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

Natalie Naidoo; Oladapo Michael Olagbegi; Thayananthee Nadasan; Joshua Oluwafisayo Afolabi

doi:10.15253/2175-6783.20222371433

Autores

Natalie Naidoo University of KwaZulu-Natal. South Africa https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3228-4971
Oladapo Michael Olagbegi University of KwaZulu-Natal. South Africa https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1320-7567
Thayananthee Nadasan University of KwaZulu-Natal. South Africa https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2023-0324
Joshua Oluwafisayo Afolabi Redeemers University. Nigeria https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5393-7591

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15253/2175-6783.20222371433

Palavras-chave:

Exercício Físico; Comportamento Sedentário; Estudantes; Adulto Jovem; África do Sul.

Resumo

Objetivo: comparar níveis de atividade física e comportamento sedentário entre estudantes de ensino médio e universitários. Métodos: estudo transversal com 202 estudantes do ensino médio e 171 universitários. O Questionário Global de Atividade Física foi aplicado aos participantes. Porcentagens, os testes Qui-quadrado e Mann-Whitney, e regressão linear foram utilizados para a análise dos dados. Resultados: cerca de 63% e 32% dos estudantes de ensino médio e universitários, respectivamente, relataram níveis altos de atividade física, enquanto 84,7% e 71,9% deles, respectivamente, atenderam às diretrizes para comportamento sedentário. A pontuação dos estudantes de ensino médio foi significativamente maior que a dos alunos universitários em atividade física vigorosa (p=0,004), moderada (p<0,001), e total (p<0,001). As diferenças encontradas foram maiores entre mulheres. Conclusão: os alunos do ensino médio apresentaram maiores escores de atividade física e despenderam menos tempo em comportamentos sedentários.

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