[Risk factors associated with overweight and obesity among female Mexican teenagers]

Salud Publica Mex. 2020 Mar-Apr;62(2):125-136. doi: 10.21149/10388.
[Article in Spanish]

Abstract

Objective: To analyze risk factors associated with overweight and obesity (OW+O) among female Mexican teenagers (12 to 19 years old).

Materials and methods: Secondary analysis of 1 072 teenagers from the Halfway National Survey of Health and Nutrition (Ensanut MC, 2016). Ordinal logistic regression models were used to estimate the association between OW+O and screen time, living with adults with OW+O, marital union, and dietary patterns, among others.

Results: OW+O in adolescents was higher when living with overweighed and obese adults (OR= 2.13), >2 hours of screen time (OR= 2.5), discretionary food consumption pattern (OR= 1.81), living in marital union (OR = 2.13), classified in the highest tertile of household wealth index (OR= 1.86), work and doing housework (OR= 5.4).

Conclusions: The most important risk factors associated with OW+O in Mexican teenagers were related to family factors and lifestyles.

Objetivo: Analizar factores de riesgo asociados con sobrepeso y obesidad (SP+O) en adolescentes mexicanas (12 a 19 años).

Material y métodos: Análisis secundario de 1 072 adolescentes de la Encuesta Nacional de Salud y Nutrición de Medio Camino 2016. Mediante modelos de regresión logística ordinal se estimó la asociación entre SP+O y tiempo frente a pantalla, convivir con adultos con SP+O, cohabitar con pareja, patrones dietarios, entre otros.

Resultados: El SP+O en adolescentes se asoció con convivir con adultos con SP+O (RM=2.13), >2 horas frente a pantalla (RM=2.5), patrón de consumo de alimentos discrecionales (RM=1.81), cohabitar con pareja (RM=2.13), índice de condición de bienestar alto (RM=1.86) y dedicarse al hogar y trabajar (RM=5.4).

Conclusiones: Los factores de riesgo más importantes asociados con el SP+O en adolescentes mexicanas se relacionan con factores de convivencia familiar y de estilos de vida.

Keywords: adolescents; female; obesity; overweight; risk factors.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Child
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Life Style
  • Mexico
  • Overweight*
  • Pediatric Obesity*
  • Risk Factors
  • Young Adult