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Table 4 Prevalence of hypercholesterolemia among adolescents according to implementation of components for a health promoting school

From: Health promotion initiatives at school related to overweight, insulin resistance, hypertension and dyslipidemia in adolescents: a cross-sectional study in Recife, Brazil

Components

Population

Hypercholesterolemia

Obs

Estimated

(%)

PR (95% CI)

p

Participation of the school community

 Implemented a

365

35.240

18.2

1

0.371

 Unsatisfactory implementation b

696

63.980

21.2

1.17(0.82; 1.66)

(Annual) meetings/training sessions

 Implemented a

36

3.535

21.4

1

 

 Unsatisfactory implementation b

1.025

95.685

20.1

0.93(0.77; 1.13)

0.497

d PPP construction/design

 Implemented a

949

89.363

20.6

1

 

 Unsatisfactory implementation b

112

9.857

16.4

0.79(0.49; 1.28)

0.334

School curriculum

 Implemented a

918

86.094

18.3

1

 

 Unsatisfactory implementation b

143

13.126

32.4

1.76 (1.21; 2.60)

0.004

Health promoting environment

 Implemented a

55

7.153

7.6

1

 

 Unsatisfactory implementation b

1.006

92.067

21.1

2.77 (0.68; 11.21)

0.145

Healthy-eating promoting environment

 Implemented a

127

13.203

15.8

1

0.006

 Unsatisfactory implementation b

934

86.017

20.8

1.32 (1.10; 1.60)

Promoting environment for physical activity

 Implemented a

158

19.116

14.5

1

0.118

 Unsatisfactory implementation b

903

80.104

21.5

1.48 (0.90; 2.44)

Nutrition policies

 Implemented a

186

 

18.4

1

0.588

 Unsatisfactory implementation b

875

76.062

20.7

1.12(0.72; 1.75)

Monitoring of nutritional status

 Implemented a

118

10.456

16.4

1

0.290

 Unsatisfactory implementation b

943

88.764

20.6

1.25(0.82; 1.91)

Partnership with the health sector

 Implemented a

132

17.990

18.0

1

0.615

 Unsatisfactory implementation b

929

81.230

20.6

1.15(0.65; 2.00)

Health promoting schoold

 Implemented a

84

11.688

15.4

1

0.463

 Unsatisfactory implementation b

977

87.532

20.8

1.35 (0.58; 3.12)

  1. aImplemented (70–100% of the developed initiatives)
  2. bUnsatisfactory implementation: (< 69.9% of the initiatives developed)
  3. cJoint analysis of all components
  4. dPPP Political-pedagogical Project