Prista António, Nhantumbo Leonardo, Silvio Saranga, Lopes Vítor, Maia José, Vinagre João, Conn Carole A, Beunen Gaston
Faculty of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, Pedagogic University, Maputo, Mozambique.
Pediatr Exerc Sci. 2009 Nov;21(4):384-99. doi: 10.1123/pes.21.4.384.
Physical activity (PA) in children/adolescents of both genders from a rural community in Mozambique was estimated by accelerometry and by questionnaire and was compared with PA of Portuguese youth. Total PA, moderate (MPA), vigorous (VPA) and very vigorous (VVPA) were evaluated. Mozambican boys were more active than girls. Intensity of PA declined significantly with age. Survival activities, such as household tasks, were the predominant mode of PA. Compared with Portuguese children/adolescents, Mozambicans had significantly higher total PA; showed less decline of PA with age and engaged in fewer minutes at higher intensity PA. Environmental factors likely explain documented differences.
通过加速度计和问卷调查对莫桑比克一个农村社区中不同性别的儿童/青少年的身体活动（PA）进行了评估，并与葡萄牙青少年的身体活动进行了比较。评估了总身体活动、中等强度（MPA）、剧烈强度（VPA）和非常剧烈强度（VVPA）。莫桑比克男孩比女孩更活跃。身体活动强度随年龄显著下降。诸如家务劳动等生存活动是身体活动的主要方式。与葡萄牙儿童/青少年相比，莫桑比克人的总身体活动显著更高；身体活动随年龄的下降幅度较小，且进行高强度身体活动的时间较少。环境因素可能解释了所记录的差异。
