Citation

Raphaelli CO, Azevedo MR, Hallal PC. Cad. Saude Publica 2011; 27(12): 2429-2440.

Vernacular Title

Associacao entre comportamentos de risco a saude de pais e adolescentes em

Affiliation

Programa de Pós-graduação em Educação Física, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, Brasil.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2011, Escola Nacional De Saude Publica)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

22218585

Abstract

This article aimed to assess the association between health risk behaviors in parents and adolescents in a rural area. The sample included 377 schoolchildren 10 to 18 years of age and 338 parents. The following variables were analyzed: level of leisure-time and commuting physical activity, inadequate eating habits, overweight/obesity, smoking, and alcohol consumption. Prevalence rates for smoking and alcohol consumption by adolescents in the previous 30 days were 6.7% and 27%, respectively. Forty-five percent of adolescents failed to reach the target physical activity score. Adherence to steps to healthy eating was low. Physical activity in adolescents was positively associated with that of parents, and adolescent drinking was associated with maternal alcohol consumption. There was no significant association for other behaviors. In the analysis stratified by gender, level of physical exercise in female adolescents was associated with that of fathers. Parental health risk behaviors were associated with the behaviors in the adolescent children in this rural area.

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