Prevalence and factors associated with excess weight in adolescents in a low-income neighborhood - Northeast, Brazil

摘要: Abstract Objectives: to study the prevalence of excess weight and associated factors among adolescents from a low-income neighborhood located in city Recife, Pernambuco. Methods: cross-sectional study, which behavioral, socioeconomic demographic information was collected June December 2014. Excess calculated based on body mass index for age cut-off points, by World Health Organization (2007). To analyze associations between predictor variables outcome, multivariate data analysis performed following Poisson Regression (Prevalence Ratio - PR) with their respective 95% confidence intervals (95%CI). Results: twenty-five participated 36.4% weight: 20.4% overweight (95%CI=15.1-25.7) 16.0% obesity (95%CI= 11.2-20.8), predominantly female gender (42.5%; p=0.031). The outcome internet access (PR=1.20; 95%CI=1.01-1.43), number people family (PR= 1.12; 95%CI=1.01-1.28) screen time (PR=1.13; 95%CI=1.01-1.27), but only male gender. Conclusions: found higher than that other national researches, especially In gender, not having access, lesser members longer proved be being weight.