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标题：Sedentarismo: prevalência e associação de fatores de risco cardiovascular
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作者：Sandra Regina Olbrich ; Maria José Trevizani Nitsche ; Jaime Olbrich Neto 等
期刊名称：Revista Ciência em Extensão
印刷版ISSN：1679-4605
电子版ISSN：1679-4605
出版年度：2010
卷号：5
期号：2
页码：30-41
语种：Portuguese
出版社：Pró-Reitoria de Extensão Universitário
摘要：A sedentary lifestyle is defined as the absence or great reduction of physical activity. It is known that physical activity stimulates the function of the cardiovascular, respiratory and muscle skeletal systems, as well as promotes psychological motivation and sense of well being. It is considered the main risk factor for sudden death, and it is most often associated direct or indirectly, to cause or exacerbate the vast majority of diseases. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of sedentary lifestyle and its association with other risk factors in employees, teachers and students at Universidade Estadual Paulista. We evaluated clinical and laboratory testing from August 2003 to May 2007 for 9867 people who attended a campaign of "Health Promotion and Disease Prevention". Data collection occurred for voluntary, every participant completed a questionnaire with personal data and epidemiological verified the weight, height, blood pressure and blood collected by finger prick to check the levels of glucose and total cholesterol. We considered sedentary those who did not perform regular physical activity for at least 30 minutes three times a week. Those who had abnormalities in the evaluations were told by nursing consultation and suggested to seek medical help. The prevalence of physical inactivity was 59.9% (57.4% students, 55.8% teachers, 65.4% and servers), 57% were men (p
关键词：Sedentary. University. Risk factors.;Sedentarios. Universidad. Factores de riesgo.;Sedentarismo. Universidade. Fatores de risco.