Association between sedentary behavior, diet and nutritional status in adolescents: baseline results from the LONCAAFS Study

• Published in: Ciência & saude coletiva Vol. 29; no. 4; p. e17082022
• Main Authors: Neta, Adélia da Costa Pereira de Arruda, Farias Júnior, José Cazuza de, Ferreira, Flávia Emília Leite de Lima, Aznar, Luis Alberto Moreno, Marchioni, Dirce Maria Lobo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Brazil ABRASCO - Associação Brasileira de Saúde Coletiva 01.04.2024
• Subjects: Adolescent; Brazil - epidemiology; Child; Cross-Sectional Studies; Diet - statistics & numerical data; Exercise; Feeding Behavior; Female; Humans; Longitudinal Studies; Male; Nutritional Status; Overweight - epidemiology; PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; Sedentary Behavior; Time Factors; Brazil; Dieta; Diet; Comportamento sedentário; Sedentary lifestyle; Adolescentes; Adolescents; Excesso de peso; Overweight
• ISSN: 1413-8123; 1678-4561; 1678-4561
• DOI: 10.1590/1413-81232024294.17082022

The aim of the present study was to analyze the relationship between time spent engaged in sedentary behaviors, type of diet, and overweight in adolescents. A cross-sectional study using data from the Longitudinal Study on Sedentary Behavior, Physical Activity, Eating Habits, and Health of Adolescents - LONCAAFS Study. A total of 1,438 adolescents (10 to 14 years old) from public schools in the city of João Pessoa, Brazil, participated in the study. To evaluate the combined effects of excessive time in sedentary behavior and consumption from two food groups: Convenience and Prudent on overweight, we performed multiple logistic regression analyses, adjusted for energy, level of physical activity, sex, and age. Excessive time in sedentary behavior increased the chance of adolescents being overweight by 37% (OR = 1.37; 95%CI: 1.04-1.80). This chance increased to 43% when the adolescents were simultaneously engaged in excessive sedentary behavior and had high consumption of the Convenience food group (OR = 1.43; 95%CI: 1.05-1.94) and increased to 39% on those who engaged in excessive sedentary behavior and had low consumption of foods from the Prudent (OR = 1.39; 95%CI: 1.04-1.84). Excessive sedentary behavior is associated with being overweight and the chance increases with the consumption of convenient foods.