Association between screen time and dietary patterns and overweight/obesity among adolescents

ObjectiveThe association between screen time and dietary patterns and overweight/obesity among adolescents was analysed in this study. MethodsIn this cross-sectional study, 963 Brazilian adolescents, aged between 11 and 14 years were evaluated. Body mass index was used to assess overweight/obesity....

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Autores: Matias de PINHO, Maria Gabriela, ADAMI, Fernando, BENEDET, Jucemar, de Assis Guedes de VASCONCELOS, Francisco
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:Brasil
Recursos:Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas (PUC-CAMPINAS)
Repositorio:Revista de Nutrição
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.periodicos.puc-campinas.edu.br:article/7868
Acesso em linha:https://periodicos.puc-campinas.edu.br/nutricao/article/view/7868
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Palavra-chave:Adolescents
Food behavior
Obesity
Overweight
Adolescentes
Comportamento alimentar
Obesidade
Sobrepeso
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Resumo:ObjectiveThe association between screen time and dietary patterns and overweight/obesity among adolescents was analysed in this study. MethodsIn this cross-sectional study, 963 Brazilian adolescents, aged between 11 and 14 years were evaluated. Body mass index was used to assess overweight/obesity. Dietary patterns and screen time were assessed using qualitative questionnaires. Principal component analysis was used to obtain dietary patterns. Confounder variables were: type of school (public or private), sexual maturation, mother’s weight and mother’s education. The Chi-square test was used for the crude analysis; for the adjusted analysis was used Poisson regression with sample weighting. ResultsOverweight/obesity prevalence was 29.8% and statistically higher among boys (34.7%). Higher screen time prevalence was 39.1%. The dietary patterns obtained were: obesogenic; coffee and dairy products; traditional Brazilian meal; fruit and vegetables; bread and chocolate milk. The dietary pattern that more closely represented student food consumption was the obesogenic pattern. Screen time was not significantly associated with overweight/obesity. The obesogenic pattern (in both sexes), the coffee and dairy products pattern, and thebread and chocolate milk pattern (only in girls), were inversely associated with overweight/obesity. In this study, dietary patterns influenced overweight/obesity, although in some cases, in an inverse way from what expected. ConclusionA high prevalence of overweight/obesity and a high proportion of screen time activities among the adolescents were observed. Our results indicate a high consumption of unhealthy dietary pattern among adolescents.