ASSOCIATED FACTORS WITH THE ISOLATED AND SIMULTANEOUS PRESENCE OF OVERWEIGHT AND ABDOMINAL OBESITY IN ADOLESCENTS

Autor: Tiago Rodrigues de Lima, Mikael Seabra Moraes, Joaquim Huaina Cintra Andrade, Joni Márcio de Farias, Diego Augusto Santos Silva
Jazyk: English<br />Spanish; Castilian<br />Portuguese
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Revista Paulista de Pediatria, Vol 38 (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1984-0462
DOI: 10.1590/1984-0462/2020/38/2018332
Popis: ABSTRACT Objective: To analyze the sociodemographic and lifestyle factors associated with excessive weight (EW), abdominal obesity (AO) and the simultaneous presence of EW and AO in adolescents from Southern Brazil. Methods: Cross-sectional study with 583 adolescents (11 to 17 years old) of Criciúma, Santa Catarina, Brazil. EW was assessed by body mass index (BMI) and AO by waist circumference (WC). The independent variables analyzed were gender, age, maternal schooling, balanced diet, physical activity, cigarette use, excessive alcohol use and screen time. Binary logistic regression was used to estimate Odds Ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (95%CI). Results: Boys had 58% higher likelihood of having EW (OR 1.58; 95%CI 1.08-2.29; p
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