Association between sitting time and cardiovascular risk factors in adolescents: a sectional study

The present study aimed to analyze the association between sitting time and cardiovascular risk factors in Brazilian adolescents. The sample consisted of 1,777 adolescents (927 female). Sitting time was assessed by the Bouchard record. The risk factors evaluated were systolic blood pressure (SBP), d...

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Published in:Revista brasileira de prescrição e fisiologia do exercício 2022-08, Vol.15 (97), p.295-303
Main Authors: Rodrigo de Oliveira Barbosa, Lorena Barreto Fonseca da Mata, Jadson Márcio da Silva, Gessika Castilho dos Santos, Renan Camargo Correa, Rodrigo Bozza, Wagner de Campos, Antônio Stabelini Neto
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Language:Portuguese
Subjects:
abdominal fat
blood pressure
risk factors
sedentary behavior
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Summary:The present study aimed to analyze the association between sitting time and cardiovascular risk factors in Brazilian adolescents. The sample consisted of 1,777 adolescents (927 female). Sitting time was assessed by the Bouchard record. The risk factors evaluated were systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP), and waist circumference (WC). The descriptions of continuous data are presented in values of mean and standard deviation. Student t test for independent groups. To verify the association between sitting time and measures of interest, multiple linear regression was applied. For data analysis, the statistical package SPSS version 22.0 was used and the significance was set at p
ISSN:1981-9900