CENTRO UNIVERSITÁRIO FEEVALE

RESUMOChildhood obesity has a high prevalence and multifactorial, and its occurrence inBrazil has acquired great expression in health, mainly due to the impact that causesthe lives of children, bringing physical, social, economic and psychological. The aimof this study was to assess the prevalence of overweight / obesity, lifestyle habits andphysical activity level of children enrolled in municipal schools Sapiranga, RS. Thestudy of trait descriptive cross-sectional study investigated a sample of students 9-12years, 128 boys and 119 girls. Data collection was done by checking the body massindex (BMI) was followed by application of PAQ-C questionnaire that measures thelevel of physical activity in seven days earlier and the questionnaire EVIA (Lifestyle inchildhood and adolescence) delimiting the profile of lifestyle from the socioeconomiccharacteristics, organization of daily life, involvement in socio-cultural and sportsactivities. The data presented from the scores of the PAQ-C demonstrated that therate of inactivity is higher among girls, 51.3%, while they also have a lower proportionof moderately active individuals, 39.5%. The BMI of the girls had a higherpercentage, 26.9%, compared with boys, 19.5%. It was found that the sample isclassified as moderately active. The boys of 9 and 12 years were overweight werevery sedentary and overweight girls (10 years) were classified as active. It wasobserved that 93.5% of the sample were watching TV as a hobby, spending around93.5% from 3.04 m / day in front of this unit. The habits of life of children showdifferentiation for both sexes in every kind of activity. It was concluded that ingeneral, all factors contributing to the prevalence of overweight / obesity in childrenand that there is a culture of physical activity in the municipality of Sapiranga.Through the results could be realized projects in the community of the cityconcerned, that somehow can be maintained or increased these ratings obtained onthe level of physical activity.Keywords: Childhood overweight and obesity. Lifestyle habits. Physical activity level.