Fatores associados ao excesso de peso corporal em escolares da tríplice fronteira: Argentina, Brasil e Paraguai / Factors associated with overweight in students from tri-border region: Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay

A região da Tríplice Fronteira apresenta diversos problemas sociais e de saúde na população jovem, contudo, não há informações sobre a proporção de adolescentes com excesso de peso corporal. Este estudo investigou a prevalência de excesso de peso corporal e os fatores associados em escolares da Tríplice Fronteira: Argentina, Brasil e Paraguai. Participaram do estudo 1.183 escolares, de 15 a 18 anos de idade. O excesso de peso corporal foi identificado segundo os pontos de corte do índice de massa corporal, propostos pela Organização Mundial de Saúde. O questionário do Global School-Based Student Health Survey foi utilizado para identificar fatores sociodemográficos (sexo e faixa etária) e comportamentais (atividade física fora da escola, deslocamento à escola, tempo assistindo TV e consumo de frutas, vegetais, doces e salgados) associados ao excesso de peso corporal. Utilizou-se a estatística descritiva, análise de variância, qui-quadrado e regressão logística binária, adotando-se p< 1 vez/dia) tiveram 2,2 e 2,9 vezes mais chances de ter excesso de peso corporal do que seus pares que realizavam deslocamento ativo e que consumiam vegetais diariamente, respectivamente. Estes resultados sugerem que políticas públicas de combate ao excesso de peso corporal devem focar a promoção hábitos saudáveis entre os jovens da Tríplice Fronteira.

The Tri-Border Region has several social and health problems among young people, however, there are no data about the overweight between adolescents. This study investigated the prevalence of overweight and associated factors in students from Tri-Border Region: Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay. Study participants were 1.183 students, ages from 15 to 18 years. The overweight was identified according to body mass index cut-off points proposed by the World Health Organization. The Global School-Based Student Health Survey questionnaire was used to identify sociodemographic (gender and age) and behavioral factors (physical activity outside of school, commuting to school, time watching TV and fruits, vegetables, sweet, and salty snack consumption) associated with overweight in adolescents. It was used the descriptive statistics, analysis of variance, chi-square and binary logistic regression, adopting p< 1 time/day) were 2,2 and 2,9 times more likely to have overweight than their counterparts who performed active commuting to school and consumed vegetables daily, respectively. These results suggest that public policies to combat overweight should attention on promoting healthy lifestyle among young people from Tri-Border Region.

[Factors associated with overweight in students from tri-border region: Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay]. / Fatores associados ao excesso de peso corporal em escolares da tríplice fronteira: Argentina, Brasil e Paraguai.

The Tri-Border Region has several social and health problems among young people, however, there are no data about the overweight between adolescents. This study investigated the prevalence of overweight and associated factors in students from Tri-Border Region: Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay. Study participants were 1.183 students, ages from 15 to 18 years. The overweight was identified according to body mass index cut-off points proposed by the World Health Organization. The Global School-Based Student Health Survey questionnaire was used to identify sociodemographic (gender and age) and behavioral factors (physical activity outside of school, commuting to school, time watching TV and fruits, vegetables, sweet, and salty snack consumption) associated with overweight in adolescents. It was used the descriptive statistics, analysis of variance, chi-square and binary logistic regression, adopting p < 0.05. Thirteen percent of students were overweight. Boys were approximately two times more likely to have overweight than girls, independently of nationality. Brazilian students that realized passive commuting to school and Argentineans students with low consumption of vegetables (< 1 time/day) were 2.2 and 2.9 times more likely to have overweight than their counterparts who performed active commuting to school and consumed vegetables daily, respectively. These results suggest that public policies to combat overweight should attention on promoting healthy lifestyle among young people from Tri-Border Region.