Relationship between modifiable risk factors and overweight in adolescents aged 12–14 years

Candel, María Isabel Jiménez; Lucas, Pedro Juan Carpena; Ceballos-Santamaría, Guillermo; Jiménez, José Mondéjar; Tomás, Ana Belén Monreal; Pastor, Victoria Eugenia Lozano

doi:10.1016/j.anpede.2020.08.008

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“…Leisure, education, or communication through a screen has had a sharp rise among adolescents, and a direct relationship was found between the intensive use of such media and the increase in BMI in childhood [ 49 , 61 , 62 , 63 ]. The negative relationship between ICT-2 and the development of excess weight in childhood may be explained by parents’ incorrect perception of the usage of new technologies, which makes it difficult for them to identify when the use of such technologies is already abusive [ 75 , 90 ]. Besides, IPMA showed that the items that constituted sedentary habits presented a performance lower than 50%, thus demonstrating the lifestyle habits that would allow greater obtained improvement with intervention.…”

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Influence of Lifestyle Habits in the Development of Obesity during Adolescence

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Sánchez-Cubo

Vargas-Vargas

et al. 2022

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Background: The alarming increase in childhood obesity is a global public health problem since it has significant health consequences. This cross-sectional study aimed to identify the potentially modifiable risk factors for developing excess weight and determine the importance of developing certain habits to prevent childhood overweight and obesity. Methods: The sample included 416 students between the ages of 12 and 14 (12.8 ± 0.62) first-year high school students from Murcia in Spain. Data were collected on their lifestyle habits through the ENHASA questionnaire, and the somatometry of the participants was measured. Such data were studied through structural equation modeling and importance-performance map analyses. Results: The modifiable risk factors that presented the greatest potency directly regarding when developing excess weight in adolescents were ‘use of electronic devices’ and ‘not performing physical activity’ (p < 0.001). ‘Social and school environment’ and ‘diet’ showed relationships but no significant differences with overweight or obesity. Globally, the lifestyle habit of the greatest importance for not being overweight was ‘engagement in extracurricular physical activities’. On the other hand, the habits related to using new technologies in a sedentary way showed the best capacity for improvement. Therefore, it would be very efficient to focus on them to control excess weight. Conclusion: Responsible and limited use of screens and engaging in extracurricular physical activities may be the most remarkable and cost-effective strategies for obesity prevention programs.

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Influence of Lifestyle Habits in the Development of Obesity during Adolescence

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Vargas-Vargas

et al. 2022

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“…For example, the availability of green space and playgrounds and the availability of sports equipment or of peers willing to join in may promote PA only in adolescents who do not perceive their body as fat or who are not overweight/obese. 14 , 15 However, evidence on this issue lacks.…”

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Body image, body composition and environment: do they affect adolescents’ physical activity?

Karchynskaya

Kopčáková

Gecková

et al. 2022

European Journal of Public Health

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Background Most adolescents are less physically active than recommended, despite the strong effort of various stakeholders to promote physical activity (PA). Body image and body composition may play an important role not only in directly facilitating adolescents’ PA but also in enabling environment-related factors. As evidence is lacking, we aimed to assess the associations of adolescents’ PA with body-related and environment-related factors, whether this differs by age and gender, and whether these factors interact. Methods We used data on 888 11- to 15-year-old adolescents (mean age = 13.5, 56% boys) from the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children study conducted in 2018 in Slovakia. We used multinomial logistic regression analysis to assess the association of adolescents’ PA with body-related factors (body image, body composition) and environment-related factors (PA-promoting environment, less leisure constraints), taking into account age and gender. Results Adolescents who perceived their body as not too fat were more likely to be physically very active rather than inactive [odds ratios (ORs)/95% confidence interval (CI) 2.15/1.44–3.22], and similarly those who were not overweight/obese (3.24/2.09–5.01) and perceived less leisure constraints (1.74/1.44–2.11). In older adolescents and in girls, the association of adolescents’ PA with body composition and environment-related factors was stronger. The association of adolescents’ PA with perceiving less leisure constraints was stronger among adolescents who did not perceive their body as too fat (OR/95% CI 1.98/1.26–3.14), and for those who were not overweight/obese (OR/95% CI 1.62/1.01–2.57). Conclusion Adolescents’ PA is associated with both body-related and environment-related factors. These associations are stronger in girls and older adolescents, if co-occurring.

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Relationship between modifiable risk factors and overweight in adolescents aged 12–14 years

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Influence of Lifestyle Habits in the Development of Obesity during Adolescence

Influence of Lifestyle Habits in the Development of Obesity during Adolescence

Body image, body composition and environment: do they affect adolescents’ physical activity?

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