PREVALENCE OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN WOMEN

PREVALENCE OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN WOMEN

Objective: To investigate the prevalence of physical activity (PA) in women from Florianópolis-SC. Methods: Quantitative cross-sectional study conducted from 2012 to 2013 with 400 women aged 20-59 years in the urban area of the city of Florianopolis. A selfadministered questionnaire containing data...

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Veröffentlicht in:Revista brasileira em promoção da saúde = Brazilian journal in health promotion 2015-08, Vol.27 (4)
Hauptverfasser: Jonck, Vanessa Terezinha Ferrari, Soares, Amanda, de Araujo, Camila da Cruz Ramos, Machado, Zenite, Reis, Nycolle Martins, Guimarães, Adriana Coutinho de Azevedo
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Sprache:eng
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Actividad Motora
Atividade Motora
Motor Activity
Mujeres
Mulheres
Prevalence
Prevalencia
Prevalência
Women
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Zusammenfassung:Objective: To investigate the prevalence of physical activity (PA) in women from Florianópolis-SC. Methods: Quantitative cross-sectional study conducted from 2012 to 2013 with 400 women aged 20-59 years in the urban area of the city of Florianopolis. A selfadministered questionnaire containing data on demographics, weight and height was used. The International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) was applied. ANOVA was used to compare physical activity variables and the chi-squared test was used to compare the levels of physical activity (insufficiently active, active and very active). Significance level was set at 5% (p
ISSN:1806-1222