Level of physical activity, cardiorespiratory fitness and nutritional status of higher education institution servers

Autores

  • Leonardo Vidal Andreato Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina
  • João Victor Del Conti Esteves Laboratory of Metabolism and Endocrinology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo
  • Tales de Carvalho State University of Santa Catarina, Sciences Center of Health and Sport
  • Sabrina Weiss Sties State University of Santa Catarina, Sciences Center of Health and Sport
  • Daiane Pereira Lima State University of Santa Catarina, Sciences Center of Health and Sport
  • Solange Marta Franzói De Moraes Laboratory of Exercise Physiology, Department of Physiological Sciences, State University of Maringá,

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17058/cinergis.v18i2.8585

Palavras-chave:

Physical Activity, Sedentary, Non-communicable Diseases

Resumo

Objective: to evaluate the level of physical activity, cardiorespiratory fitness and nutritional status of Brazilian higher education institution servers. Method: 134 public servants (80 men and 54 women) were evaluated to estimate body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), waist/hip ratio (WHR), aerobic fitness and blood pressure at rest. Results: most of the servers were classified as insufficiently active (62%). BMI results show a high prevalence of obesity (39% mild and 33% moderate). WC showed a prevalence of high (30%) and very high risk (27%), and WHR showed a prevalence of high (28%) or very high risk (12%). The ergometric test showed that 41% of the servers presented very poor (17%) or poor (24%) aerobic fitness and 23%, regular aerobic fitness. Considering blood pressure, 15% of the servers presented blood pressure considered as borderline and 30% considered as hypertension. No associations were found between physical condition (active or inactive) with WC (χ2 = 3.4, p = 0.179), WHR (χ2 = 7.0, p = 0.073), aerobic fitness (χ2 = 4.3, p = 0.368) and blood pressure (χ2 = 2.9, p = 0.734). Although no association was observed between physical activity and BMI (χ2 = 7.6, p = 0.062), significance values (p < 0.07) suggested an association trend, with worse ratings for the sedentary group. Closing remarks: among higher education institution servers, there is high prevalence of physical inactivity, obesity and risk factors, and the majority of the sample had aerobic fitness below recommended levels.

Biografia do Autor

Leonardo Vidal Andreato, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina

Licenciatura Plena em Educação Física pela Universidade Estadual de Maringá (UEM), especialização em Fisiologia do Exercício pela Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), mestre em Estudos do Esporte pela Universidade de São Paulo (USP), doutorando e professor substituto da Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina (UDESC)

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2017-04-15

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