescents was used (PAQ‐C), during the consultation at 8 years of age. Results: Of the 616 interviewed children, a prevalence of sedentary lifestyle > 70% was found, as well as the habit of watching TV for more than two hours a day in 60% of the sample, regardless of gender (p = 0.30), income (p = 0.57), or family socioeconomic level (p = 0.90). The daily time spent watching TV was inversely associated with physical activity (p |
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