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The Brunel Mood Scale\u2014BRUMS was used to assess the dimensions of tension, depression, anger, vigor, fatigue and mental confusion, and the PA questionnaire for children and adolescents was used to assess the practice of PA.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>There was a significant difference between the eutrophic and overweight BMI groups for the mood states of depression (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.004) and vigor (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.047). On the other hand, the overweight (4.06 \u00b1 4.3) and obese (3.85 \u00b1 4.0) groups had the highest rates of depression. It was observed that a higher BMI was associated with depression, anger and fatigue in children and adolescents and that PA can explain 39% of vigor in this population (F = 103.062, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.000; <jats:italic>R<\/jats:italic><jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup> = 0.039). Active children and adolescents had twice as much vigor as inactive ones. There were differences between males and females, and between active and inactive individuals, in depression, anger, vigor, fatigue and confusion. There was a tendency for overweight and obese children and adolescents to have higher rates of depression when compared to underweight or normal-weight individuals.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>The practice of physical activity (PA) was shown to have a positive effect on mood, with active children and adolescents reporting lower levels of depression, anger, fatigue, and confusion, and higher levels of vigor. 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