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Soccer practice is associated with health-related behaviours among Brazilian male adolescents

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Abstract

Purpose

Exercise is associated with a lower risk of acquiring chronic diseases in adulthood. The aim of this study was to investigate the association of regular soccer practice with health-related behaviours among male adolescents.

Methods

This cross-sectional study included 739 male adolescents aged 14–18 years from the city of Aracaju, in north-eastern Brazil. Information about soccer practice and health-related behaviours (smoking, alcohol use, dietary habits, physical activity, and sedentary behaviour) was collected based on a self-administered questionnaire. Logistic regression analysis was used to estimate odds ratios (ORs) and confidence intervals of 95 %.

Results

Approximately 35.0 % of adolescents practiced soccer for three or more days during the week. Adolescents aged 14–16 years, adolescents at intermediate and high socio-economic levels, those who were physically active, and those who showed satisfactory consumption of fruits and vegetables were more likely to practice soccer for three or more days during the week.

Conclusions

These findings demonstrate that soccer practice should be encouraged among male adolescents during their leisure time because it is a low-cost and enjoyable practice that can increase physical activity levels in school populations and is associated with other healthy behaviours.

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  1. Post-Graduate Program of Physical Education, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil

    Diego Augusto Santos Silva

  2. Physical Education Department, Federal University of Sergipe, Aracaju, Sergipe, Brazil

    Roberto Jerônimo dos Santos Silva

  3. Physical Education Department, Sports Centre, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Trindade, Florianopolis, Santa Catarina, 88040-900, Brazil

    Diego Augusto Santos Silva

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All procedures performed in the study were in accordance with the ethical standards of the national research committee and with the 1964 Helsinki Declaration and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards.

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Informed consent was obtained from all individual (and/or their guardians) participants included in the study.

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Silva, D.A.S., Silva, R.J.d.S. Soccer practice is associated with health-related behaviours among Brazilian male adolescents. Sport Sci Health 12, 167–174 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11332-016-0271-3

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