Risk factors for overweight among Brazilian adolescents of low-income families: a case-control study.
| Autor: | Silveira D; Discipline of Nutrition & Metabolism, Department of Pediatrics, Federal University of São Paulo, Rua Loefgreen 1647, 04040-032 São Paulo, SP, Brazil. taddei.dped@epm.br, Taddei JA, Escrivão MA, Oliveira FL, Ancona-Lopez F |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Public health nutrition [Public Health Nutr] 2006 Jun; Vol. 9 (4), pp. 421-8. |
| DOI: | 10.1079/phn2005875 |
| Abstrakt: | Objective: To study risk factors for overweight among Brazilian adolescents of low-income families. Design: Case-control study of obese and non-obese adolescents. Setting: Anthropometric survey including 1420 students (aged 14-19 years) attending a public high school in São Paulo, Brazil. Methods: Selection of 83 overweight (body mass index (BMI) >85th percentile) and 89 non-overweight (BMI >5th percentile and <85th percentile) subjects, frequency-matched by age, gender, pubertal development and socio-economic status. Among the nutritional, familial and behavioural data available, five covariates (parents' obesity, adolescents' past obesity, to have a best friend, dietary restriction and habit of napping) were included in the fitted hierarchical conditional logistic regression models. Measurements: Parents or guardians and adolescents were weighed, measured and answered a pre-tested questionnaire applied by trained nutritionists and paediatricians. Results: The prevalence of overweight was 15.2%. As previous risks, obese parents and obesity during infancy presented odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) of 2.23 (1.15-4.35) and 3.60 (1.47-8.80), respectively. As concurrent factors, the habit of napping, to have a best friend and reported dietary restriction presented OR (95% CI) of 3.43 (1.32-8.92), 5.15 (1.76-15.07) and 7.26 (2.95-17.88), respectively. Dietary patterns, frequency of obesogenic foods and other physical activity indicators presented no statistical significance. Conclusion: In case-control studies, OR may overestimate the true risks. Parents' obesity and previous childhood obesity were identified as risk factors; therefore these factors should be the target for preventive programmes and policies in order to prevent the burden of obesity in the near future. |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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