Obesity, overweight, screen time and physical activity in Mexican adolescents

• Published in: Salud pública de México Vol. 51 Suppl 4; no. suppl 4; pp. S613 - S620
• Main Authors: Morales-Ruán, María del Carmen, Hernández-Prado, Bernardo, Gómez-Acosta, Luz María, Shamah-Levy, Teresa, Cuevas-Nasu, Lucía
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English; Portuguese
• Published: Mexico Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública 2009
• Subjects: Adolescent; Cross-Sectional Studies; Female; Health Policy & Services; Humans; Male; Mexico - epidemiology; Motor Activity; Obesity - epidemiology; Overweight - epidemiology; Television - statistics & numerical data; Time Factors; Mexico; adolescents; sobrepeso; television; adolescentes; Mexico; México; televisión; obesidad; overweight; obesity
• ISSN: 0036-3634; 1606-7916
• DOI: 10.1590/S0036-36342009001000016

To determine whether screen time and physical activity is related to overweight or obesity in adolescents. Cross-sectional design. Adolescents aged 10 to 19 were included in the Mexican National Health and Nutrition Survey 2006 (ENSANUT 2006). The dependent variable was overweight or obesity; the independent variable was screen time. A logistic regression model was created to estimate the relationship of overweight and obesity to various factors, including screen time, physical activity, study vs. no study, age, sex, indigenous ethnicity, alcohol consumption and tobacco use. A total of 18 784 adolescents were included. A positive relation between screen time and overweight and obesity was found. Screen time is associated with overweight and obesity in Mexican adolescents.