1. Gender differences in the development of childhood obesity in young teenagers in Murcia, Spain
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Francisco Sánchez-Cubo, Pedro Juan Carpena Lucas, Guillermo Ceballos-Santamaría, Manuel Vargas Vargas, José Mondéjar Jiménez, and María Isabel Jiménez Candel
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Adult ,Male ,Pediatric Obesity ,Waist ,Adolescent ,Overweight ,Sitting ,Structural equation modeling ,Childhood obesity ,Body Mass Index ,Sex Factors ,medicine ,Humans ,Child ,business.industry ,medicine.disease ,Obesity ,Latent class model ,Spain ,Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health ,Female ,medicine.symptom ,business ,Body mass index ,Demography - Abstract
BACKGROUND The number of overweight children is increasing at an alarming rate. This issue requires effective action plans, as childhood obesity has become a problem in which addressing environmental factors is decisive. In addition, significant differences have been shown in lifestyle habits that determine overweight based on sex. Therefore, this study aimed to examine these risk factors according to sex. METHODS The sample included first-year high school students from Murcia, Spain. Information was collected through the "Questionnaire on Healthy Habits in Adolescents," validated for this age range, and the weight, height, and waist circumference of the participants were obtained. Data were analyzed through partial least squares structural equation modeling to determine which modifiable risk factors promote the appearance of excess weight and in what magnitude. RESULTS A total of 421 students participated in the study. 40.6% of overweight patients were detected according to their body mass index. No differences were found between the sexes and weights. The environment and the use of new technologies that do not involve sitting were significant only in girls (p
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- 2022
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