Clinical-behavioral factors associated with overweight in young adults students [Fatores clínico-comportamentais associados ao excesso ponderal em adultos jovens estudantes] [Factores clínico-conductuales asociados al exceso ponderal en adultos jóvenes estudiantes]
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https://doi.org/10.12957/reuerj.2019.38673Keywords:
Overweight, obesity, young adult, schools.Abstract
Objective: to identify clinical-behavioral factors associated with overweight in young adult students. Methods: a cross-sectional study was conducted with 560 young adults from 26 schools in a state capital in northeast Brazil. After obtaining the data by applying specific questionnaires, multiple logistic regression was used to identify the factors associated with overweight. Results: overweight affected more than a third of the young adult students and, in bivariate analysis, showed statistically significant associations with the variables: weight in childhood, weight in adolescence, family history of overweight, use of obesogenic drugs and exposure to alcohol. The variables retained in the final regression model were: weight in adolescence, family history of overweight and alcohol exposure. Conclusion: frequency of overweight was high, and a history of weight gain in adolescence, family history of overweight and exposure to alcohol explained the problem in question, confirming the relationship of overweight with genetic and behavioral factors.
RESUMO
Objetivo: identificar os fatores clínico-comportamentais associados ao excesso ponderal (EP) em adultos jovens estudantes. Método: estudo transversal, realizado com 560 adultos jovens de 26 escolas de uma capital do nordeste brasileiro. Após obtenção dos dados pela aplicação de questionários específicos, utilizou-se a regressão logística múltipla para identificação dos fatores associados ao EP. Resultados: o EP acometeu mais de um terço dos adultos jovens e, na análise bivariada, apresentou associação estatística significativa com as variáveis: peso na infância, peso na adolescência, história familiar de excesso ponderal, uso de fármacos obesogênicos e exposição ao álcool. No modelo final da regressão, permaneceram as variáveis: peso na adolescência, história familiar de EP e exposição ao álcool. Conclusão: a frequência de casos de EP é alta e o histórico de ganho de peso na adolescência, o histórico familiar de EP e a exposição ao álcool explicam o agravo em questão, ratificando a relação do EP com fatores genéticos e comportamentais.
RESUMEN
Objetivo: identificar los factores clínico-conductuales asociados al exceso ponderal (EP) en adultos jóvenes estudiantes. Método: estudio transversal, realizado junto a 560 adultos jóvenes de 26 escuelas de una capital del nordeste brasileño. Después de obtener los datos por la aplicación de cuestionarios específicos, se utilizó la regresión logística múltiple para identificación de los factores asociados al EP. Resultados: el EP afecta a más de un tercio de los adultos jóvenes y, en el análisis bivariado, presentó asociación estadística significativa con las variables: peso en la infancia, peso en la adolescencia, historia familiar de exceso ponderal, uso de fármacos obesogénicos y exposición al alcohol. En el modelo final de la regresión, permanecieron las variables: peso en la adolescencia y exposición al alcohol. Conclusión: la frecuencia de casos de EP es alta y la historia de aumento de peso en la adolescencia, el historial familiar de EP y la exposición al alcohol explican el agravio en cuestión, ratificando la relación del EP con factores genéticos y conductuales.
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