Obesity and related risk factors among low socio-economic status minority students in Chicago

Public Health Nutrition

Brian Flay¹  Youfa Wang¹  Lisa Tussing¹  Benjamin Caballero¹  Huifang Liang¹  Carol Braunschweig¹ 

关键词: Overweight;    Diet;    Physical activity;    African-American;    Adolescents;   

DOI  :  10.1017/S1368980007658005

学科分类：卫生学

来源: Cambridge University Press

【 摘 要 】

ObjectivesTo assess overweight and related risk factors among urban low socio-economic status (SES) African-American adolescents in an attempt to study the underlying causes of ethnicity and gender disparities in overweight.MethodsCross-sectional data collected on anthropometric measures, diet, physical activity and family characteristics from 498 students in grades 5–7 in four Chicago public schools were analysed to study the risk factors for overweight using stepwise regression analysis.ResultsOnly 37.2% of the students lived with two parents. Nearly 90% had a television (TV) in their bedroom, and had cable TV and a video game system at home. Overall. 21.8% (17.7% boys versus 25.1% girls) were overweight (body mass index (BMI) ≥ 95th percentile); and 39.8% had a BMI ≥ 85th percentile. Compared with national recommendations, they had inadequate physical activity and less than desirable eating patterns. Only 66.1% reported having at least 20 min vigorous exercise or 30 min of light exercise in ≥ 5 days over the past 7 days; 62.1% spent >3 h days− 1 watching TV/playing video games/computer, while 33.1% spent ≥ 5 h days− 1. Their vegetable and fruit consumption was low, and they consumed too many fried foods and soft drinks: 55.1% consumed fried food twice or more daily and 19.5% four times or more daily; 70.3% consumed soft drinks twice or more daily and 22.0% four times or more daily on average. Gender, physical activity and pocket money were significant predictors of overweight (P

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