Alta prevalência de sedentarismo em adolescentes que vivem com HIV/Aids

Luana Fiengo Tanaka, Maria do Rosário Dias de Oliveira Latorre, Aline Medeiros Silva, Thais Claudia Roma de Oliveira Konstantyner, Stela Verzinhasse Peres, Heloisa Helena de Sousa Marques

To assess the prevalence of physical inactivity among adolescents with HIV/Aids, as well as associated factors. Ninety-one adolescents (from 10 to 19 years old) with HIV/Aids who are patients at a university follow-up service were interviewed. Anthropometric data (weight, height, and waist circumference) were measured twice; clinical information was obtained from medical records, and habitual physical activity was assessed by a questionnaire proposed by Florindo et al. The cutoff point for sedentariness was 300minutes/week. The prevalence of inadequate height for age, malnutrition, and overweight/obesity was 15.4%, 9.9% and 12.1%, respectively. The most common physical activities were soccer (44.4%), volleyball (14.4%) and cycling (7.8%). The median times spent with physical activity and walking/bicycling to school were 141minutes and 39minutes, respectively. Most adolescents (71.4%) were sedentary and this proportion was higher among girls (p=0.046). A high prevalence of physical inactivity among adolescents with HIV/Aids was observed, similarly to the general population. Promoting physical activity among adolescents, especially among girls with HIV/Aids, as well as monitoring it should be part of the follow-up routine of these patients.