Excess weight and associated factors in adolescents
ObjectiveThis study verified the prevalence of excess weight and associated factors in adolescents from private schools in Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil. MethodsThis cross-sectional study included 741 adolescents from private schools in Rio Branco, Acre. The following data were collected: sex, age, socio...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2023 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Institución: | Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas (PUC-CAMPINAS) |
| Repositorio: | Revista de Nutrição |
| Idioma: | portugués |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.periodicos.puc-campinas.edu.br:article/9239 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://periodicos.puc-campinas.edu.br/nutricao/article/view/9239 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Physical activity Socioeconomic status Obesity. Sex Overweight Atividade física Classe socioeconômica Obesidade Sexo Sobrepeso |
| Sumario: | ObjectiveThis study verified the prevalence of excess weight and associated factors in adolescents from private schools in Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil. MethodsThis cross-sectional study included 741 adolescents from private schools in Rio Branco, Acre. The following data were collected: sex, age, socioeconomic status, parents’ education level, number of people in the household, number of siblings, level of physical activity, and number of hours spent daily watching television and using a computer. Logistic regression was used to investigate possible relationships between excess weight and associated factors. ResultsThe general prevalence of excess weight was 26.9% (30.0% for males and 24.2% for females). Inactive (OR=2.75) males (OR=1.34) from the upper middle class (OR=2.06) or upper class (OR=2.36) were at highest risk of excess weight. ConclusionInactive male adolescents belonging to the upper middle and upper classes are at high risk of excess weight in this region of Brazil. |
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