Level of physical activity of parents on the body mass index of children, Bradesco in School Foundation, the city of Cacoal/RO/Nivel de atividade fisica dos pais em relacao ao indice de massa corporal dos filhos, na escola Fundacao Bradesco, na cidade de Cacoal/RO

Obesity is the main cause of some diseases such as, hypertension, cholesterol, diabetes mellitus, diseases which are usually only monitored, and when it comes to childhood obesity risk factors is complicated, because this is facing a body in training and can get to adulthood with compromised health. This study had the aim to relate the level of physical activity of parents in relation to BMI in children, the Bradesco Foundation school in the city of Cacoal-RO. Materials and Methods: The field research used the method of convenience for the constitution of the sample. Were part of the research on 275 children aged 07 to 12 years of both sexes enrolled in the Bradesco Foundation school, in total, 17 children (6.2%) were classified as overweight or obese. The measures used were weight, height and body circumferences of children and the International Physical Activity Questionnaire IPAQ to quantify the level of physical activity of parents. Results: There was a prevalence of overweight / obesity in girls, 3.6% of all children. The mean BMI was higher in children who had an average of 27.55 kg/[m.sup.2] than in girls who had an average of 25.59 kg/[m.sup.2]. The male children had higher average in all circles on the female. It was found that 88.2% of parents are potentially irregularly active. Conclusion: The physical activity variables and BMI, showed a slight relationship, concluding that the less active parents are, the greater the propensity of children will become obese. Key words: overweight / childhood obesity, Body mass index, physical activity. A obesidade e a causa principal de algumas doencas como hipertensao, colesterol, diabete melitus, doencas essas que geralmente sao apenas controladas, e quando se trata de obesidade infantil os fatores de risco se complicam, pois se esta diante de um organismo em formacao e que pode chegar a idade adulta com a saude comprometida. O presente estudo teve a finalidade de relacionar o nivel de atividade fisica dos pais em relacao ao IMC dos filhos, da escola Fundacao Bradesco, na cidade de Cacoal-RO. Materiais e Metodos: A pesquisa de campo utilizou o metodo de conveniencia para constituicao da amostra. Fizeram parte da pesquisa 275 criancas na faixa etaria de 07 a 12 anos de ambos os generos matriculadas na escola Fundacao Bradesco, deste total, 17 criancas (6,2%), foram classificadas como sobrepeso ou obesa. As medidas utilizadas foram peso, estatura e circunferencias corporais dos filhos e o questionario internac