Abstract
We evaluate the influence of demographic, socioeconomic, and maternal variables on the nutritional status of adolescents aged 11 years. We conducted a prospective cohort study including 4,452 adolescents born in Pelotas, Southern Brazil, in 1993, accounting for 87.5% of the original cohort. Nutritional status was evaluated based on World Health Organization criteria. Subjects were classified according to nutritional status into thin, normal, overweight and obese. Independent variables analyzed included skin color, socioeconomic status, maternal schooling, and maternal body mass index (BMI). Analyses were stratified by sex, and multivariable regression was performed using the multinomial logistic approach. Overall, 7% of adolescents were classified as thin, 11.6% as overweight, and 11.6% as obese. Among boys, thinness was inversely associated with maternal schooling and maternal BMI. Among girls, thinness was directly associated with maternal BMI. Overweight and obesity were directly associated with socioeconomic status and maternal BMI, the former showing the strongest association with nutritional status among adolescents.
| Translated title of the contribution | Nutritional status of adolescents: The 11-year follow-up of the 1993 Pelotas (Brazil) birth cohort study |
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| Original language | Portuguese |
| Pages (from-to) | 1895-1903 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Cadernos de saúde pública / Ministério da Saúde, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública. |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue number | 10 |
| State | Published - Oct 2010 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Adolescent
- Cohort studies
- Nutritional status
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health