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Increased Prevalence of Psychosocial, Behavioral, and Socio-Environmental Risk Factors among Overweight and Obese Youths in Mexico and the United States
The aim of this study was to examine various psychosocial, behavioral, and socio-environmental factors in a multiethnic sample of healthy-weight, overweight, and obese youths in the United States (US) and Mexico and determine differences by sex. We conducted a cross-sectional analysis of 633 youths...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6539776/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31052211 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16091534 |
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author | Flores, Yvonne N. Contreras, Zuelma A. Ramírez-Palacios, Paula Morales, Leo S. Edwards, Todd C. Gallegos-Carrillo, Katia Salmerón, Jorge Lang, Cathy M. Sportiche, Noémie Patrick, Donald L. |
author_facet | Flores, Yvonne N. Contreras, Zuelma A. Ramírez-Palacios, Paula Morales, Leo S. Edwards, Todd C. Gallegos-Carrillo, Katia Salmerón, Jorge Lang, Cathy M. Sportiche, Noémie Patrick, Donald L. |
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description | The aim of this study was to examine various psychosocial, behavioral, and socio-environmental factors in a multiethnic sample of healthy-weight, overweight, and obese youths in the United States (US) and Mexico and determine differences by sex. We conducted a cross-sectional analysis of 633 youths aged 11–18 years who completed a self-reported questionnaire. Height and weight were measured to determine body mass index (BMI). Overweight and obese youth in both countries were significantly more likely to report a higher body image dissatisfaction (Odds Ratio (OR) = 1.67 and OR= 2.95, respectively), depressive symptoms (OR = 1.08 and OR = 1.12, respectively), perceive themselves as overweight (OR = 2.57) or obese (OR = 5.30), and a lower weight-specific quality of life (OR = 0.97 and OR = 0.95, respectively) than healthy-weight youth. Obese youth have lower healthy lifestyle priorities (OR = 0.75) and are less likely to be physically active (OR = 0.79) and eat breakfast (OR = 0.47) than healthy-weight youth. Additionally, overweight and obese youth are more likely to engage in weight control behaviors (OR = 5.19 and OR = 8.88, respectively) and restrained eating than healthy-weight youth. All the aforementioned results had a p-value of <0.05, which was considered statistically significant. The association between these factors and overweight or obesity remained significant after controlling for age, sex, race/ethnicity, and country. In conclusion, obesity was associated with a range of psychosocial, behavioral, and socio-environmental risk factors in both countries. Our findings support the need for multifactorial approaches when developing interventions to address the growing problem of obesity among youth in the US and Mexico. |
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spelling | pubmed-65397762019-06-05 Increased Prevalence of Psychosocial, Behavioral, and Socio-Environmental Risk Factors among Overweight and Obese Youths in Mexico and the United States Flores, Yvonne N. Contreras, Zuelma A. Ramírez-Palacios, Paula Morales, Leo S. Edwards, Todd C. Gallegos-Carrillo, Katia Salmerón, Jorge Lang, Cathy M. Sportiche, Noémie Patrick, Donald L. Int J Environ Res Public Health Article The aim of this study was to examine various psychosocial, behavioral, and socio-environmental factors in a multiethnic sample of healthy-weight, overweight, and obese youths in the United States (US) and Mexico and determine differences by sex. We conducted a cross-sectional analysis of 633 youths aged 11–18 years who completed a self-reported questionnaire. Height and weight were measured to determine body mass index (BMI). Overweight and obese youth in both countries were significantly more likely to report a higher body image dissatisfaction (Odds Ratio (OR) = 1.67 and OR= 2.95, respectively), depressive symptoms (OR = 1.08 and OR = 1.12, respectively), perceive themselves as overweight (OR = 2.57) or obese (OR = 5.30), and a lower weight-specific quality of life (OR = 0.97 and OR = 0.95, respectively) than healthy-weight youth. Obese youth have lower healthy lifestyle priorities (OR = 0.75) and are less likely to be physically active (OR = 0.79) and eat breakfast (OR = 0.47) than healthy-weight youth. Additionally, overweight and obese youth are more likely to engage in weight control behaviors (OR = 5.19 and OR = 8.88, respectively) and restrained eating than healthy-weight youth. All the aforementioned results had a p-value of <0.05, which was considered statistically significant. The association between these factors and overweight or obesity remained significant after controlling for age, sex, race/ethnicity, and country. In conclusion, obesity was associated with a range of psychosocial, behavioral, and socio-environmental risk factors in both countries. Our findings support the need for multifactorial approaches when developing interventions to address the growing problem of obesity among youth in the US and Mexico. MDPI 2019-04-30 2019-05 /pmc/articles/PMC6539776/ /pubmed/31052211 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16091534 Text en © 2019 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Flores, Yvonne N. Contreras, Zuelma A. Ramírez-Palacios, Paula Morales, Leo S. Edwards, Todd C. Gallegos-Carrillo, Katia Salmerón, Jorge Lang, Cathy M. Sportiche, Noémie Patrick, Donald L. Increased Prevalence of Psychosocial, Behavioral, and Socio-Environmental Risk Factors among Overweight and Obese Youths in Mexico and the United States |
title | Increased Prevalence of Psychosocial, Behavioral, and Socio-Environmental Risk Factors among Overweight and Obese Youths in Mexico and the United States |
title_full | Increased Prevalence of Psychosocial, Behavioral, and Socio-Environmental Risk Factors among Overweight and Obese Youths in Mexico and the United States |
title_fullStr | Increased Prevalence of Psychosocial, Behavioral, and Socio-Environmental Risk Factors among Overweight and Obese Youths in Mexico and the United States |
title_full_unstemmed | Increased Prevalence of Psychosocial, Behavioral, and Socio-Environmental Risk Factors among Overweight and Obese Youths in Mexico and the United States |
title_short | Increased Prevalence of Psychosocial, Behavioral, and Socio-Environmental Risk Factors among Overweight and Obese Youths in Mexico and the United States |
title_sort | increased prevalence of psychosocial, behavioral, and socio-environmental risk factors among overweight and obese youths in mexico and the united states |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6539776/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31052211 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16091534 |
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