Risk factors for overweight and obesity in adolescents of a Brazilian university: a case-control study / Factores de riesgo para el sobrepeso y a obesidad en adolescentes de una Universidad de Brasil: un estudio de casos-control
Nutr. hosp
; 24(1): 17-24, ene.-feb. 2009. tab
Article
in English
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ABSTRACT
Objective:
To analyze the risk factors associated to overweight and obesity in freshmen of a public university in the Center-West region of Brazil.Methods:
A case-control study comprising 1,465 adolescents, identifying 106 cases (Body Mass Index (BMI)> = 85th percentile of National Center for Health Statistics -NCHS) and 233 controls (BMI > 5th and < 85th percentile of NCHS). Interviews were made to collect information on socioeconomic data, eating habits, physical activity and health habits. Information on parents' height and weight were obtained over the telephone.Results:
Non-conditional multivariate and hierarchical logistic regression showed that overweight and obesity were positively associated to males (odds ratio (OR) 2.25, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.37-3.69), mother's BMI (OR 3.45, 95% CI 2.16-5.8), overweight in childhood (OR 2.81, 95% CI 1.62-4.85), consumption of fruits less than once a day (OR 1.84, 95% CI 1.05-3.21) and the habit of weight-loss dieting (OR 6.33, 95% CI 2.68-14.94).Conclusion:
Results emphasize the need for educational interventions at early ages involving the whole family to control the excess of weight (AU)RESUMEN
Objetivo:
Analizar los factores de riesgo asociados con el sobrepeso y la obesidad en estudiantes de primer curso de una universidad pública en la zona centro-oeste de Brasil.Métodos:
Estudio de casos-control en 1465 adolescentes, identificando 106 casos (IMC = índice de masa corporal> percentil 85 del Centro Nacional de Estadística Sanitaria (NCHS)) y 233 controles (IMC > percentil 5,< percentil 85 de NCHS). Se realizaron entrevistas para recopilar datos sobre condiciones socio-económicas, hábitos alimentarios, actividad física y hábitos saludables. Se obtuvieron por vía telefónica los datos sobre el peso y la talla de los padres.Resultados:
El análisis de regresión logística multivariable y jerárquica, no condicional, mostró que el sobrepeso y la obesidad se asociaban de forma positiva al sexo masculino (odds ratio (OR) 2,25, con un intervalo de confianza (IC) del 95% de 1,37-3,69), al IMC materno (OR 3,45, con IC 95% de 2,16-5,8), al sobrepeso en la infancia (OR 2,81, IC 95% de 1,62-4,85), consumo de frutas inferior a una vez al día (OR 1,84, IC 95% de 1,05-3,21) y el hábito de dietas de adelgazamiento (OR 6,33, IC 95% de 2,68-14,94).Conclusión:
Los resultados refuerzan la necesidad de intervenciones educativas en edades tempranas, implicando a toda la familia, para controlar el exceso de peso (AU)
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Collection:
National databases
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Spain
Health context:
SDG3 - Health and Well-Being
Health problem:
Target 3.4: Reduce premature mortality due to noncommunicable diseases
Database:
IBECS
Main subject:
Overweight
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Adolescent
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Brazil
Language:
English
Journal:
Nutr. hosp
Year:
2009
Document type:
Article
Institution/Affiliation country:
Unifesp-Universidade Federal de São Paulo/Brasil
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Universidade Federal de Goiás/Brasil
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Universidade Federal de Pelotas/Brasil