2008
DOI: 10.1590/s0066-782x2008001400005
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Excesso de peso, pressão arterial e atividade física no deslocamento à escola

Abstract: SummaryBackground: The prevalence of obesity and elevated arterial pressure (AP) has increased in children and adolescents, whereas physical activity has decreased.

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“…In our study, we observed a significant association and correlation of BMI (according to some authors, it identifies excess weight, but not necessarily excess fat), TSF (a marker of excess body fat) and WC (marker of central deposition of excess body fat) among themselves and with blood pressure. Strong correlations between BMI and TSF 20,29 and between BMI and WC have been described 22,23 , supporting the findings of this study with respect to these variables.…”
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“…In our study, we observed a significant association and correlation of BMI (according to some authors, it identifies excess weight, but not necessarily excess fat), TSF (a marker of excess body fat) and WC (marker of central deposition of excess body fat) among themselves and with blood pressure. Strong correlations between BMI and TSF 20,29 and between BMI and WC have been described 22,23 , supporting the findings of this study with respect to these variables.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 90%
“…Some other studies conducted in Brazil with children and adolescents showed that BMI, waist circumference and skinfold thickness (parameters used for the identification of excess body fat) have a strong influence on blood pressure values [19][20][21][22] . Only one study failed to demonstrate such association 23 .…”
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“…No Brasil, ainda há poucos levantamentos abordando a prática de atividade física dos sujeitos em seus deslocamentos 17 . Os estudos que focalizaram esta temática identificaram que 20% a 30% dos jovens parecem estar expostos à inatividade física nos deslocamentos 18,19,20 .…”
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“…even in young people, is associated with a number of comorbidities, such as metabolic syndrome, diabetes mellitus type II, dyslipidemia and hypertension [8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15] . Moreover, there is evidence that active or sedentary behaviors in childhood and adolescence tends to persist into adulthood 16,17 .…”
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