Rural adolescents: risky behavior for overweight and increased waist circunference

• Autor(a) principal: Oliveira, Victor Vieira de
• Data de Publicação: 2021
• Outros Autores: Araújo, Marilia de Souza, Lima, Laís do Espírito Santo
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista Baiana de Saúde Pública (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://rbsp.sesab.ba.gov.br/index.php/rbsp/article/view/3392
• topic: Epidemiologia; Obesidade abdominal; Saúde pública; Estudantes; Saúde da população rural; Epidemiología; Obesidad abdominal; Salud pública; Estudiantes; Salud de la población rural; Epidemiology; Abdominal obesity; Public health; Student; Rural health

This epidemiological, cross-sectional and observational study investigates the sociodemographic, economic, and behavioral factors associated with overweight and increased waist circumference in high schoolers from rural communities. Data were collected by an adapted version of the National School Health Survey questionnaire, proposed by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). Exploratory data analysis and multiple logistic regression analysis estimated the gross and adjusted odds ratios, and their respective 95% confidence intervals. Overweight showed significant association with male gender (p = 0.042), age group (p = <0.003), low maternal schooling (p = 0.018) and increased waist circumference (p = < 0.001). In turn, increased waist circumference (WC) was associated with male gender (p = 0.033), low maternal schooling (p = 0.016), and the number of bathrooms with treated water per household (p = 0.025). Being male was shown to be a protective factor against overweight and abdominal obesity, whereas poor socioeconomic conditions were associated with increased cardiovascular risk in this population.