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Table 1 Prevalence of behavioral risk factors for cardiovascular health according to the independent variables among Brazilian adolescents

From: The prevalence and correlates of behavioral risk factors for cardiovascular health among Southern Brazil adolescents: a cross-sectional study

  

Behavioral risk factors for cardiovascular health (%)

Variables

n (%)

Insufficiently

Excessive

Current

Current

Daily

Inadequate fruit

  

active

TV watching

alcohol

tobacco

soft drinks

and vegetable

    

use

use

consumption

consumption

Gender

       

 Boys

773 (52.5)

34.3*

31.4*

32.0

6.9

53.3*

33.1*

 Girls

855 (47.5)

65.1

26.3

32.9

8.9

42.5

37.7

Age groups

       

 11-12.9 years

446 (27.4)

46.0

26.2

15.9**

2.0**

44.4

32.3

 13-14.9 years

618 (38.0)

52.4

31.1

35.1

9.1

50.0

37.2

 15-17.9 years

564 (34.6)

52.0

28.2

42.6

11.3

47.5

36.2

Economic class

       

 A1 + A2 (best condition)

93 (5.7)

37.6

40.9**

49.5**

11.8

58.1**

36.6

 B1 + B2

1011 (62.1)

53.0

29.6

31.0

7.8

50.0

35.2

 C + D + E (worst condition)

524 (32.2)

47.9

25.0

32.3

7.4

41.2

35.9

Head of household’s schooling

       

 ≤ 4 years

158 (9.7)

48.1

19.0**

36.1

7.6

46.2

36.7

 4-8 years

438 (26.9)

50.2

26.0

33.1

7.3

48.6

34.5

 9-11 years

649 (39.9)

49.3

31.7

32.8

8.6

49.6

35.6

 ≥ 12 years

383 (23.5)

53.8

30.8

29.5

7.6

47.6

36.0

Employment status

       

 No

1340 (82.3)

51.3

30.2*

29.4*

6.3*

46.4*

36.0

 Yes

288 (17.7)

46.9

21.9

46.5

15.3

53.1

33.3

Weekly PE class

       

 3 classes

890 (54.7)

47.1**

27.5

30.4**

7.8

48.8**

36.1

 1-2 classes

554 (34.0)

53.1

29.1

32.7

7.8

48.0

32.7

 No class/dispensed

184 (11.3)

59.2

33.7

41.3

9.2

40.8

41.3

Active time during a PE class

       

 30 or more minutes

715 (43.9)

41.8**

28.7

28.2**

5.5**

49.7**

33.1

 Until 30 minutes

647 (39.7)

56.4

27.5

33.8

10.2

47.9

36.6

 Did not participate/dispensed

266 (16.3)

59.4

32.0

40.2

9.0

41.4

39.1

 Organized physical activity

       

 Yes

559 (34.3)

27.0**

29.7

30.4

8.2

51.7*

27.7*

 No

1069 (65.7)

62.8

28.3

33.5

7.8

45.5

39.6

Use of computer/video games daily during leisure time

       

 No

531 (32.6)

49.7

2.6*

27.5*

6.6

39.9*

34.3

 Yes

1097 (67.4)

50.9

41.4

34.8

8.6

51.3

36.1

  1. PE = physical education.
  2. * Qui-square test for heterogeneity, p < 0.05.
  3. ** Qui-square test for linear trend, p < 0.05.