Sedentary lifestyle and its associated factors among adolescents from public and private schools of a Brazilian state capital

• Main Authors: Flávia Miquetichuc Nogueira Nascente (Author), Thiago Veiga Jardim (Author), Maria do Rosário Gondim Peixoto (Author), Carolina de Souza Carneiro (Author), Karla Lorena Mendonça (Author), Thaís Inácio Rolim Póvoa (Author), Ana Luiza Lima Sousa (Author), Weimar Kunz Sebba Barroso (Author), Paulo César Brandão Veiga Jardim (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Adolescence is a transition stage between childhood and adulthood and is an important phase for the acquisition of future lifestyles, including the practice of physical activity (PA). The prevalence of sedentary lifestyle in adolescents is often high, creating the need for studie...