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Table 2 Distribution of excess fat according to indicators of physical activity, sedentary lifestyle, socioeconomic data, active transportation and biochemical data for all group

From: Prevalence of excessive body fat among adolescents of a south Brazilian metropolitan region and State capital, associated risk factors, and consequences

Variables

Condition

Excess body fat

P

Odds ratio (95% CI)

No

Yes

Waist Circumference (n = 675)

Normal

385 (57.0%)

237 (35.1%)

0.000

3.4 (1.89–6.3)

Elevated

17 (2.5%)

36 (5.3%)

Physical Activity (n = 675)

Active

290 (43.0%)

129 (19.1%)

0.000

2.9 (2.1–4.0)

Inactive

112 (16.6%)

144 (21.3%)

Sedentary Lifestyle (n = 675)

Yes

303 (44.9%)

213 (31.6%)

0.426

No

99 (14.7%)

60 (8.9%)

Aggregate factors (n = 675)a

No Factor

45 (6.7%)

16 (2.4%)

0.000

1.5 (0.81–2.7)

1 Factor

299 (44.3%)

157 (23.3%)

2 Factors

58 (8.6%)

100 (14.8%)

4.8 (2.5–9.1)

Active Transportation (n = 507)

Yes

127 (25.0%)

91 (17.9%)

0.233

No

153 (30.2%)

136 (26.8%)

Socioeconomic profile (n = 521)

Low

165 (24.4%)

79 (11.7%)

0.299

Medium

143 (21.2%)

105 (15.6%)

High

22 (3.3%)

7 (1.0%)

Triglycerides (n = 642)

Normal

345 (53.7%)

213 (33.2%)

0.001

2.2 (1.4–3.4)

High

36 (5.6%)

48 (7.5%)

Cholesterol Total (n = 644)

Normal

210 (32.6%)

64 (9.9%)

0.000

3.8 (2.7–5.3)

High

172 (26.7%)

198 (30.7%)

Blood Glucose (n = 642)

Normal

380 (59.2%)

257 (40.0%)

0.355

High

4 (0.6%)

1 (0.2%)

  1. aAggregate factors: a) adequate physical activity and not sedentary (classified as “no factor”); b) either no physical activity or sedentary (classified as “1 factor”); c) low levels of physical activity and sedentary (classified as “2 factors”)