<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><bold>Objective</bold>: The study aims to analyze obesogenic behavioral patterns of adolescents living in Mureş County, Romania, as well as to establish a relationship between these behaviors and their Body Mass Index (BMI), in an attempt to provide effective prevention strategies for obesity.<bold>Material and Methods</bold>: 153 students between 9th to 12th grade, aged between 14 and 19 years old, from the Vocational and Art Highschool of Târgu Mureş were included in the study. All the candidates filled out an evaluation questionnaire of lifestyle and risky behaviors. The analyzed data were sex, age, residence, BMI and risky eating behavior defined as the consumption of carbohydrates (bread, potatoes, sweets), sodas, junk food, alcohol (wine, distilled beverages, beer), beer separately, level of physical activity (school and extra-school sports activities), sedentary behaviors (≥2 hours/day in front of a screen: personal computer-PC and television-TV), and spending ≥2 hours/day separately on the PC and on the TV.<bold>Results</bold>: A statistically significant association was observed between BMI and consumption of fast-food, tobacco, beer, sedentary behavior and spending ≥2 hours/day in front of the PC. Moreover, there was a statistically significant difference between the BMI values of adolescents presenting all studied risk behaviors compared to those who did not.<bold>Conclusions</bold>: Obesity among adolescents from Mureş County is influenced by lifestyle choices like fast-food, tobacco, beer, sedentary behavior and spending ≥2 hours/day in front of the PC.</abstract>

Objective: The study aims to analyze obesogenic behavioral patterns of adolescents living in Mureş County, Romania, as well as to establish a relationship between these behaviors and their Body Mass Index (BMI), in an attempt to provide effective prevention strategies for obesity.Material and Methods: 153 students between 9th to 12th grade, aged between 14 and 19 years old, from the Vocational and Art Highschool of Târgu Mureş were included in the study. All the candidates filled out an evaluation questionnaire of lifestyle and risky behaviors. The analyzed data were sex, age, residence, BMI and risky eating behavior defined as the consumption of carbohydrates (bread, potatoes, sweets), sodas, junk food, alcohol (wine, distilled beverages, beer), beer separately, level of physical activity (school and extra-school sports activities), sedentary behaviors (≥2 hours/day in front of a screen: personal computer-PC and television-TV), and spending ≥2 hours/day separately on the PC and on the TV.Results: A statistically significant association was observed between BMI and consumption of fast-food, tobacco, beer, sedentary behavior and spending ≥2 hours/day in front of the PC. Moreover, there was a statistically significant difference between the BMI values of adolescents presenting all studied risk behaviors compared to those who did not.Conclusions: Obesity among adolescents from Mureş County is influenced by lifestyle choices like fast-food, tobacco, beer, sedentary behavior and spending ≥2 hours/day in front of the PC.

The Association between Various Lifestyle Patterns and the Body Mass Index in Adolescents

Clinical laboratory Department of Emergency Clinical County Hospital of Târgu Mures

University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science and Technology of Târgu Mures

Community Nutrition and Food Safety Department

Microbiology, virology and parasitology Department

Acta Marisiensis - Seria Medica

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Objective: The study aims to analyze obesogenic behavioral patterns of adolescents living in Mureş County, Romania, as well as to establish a relationship...

The Association between Various Lifestyle Patterns and the Body Mass Index in Adolescents

Data publikacji: 26 wrz 2019

Zakres stron: 111 - 115

Otrzymano: 08 lip 2019

Przyjęty: 02 wrz 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/amma-2019-0023

Słowa kluczowe
BMI, adolescents, risk behavior

© 2019 Irina-Bianca Kosovski et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

The Association between Various Lifestyle Patterns and the Body Mass Index in Adolescents

Data publikacji: 26 wrz 2019

Zakres stron: 111 - 115

Otrzymano: 08 lip 2019

Przyjęty: 02 wrz 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/amma-2019-0023

Słowa kluczoweBMI, adolescents, risk behavior

© 2019 Irina-Bianca Kosovski et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Słowa kluczowe
BMI, adolescents, risk behavior