Excess weight and associated factors in adolescents

• Autor(a) principal: dos Santos FARIAS, Edson
• Data de Publicação: 2023
• Outros Autores: Pereira dos SANTOS, Angelita, Cazuza de FARIAS-JÚNIOR, José, Teixeira FERREIRA, Carlos Roberto, Gomes de CARVALHO, Wellington Roberto, Moreira GONÇALVES, Ezequiel, GUERRA-JÚNIOR, Gil
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista de Nutrição
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.puc-campinas.edu.br/nutricao/article/view/9239
• topic: Physical activity; Socioeconomic status; Obesity. Sex; Overweight; Atividade física; Classe socioeconômica; Obesidade; Sexo; Sobrepeso

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.