Nível de atividade física em estudantes ouvintes e surdos de uma escola em Teresina-PI

Abstract

fourth major risk factor for disease, making it one of the greatest public health problems today. However, there is a shortage of research aimed at research and description of health in specific populations, including the deaf community. Considering this knowledge gap, the present study aimed to verify and compare the level of physical activity between hearing and deaf students in a public school in Teresina-PI. This is a quantitative research with a sample of 28 male and female volunteers aged 12 to 30 years, students at a public school in Teresina-PI. The International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) was used to collect the data. The Mann-Whitney test used for comparison between groups showed that there was a statistical difference only in the variables of time spent per day in moderate activity ( p =0.011) and in the number of days in the week that practiced vigorous activities ( p =0.051). The t-test applied to independent samples did not show any significant difference to the time spent sitting on a weekday ( p =0.424). The results showed that although the variables regarding the time spent per day in moderate activities and the number of days in the week that the volunteers practiced vigorous activities showed a significant difference, in the general context the deficiency does not compromise the level of physical activity of the study sample.