Nível de atividade física em adolescentes e adultos jovens com anemia falciforme

Abstract

The sickle cell anemia is the most prevalent hereditary disease in the world and some of clinical repercussions can be associated to a low capacity of exercise. The impact that an increase on the physical activity could make to patients with sickle cell disease is a reason of controversy. On the other hand, little is known about the physical activity level (PAL) and its relationship with the physical performance of those patients. This study had as objective, to verify frequency and duration of moderate and vigorous physical activities practiced for the candidates. The lineation was observational and transverse, involving 26 adolescents with more than 14 years old and grown-ups with sickle cell anemia attended between February and April 2019 at the Pediatric Hematology Service of the University Hospital of the Federal University of Sergipe, the state reference in benign hematologic diseases. The evaluation happened overthought a questionnaire that contains personal data and general information about the pathology and the PAL was evaluated through the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ-short form). It was also performed the anthropometric evaluation over weight, height and body mass index (BMI). In our sample, none of the 26 patients was classified as highly active. There was predominance of the category active, corresponding to 80,77% (n = 21). The others categories – insufficiently active and sedentary – corresponded to 15,38% (n = 4) and 3,85% (n = 1), respectively. The vigorous activities, when quoted, were included at the category active by the criteria that associates all kinds of activities (walking, moderate, vigorous).