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Table 3 Distribution of excess fat according to indicators of physical activity, sedentary lifestyle, socioeconomic data, active transportation and biochemical data for boys

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 = 472)

Normal

369 (78.2%)

53 (11.2%)

0.000

13.5 (7.0–25.9)

Elevated

17 (3.6%)

33 (7.0%)

Physical Activity (n = 472)

Active

279 (59.1%)

34 (7.2%)

0.000

4.0 (2.5–6.5)

Inactive

107 (22.7%)

52 (11.0%)

Sedentary Lifestyle (n = 472)

Yes

293 (62.1%)

62 (13.1%)

0.459

No

93 (19.7%)

24 (5.1%)

Aggregate factorsa (n = 472)

No Factor

41 (8.7%)

1 (0.2%)

0.000

7.9 (1.1–58.7)

1 Factor

290 (61.4%)

56 (11.9%)

2 Factors

55 (11.7%)

29 (6.1%)

11.3 (2.6–50.2)

Active Transportation (n = 328)

Yes

124 (37.8%)

30 (9.1%)

0.801

No

142 (43.3%)

32 (9.8%)

Socioeconomic profile (n = 385)

Low

161 (34.1%)

33 (7.0%)

0.299

Medium

137 (29.0%)

33 (7.0%)

High

20 (4.2%)

1 (0.2%)

Triglycerides (n = 445)

Normal

330 (74.2%)

65 (14.6%)

0.019

2.2 (1.1–4.2)

High

35 (7.9%)

15 (3.4%)

Cholesterol Total (n = 447)

Normal

199 (44.5%)

25 (5.6%)

0.000

2.6 (1.6–4.5)

High

167 (37.4%)

56 (12.5%)

Blood Glucose (n = 449)

Normal

364 (81.1%)

81 (18.0%)

0.346

High

4 (0.9%)

0 (0%)

  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”)