Healthier Lifestyle for Girls Who Accumulate More Years in the FitSpirit School-Based Intervention.

ABSTRACT: The main aim was to verify in a group of adolescent girls undergoing a school-based intervention if the number of years of participation in the intervention is related to healthy lifestyle habits, body weight status, and perceived health. Cross-sectional analysis of the FitSpirit data was performed. Body mass index, lifestyle variables, and perceived health were collected through an online questionnaire. Chi-square test, Fisher's test, and ANOVA were performed. Mean age of the 272 girls was 14.7 ± 1.5 years. Higher percentage of girls with 3 or more years of participation met the recommendations for physical activity (PA) and sleep duration (P < .05). Girls who participated ≥3 years showed higher levels of moderate-to-vigorous PA than girls with 1 and 2 years of participation (P<

SUBMITTER: de Fatima Guimaraes R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9442467 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep-Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature