Table 4 Health risk behaviours among female adolescents in 2007, 2012 and 2018 in Argentina

 Overweight/obesity

12.4

21.0

25.9

+13.5

<0.001

 Obesity

1.9

3.4

5.2

+3.3

<0.001

 Fruits <2 times/day

65.4

59.1

78.6

+13.2

<0.001

 Vegetable <3 times/day

90.8

86.4

89.2

-1.6

0.427

 Went hungry (mostly/always)

1.8

3.1

1.7

-0.1

0.483

 Physical inactivity

92.2

87.8

87.1

-5.1

<0.001

 Leisure-time sedentary behaviour

51.0

52.8

57.7

+6.7

0.036

 0 days walk or bike to school

26.2

32.1

34.0

+7.8

0.046

 Parental tobacco use

38.6

35.8

35.2

-3.4

0.114

 Current cigarette use

26.9

21.3

20.6

-6.3

0.005

 Current other tobacco use

4.3

5.8

8.0

+3.7

0.006

 Passive smoking

78.5

76.7

68.4

-9.9

<0.001

 Current alcohol use

53.2

51.3

55.7

+2.5

0.290

 Lifetime drunk

31.2

29.5

38.8

+7.6

<0.001

 Trouble from alcohol use

20.8

21.8

13.3

-8.5

<0.001

 Any serious injury

26.2

25.3

28.4

+2.2

0.171

 Bullied

23.6

23.5

34.9

+11.3

<0.001

 In physical fight

19.6

24.1

16.5

-3.1

0.075

 Physically attacked

19.2

19.8

15.9

-3.3

0.042

 Having no close friends

4.0

4.7

5.3

+1.3

0.043

 Loneliness

12.8

13.1

23.1

+10.3

<0.001

 Worry-induced sleep disturbance

13.7

11.9

18.0

+4.3

<0.001

 Suicidal ideation

19.8

22.2

28.6

+8.8

<0.001

 Suicide plan

15.8

19.6

22.6

+6.8

<0.001

 Ever sex

24.4

35.2

36.4

+12.0

<0.001

 Multiple sexual partners

13.6

14.9

16.9

+3.3

0.210

 Non-condom use

7.0

7.8

8.4

+1.4

0.532

 School attendance

65.7

69.3

72.3

+6.6

0.016

 Peer support (mostly/always)

57.8

53.8

44.5

-13.3

<0.001

 Parents/guardians supervision (mostly/always)

37.0

28.6

26.6

-10.4

<0.001

 Parents/guardians connectedness (mostly/always)

54.9

49.7

40.0

-14.9

<0.001

 Parents/guardians bonding (mostly/always)

59.2

58.0

56.9

+0.7

0.116