Levy Renata Bertazzi, Castro Inês Rugani Ribeiro de, Cardoso Letícia de Oliveira, Tavares Letícia Ferreira, Sardinha Luciana Monteiro Vasconcelos, Gomes Fabio da Silva, Costa André Wallace Nery da
Departamento de Medicina Preventiva, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP.
Cien Saude Colet. 2010 Oct;15 Suppl 2:3085-97. doi: 10.1590/s1413-81232010000800013.
The objective of this article is to describe the characteristics of food consumption and eating behavior of adolescents and its association with socio-demographic factors. In 2009, a random sample of students in 9th grade of elementary education at public and private schools from 26 Brazilian state capitals and Federal District was studied. It was applied a self-administered questionnaire with socio-demographic attributes, food consumption and eating behavior, among others. Estimates of the constructed indicators were presented for the total population and by sex. The association of each indicator with socio-demographic variables was examined by logistic regression. The results showed that over half of adolescents presented frequent consumption of beans (62.6%), milk (53.6%) and sweets (50.9%), and held at least lunch or dinner with the mother or responsible (62.6%) and watching television or studying (50.9%). In general, girls were more exposed to undesirable eating habits and higher socioeconomic status was associated with a higher prevalence of the indicators studied. The results revealed regular consumption of unhealthy diet markers and consumption of less than the recommended for a healthy diet, pointing the need for strengthening health promotion activities targeting young people.
本文旨在描述青少年的食物消费和饮食行为特征及其与社会人口因素的关联。2009年，对来自巴西26个州首府和联邦区公立及私立学校的九年级基础教育学生进行了随机抽样研究。采用了一份包含社会人口属性、食物消费和饮食行为等内容的自填式问卷。给出了总体人群及按性别划分的各项构建指标的估计值。通过逻辑回归分析了各指标与社会人口变量的关联。结果显示，超过半数的青少年经常食用豆类（62.6%）、牛奶（53.6%）和甜食（50.9%），并且至少与母亲或监护人共进午餐或晚餐（62.6%）以及边看电视或学习边进食（50.9%）。总体而言，女孩更容易出现不良饮食习惯，较高的社会经济地位与所研究指标的较高患病率相关。结果揭示了不健康饮食指标的经常消费以及低于健康饮食推荐量的消费情况，表明有必要加强针对年轻人的健康促进活动。
