Comparison of physical activity and sedentary behavior levels in secondary and university students

Autor: Natalie Naidoo, Oladapo Michael Olagbegi, Thayananthee Nadasan, Joshua Oluwafisayo Afolabi
Jazyk: English<br />Portuguese
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Rev Rene, Vol 23, p e71433 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2175-6783
DOI: 10.15253/2175-6783.20222371433
Popis: Objective: to compare physical activity and sedentary behavior in university students and secondary students. Methods: the cross-sectional study involved 202 selected secondary students and 171 university students. The Global Physical Activity Questionnaire was administered to the respondents. Percentages, chi-square test, Mann Whitney U test and linear regression were used for data analysis. Results: about 63% and 32% of secondary and university students, respectively, reported high levels of physical activity, while 84.7% and 71.9% of secondary and undergraduate students, respectively, met guidelines for sedentary behavior. The secondary students had significantly higher scores than the university students in vigorous (p=0.004), moderate (p
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