Background: The purpose of the study is to evaluate age and gender differences in objectively measured levels of physical activity PA in a large and diverse sample of residents from an urban area in Porto, Portugal. GT1M accelerometer was used to assess daily PA over 7 consecutive days, and the measurement was from October to June Results: Males were more active than females. An accentuated declined in all PA variables occurred between the youngster group yrs and adolescents group yrs.
Further, females also had higher MVPA in the fourth group yrs compared with the second group yrs. Males had higher compliance rates of PA guidelines than females regardless the age group considered.
Conclusions: Porto metropolitan area residents had low rates of compliance with current PA guidelines. A low level of PA in Porto adolescents is a matter of concern and suggests that interventions are needed.
Abstract Background: The purpose of the study is to evaluate age and gender differences in objectively measured levels of physical activity PA in a large and diverse sample of residents from an urban area in Porto, Portugal. Publication types Research Support, Non-U.
