PéAtivo program: Baseline results of physical activity, overweight, caloric intake of snacks and screen activities

Magalhães, Pedro; Vasques,  Catarina; Coelho, Eduarda; Carvalho, Ana Sofia Coelho

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PéAtivo program: Baseline results of physical activity, overweight, caloric intake of snacks and screen activities

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dc.contributor.author	Magalhães, Pedro
dc.contributor.author	Vasques, Catarina
dc.contributor.author	Coelho, Eduarda
dc.contributor.author	Carvalho, Ana Sofia Coelho
dc.date.accessioned	2019-03-20T10:37:02Z
dc.date.available	2019-03-20T10:37:02Z
dc.date.issued	2019
dc.description.abstract	The contemporary society is characterized by technological and scientific processes, among others, that have triggered the creation of new social, economic and cultural contexts with repercussions in the way of life. Among the major changes in current society's behavior patterns, there are an increase in the levels of sedentarism and hypercaloric diets, on detriment of physical activity (PA) practice and healthy eating habits. The aims of this study were to characterize, and to compare between sexes, the baseline values of overweight, PA levels, hours of sleep, time spent on screen activities and the nutritional value of the snacks in pre-school children. METHODS: The sample consisted of 241 pre-school children (121 boys and 120 girls), aged between 3 and 6 years old (4.49±0.69), from Bragança city. Several anthropometric variables were evaluated and the nutritional value of the snacks was calculated based on photographic record. The PA levels were monitored using the New-Lifestyles NL-2000 pedometer. A questionnaire was used to categorize the sedentary behaviors and the sleeping hours. To compare between sexes, it was used a chi-square test for the nominal variables and a t-test for continuous variables. The results showed that 6.7% of the children had lower weight, 79.1% normal weight and 14.2% overweight. Regarding the levels of PA, the results showed that: on weekdays, 8.1% had low levels of PA, 52.0% were physically active and 39.8% were very active; on weekends, 25.7% had low levels of PA, 52.9% were physically active and 21.4% were very active. On screen activities, it was found that 50.6% of the children spent more than 2 hours/day in weekdays and 88.3% at the weekend. Regarding the snacks that children took to kindergarten, 24.8% were considered healthy, 44.4% little healthy and 30.8% unhealthy. 74.5% of children slept less than 10 hours/day. None of these variables presented statistically significant differences between sexes. The Table 1 shows mean values comparisons of the different variables, by sex. Only significant differences were found in the percentage of fat (girls=24.38±2.53 and boys=22.07±3.83; p<0.05). The prevalence of overweight in pre-school children in Bragança is high. The PA levels are lower on weekend compared to weekdays, and only 1/4 of the children took healthy snacks to the kindergarten. These results highlight the importance of a structured intervention on pre-school level to increase children’s PA, through active transportation to school and promote healthy lifestyles through meetings and lectures with their parents.	pt_PT
dc.description.sponsorship	This project was supported by the National Funds through FCT - Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (UID/DTP/0445/2013) and the European Fund for regional development (FEDER? allocated by European Union through the COMPETE 2020 Programme (POCI-01-0145-FEDER-006969)
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dc.identifier.citation	Magalhães, Pedro M.; Vasques, Catarina; Coelho, Eduarda; Carvalho, Ana (2019). PéAtivo program: baseline results of physical activity, overweight, caloric intake of snacks and screen activities. In Congresso Internacional do CIDESD. Maia	pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn	1646-107X
dc.identifier.issn	2182-2972
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10198/19167
dc.language.iso	eng	pt_PT
dc.peerreviewed	yes	pt_PT
dc.publisher	Desafio Singular	pt_PT
dc.relation	UID/DTP/0445/2013	pt_PT
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/	pt_PT
dc.subject	Physical activity	pt_PT
dc.subject	Overweight	pt_PT
dc.subject	Sleep	pt_PT
dc.subject	Snacks	pt_PT
dc.subject	Pre-school children	pt_PT
dc.title	PéAtivo program: Baseline results of physical activity, overweight, caloric intake of snacks and screen activities	pt_PT
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oaire.citation.title	Congresso Internacional do CIDESD	pt_PT
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