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- Youth health trends in northern Portugal: analyzing diet, physical activity, and body imagePublication . Moreira, Teresa; Rodrigues, Sandra; Lima, Andreia Maria Novo; Ferreira, Salomé; Fernandes, Carla Sílvia; Festas, Clarinda(1) Background: In the face of global concerns regarding unhealthy lifestyles among youths, understanding dietary habits, physical activity, and weight management strategies among third-cycle students in Portugal becomes essential. This study aims to evaluate the extent to which middle school students adhere to the Mediterranean diet and assess their physical activity habits and overall weight perceptions. (2) Methods: This study is a cross-sectional observational study. Using selfreported data from a sample of 232 students aged between 12 and 18, this study delved into their dietary patterns, engagement in physical activities, perceptions of weight, and weight management approaches, measured by the KIDMED and YRB questionnaires. (3) The results demonstrated that adolescents engaged in a varied diet, and 65.5% had recently engaged in physical activity. However, 25% reported exercise-related injuries, suggesting potential safety gaps. Extreme weight management practices were minimal, but a disparity in weight perception and weight loss desire emerged, hinting at underlying societal and media influences. Gender differences in certain habits were minimal. (4) Conclusions: While students were generally inclined towards healthy habits, there are evident areas of concern, particularly regarding safety in physical activities and weight perceptions. In the future, interventions should be implemented to increase students’ literacy and raise awareness of the Mediterranean diet and physical well-being.
- Associação entre a dor músculo-esquelética e o uso de mochilas em crianças de idade escolarPublication . Moreira, Diogo; Festas, Clarinda; Lourenço, ManuelPretendeu-se avaliar a presença de dor músculo-esquelética e a sua associação com o género, o ano escolar, o peso relativo e o tipo de transporte da mochila, e também averiguar a distribuição de dor, consoante os pesos relativos das mochilas (<10%, entre 10-15% e >15%). Foram recolhidos 104 questionários, adequadamente preenchidos, com a identificação e as características antropométricas, a distribuição de dor num bodychart e as características da mochila. A amostra foi constituída por 54,8% de raparigas e 45,2% de rapazes, com idade média de 10,88 anos. A prevalência de dor foi mais elevada nas raparigas, que transportavam mochilas mais pesadas. O local mais prevalente de dor foi os ombros, seguido da lombar. O limite abaixo dos 10% foi onde ocorreu menor frequência de dor. Não foi encontrado nenhuma associação estatisticamente significativa entre as diversas variáveis estudadas. We intended to evaluate the presence of musculoskeletal pain and its association with gender, school year, relative weight and type of transport of backpack, and also to examined the distribution of pain, depending on the relative weights of the backpacks (<10%, between 10-15% and >15%). We collected 104 questionnaires, properly filled with the identification and anthropometric characteristics, pain distribution in a bodychart and the characteristics of the backpack. The sample consisted of 54.8% girls and 45.2% boys, with a mean age of 10.88 years. Prevalence of pain was higher in girls, which carried heavier backpacks. The most prevalent pain was at the shoulders, followed by lumbar pain. The limit below 10% was where there was lower pain frequency. It was not found any statistically significant association between the variables studied.