Comparison of physical activity and sedentary behavior levels in secondary and university students
Objective: to compare physical activity and sedentary behavior in university students and secondary students. Methods: the cross-sectional study involved 202 selected secondary students and 171 university students. The Global Physical Activity Questionnaire was administered to the respondents. Perc...
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Objective: to compare physical activity and sedentary behavior in university students and secondary students. Methods: the cross-sectional study involved 202 selected secondary students and 171 university students. The Global Physical Activity Questionnaire was administered to the respondents. Percentages, chi-square test, Mann Whitney U test and linear regression were used for data analysis. Results: about 63% and 32% of secondary and university students, respectively, reported high levels of physical activity, while 84.7% and 71.9% of secondary and undergraduate students, respectively, met guidelines for sedentary behavior. The secondary students had significantly higher scores than the university students in vigorous (p=0.004), moderate (p<0.001), and total physical activity (p<0.001). The observed difference was more prominent among females. Conclusion: secondary students had higher scores of physical activity and spent less time in sedentary behavior.
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| spelling | doaj-art-e2105d6cae4d48c4a691059e3c98dbbd2025-08-20T12:48:17ZengUniversidade Federal do CearáRev Rene1517-38522175-67832022-01-0123Comparison of physical activity and sedentary behavior levels in secondary and university studentsNatalie Naidoohttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3228-4971Oladapo Michael Olagbegihttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1320-7567Thayananthee Nadasanhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2023-0324Joshua Oluwafisayo Afolabi0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5393-7591Redeemers University Objective: to compare physical activity and sedentary behavior in university students and secondary students. Methods: the cross-sectional study involved 202 selected secondary students and 171 university students. The Global Physical Activity Questionnaire was administered to the respondents. Percentages, chi-square test, Mann Whitney U test and linear regression were used for data analysis. Results: about 63% and 32% of secondary and university students, respectively, reported high levels of physical activity, while 84.7% and 71.9% of secondary and undergraduate students, respectively, met guidelines for sedentary behavior. The secondary students had significantly higher scores than the university students in vigorous (p=0.004), moderate (p<0.001), and total physical activity (p<0.001). The observed difference was more prominent among females. Conclusion: secondary students had higher scores of physical activity and spent less time in sedentary behavior. https://periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/71433Exercise; Sedentary Behavior; Students; Young Adult; South Africa. |
| spellingShingle | Natalie Naidoo Oladapo Michael Olagbegi Thayananthee Nadasan Joshua Oluwafisayo Afolabi Comparison of physical activity and sedentary behavior levels in secondary and university students Rev Rene Exercise; Sedentary Behavior; Students; Young Adult; South Africa. |
| title | Comparison of physical activity and sedentary behavior levels in secondary and university students |
| title_full | Comparison of physical activity and sedentary behavior levels in secondary and university students |
| title_fullStr | Comparison of physical activity and sedentary behavior levels in secondary and university students |
| title_full_unstemmed | Comparison of physical activity and sedentary behavior levels in secondary and university students |
| title_short | Comparison of physical activity and sedentary behavior levels in secondary and university students |
| title_sort | comparison of physical activity and sedentary behavior levels in secondary and university students |
| topic | Exercise; Sedentary Behavior; Students; Young Adult; South Africa. |
| url | https://periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/71433 |
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