Oliveira Michele Dias da S, Matos Marcos A, Martins Regina M B, Teles Sheila Araujo
Faculdade de Enfermagem, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiás, Brasil.
Eur J Epidemiol. 2006;21(7):559-60. doi: 10.1007/s10654-006-9028-7. Epub 2006 Jul 8.
Tattooing and body piercing may be visible markers to identify adolescents whose lifestyle may put them at a higher risk for morbidity and mortality. In 664 Brazilian adolescents we found 8.4% of body modifications. Further, sexual experience, illicit drug, alcohol consumption, and anti-HBc positivity were independently associated with them. These data suggest the potential risk of tattooing/body piercing in our youths.
纹身和身体穿孔可能是明显标志,可用于识别那些生活方式可能使其面临更高发病和死亡风险的青少年。在664名巴西青少年中,我们发现8.4%有身体修饰行为。此外,性经历、非法药物使用、饮酒和抗-HBc阳性均与这些行为独立相关。这些数据表明我国青少年纹身/身体穿孔存在潜在风险。