The high school per blocks of semiannual subjects and the physical activity level of students

• Autor(a) principal: Rebesco, Denise Barth
• Data de Publicação: 2018
• Outros Autores: Marcos, William, Souza, William Cordeiro de, Smolarek, André de Camargo, Mascarenhas, Luis Paulo Gomes
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Caderno de Educação Física e Esporte
• Texto Completo: https://e-revista.unioeste.br/index.php/cadernoedfisica/article/view/17806
• topic: Atividade Motora; Educação Física e Treinamento; Ensino Fundamental e Médio; Physical Education; High school; Schoolchildren

The aim of this study was to evaluate the level of physical activity level of adolescents enrolled in a high school per blocks of semiannual subjects’ program. The sample consisted of 197 adolescents, divided into two groups (Block 1 - who had a physical education class in the first semester and Block 2 - who did not have a physical education class). To characterize the sample, data on body mass and height were collected to calculate body mass index. The physical activity level was obtained through the International Physical Activity Questionnaire short version. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze the data. The chi-square test was performed to verify the comparison between the physical activity level proportions. To identify the association between the variables teaching in block and physical activity level, the relative risk test was used. A 95% confidence interval was adopted with significance level of p <0.05. The Chi-square test showed no significant difference (p=0.678) in the percentage frequencies obtained in the physical activity level between Blocks 1 and 2, but it was observed that students who had physical education classes in the first semester presented a 2.90-fold higher risk factor were less active in the second semester. It was concluded that high school in blocks influences physical activity level negatively.