Physical activity, TV viewing, and human development index in Brazilian adolescents: Results from the National School Health Survey

• Main Authors: Raphael Henrique de Oliveira Araujo (Author), Danilo Rodrigues Pereira da Silva (Author), Thayse Natacha Queiroz Ferreira Gomes (Author), Ricardo Aurélio Carvalho Sampaio (Author), Antônio Evaldo dos Santos (Author), Roberto Jerônimo dos Santos Silva (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), 2021-03-01T00:00:00Z.
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Summary

Abstract Aim: This study aimed to examine the association between physical activity (PA) indicators and TV viewing as a function of the Human Development Index (HDI). Method: This cross-sectional study was based on data from the National School Health Survey, which was composed of 102,072 students (14.28±1.03; 51.3% girls). Total PA, active commuting to school (ACS) and TV viewing were assessed by questionnaires and classified through a gradual scale ranging from "F" (low) to "A+" (high). The correlation between total PA, ACS, TV viewing and HDI was verified by Spearman's Correlation and presented in rs. Results: HDI was positively associated with total PA [girls: rs = 0.572 (p < 0.001); boys: rs = 0.843 (p < 0.001)] and ACS [girls: rs = 0.433 (p < 0.001); boys: rs = 0.554 (p < 0.001)]; while a negative correlation was found between HDI and TV viewing [girls: rs = -0.330 (p < 0.001); boys: rs = -0.348 (p < 0.001)]. Conclusions: Brazilian adolescents from states with higher HDI were more active and spent more time watching TV than their counterparts from states with lower HDI.

Item Description

1980-6574
10.1590/s1980-657420210000159