Obesity and decrease of daily physical activity among children and adolescents: a follow-up study

• Main Authors: Gilmar Mercês de Jesus (Author), Lizziane Andrade Dias (Author), Anna Karolina Cerqueira Barros (Author), Lara Daniele Matos dos Santos Araujo (Author), Emil Kupek (Author), Maria Alice Altenburg de Assis (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, 2021-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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We analyzed the effect of obesity on daily physical activity (DPA) and on light-intensity physical activity (LPA), moderate-intensity physical activity (MPA) and vigorous- intensity physical activity (VPA). Overall, 462 students from a public school (53.6% boys; aged 7-12 years) were involved in thi...