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Physical activity assessed by accelerometry in rural African school-aged children and adolescents

dc.contributor.authorPrista, António
dc.contributor.authorNhantumbo, Leonardo
dc.contributor.authorSaranga, Sílvio
dc.contributor.authorLopes, Vitor P.
dc.contributor.authorMaia, José A.R.
dc.contributor.authorSeabra, André
dc.contributor.authorVinagre, João
dc.contributor.authorConn, Caroline
dc.contributor.authorBeunen, Gaston P.
dc.date.accessioned2010-08-19T09:14:38Z
dc.date.available2010-08-19T09:14:38Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.description.abstractPhysical activity (PA) in children/adolescents of both genders from a rural community in Mozambique was estimated by accelerometry and by questionnaire and was compared with PA of Portuguese youth. Total PA, moderate (MPA), vigorous (VPA) and very vigorous (VVPA) were evaluated. Mozambican boys were more active than girls. Intensity of PA declined significantly with age. Survival activities, such as household tasks, were the predominant mode of PA. Compared with Portuguese children/adolescents, Mozambicans had significantly higher total PA; showed less decline of PA with age and engaged in fewer minutes at higher intensity PA. Environmental factors likely explain documented differences.por
dc.identifier.citationPrista, A.; Nhantumbo, L.; Saranga, S.; Lopes, Vítor P.; Maia, J. A. R.; Seabra, A.; Vinagre, J.; Conn, C.; Beunen, G. (2009). Physical activity assessed by accelerometry in rural African school-aged children and adolescents. Pediatric Exercise Science. ISSN 0899-8493. 21:4, p. 384-399por
dc.identifier.issn0899-8493
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10198/2564
dc.language.isoengpor
dc.publisherHuman Kinetics/International Association for the Philosophy of Sportpor
dc.titlePhysical activity assessed by accelerometry in rural African school-aged children and adolescentspor
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.endPage399por
oaire.citation.startPage384por
oaire.citation.titlePediatric Exercise Sciencepor
person.familyNameLopes
person.givenNameVitor P.
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person.identifier.orcid0000-0003-1599-2180
person.identifier.ridD-1774-2011
person.identifier.scopus-author-id17435197500
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