Montemorelos University, Sciences of Health Faculty, Nutrition School, School of Public Health, Libertad 1300 Pte., C.P. 67500, Montemorelos, Nuevo Leon, Mexico.
Colegio de la Frontera Norte, Progreso 503, Seccion 1, Amp Tierra y Esperanza, C.P. 26020, Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico.
BMC Public Health. 2019 Dec 19;19(1):1705. doi: 10.1186/s12889-019-8042-0.
Identifying lifestyle-related health predictors affecting adolescent behaviors is a matter of interest and study for diverse audiences, including the religious sphere. The Adventist religion recommends their followers to adopt a healthy diet, adequate rest, physical activity, sufficient water intake, and non-use of addictive substances such as alcohol, tobacco, and drugs, as well as fostering faith and hope to give meaning to life.
A cross-sectional and observational study was conducted among adolescent students aged 13 to 19 years old in Montemorelos City, Nuevo León, Northern Mexico, between September 14, 2017 and February 13, 2018. This study included 363 Mexican adolescents, consisting of 202 Adventists and 161 non-Adventists. The binomial logistic regression analysis was performed to examine the relationships between religious affiliation and life-style behaviors and evaluate the effect of life-style behaviors on health outcomes by religious affiliation. Age, gender, type of residence, and place of birth were controlled.
We found that Adventist adolescents were more likely to be watching TV for 2 h or less per day (p < 0.001), have enough sleeping time for 7 h or more (p < 0.001), go to bed early at 11 o'clock or before (p < 0.001), and have breakfast (p = 0.006) than non-Adventist adolescents significantly. It indicates that Adventist students are more likely to have healthier life-style behaviors than non-Adventist students. The multiple binomial regression models showed that in the group of Adventist adolescents sporting activity and hours watching TV were significantly associated with obesity risk (p = 0.001) and risky eating patterns (p = 0.044), respectively, controlling for age, gender, type of residence, and place of birth. No relationship was found between life-style behaviors and health outcomes in non-Adventist adolescents.
Religious affiliation could serve as a predictor of healthy behaviors among adolescents. This study concluded that Adventist adolescents are more likely to have a healthier lifestyle behavior than non-Adventist adolescents and various health-related behaviors were specifically identified among Adventist participants.
识别影响青少年行为的与生活方式相关的健康预测因素是不同受众关注和研究的课题，包括宗教领域。基督复临安息日会推荐其信徒采用健康饮食、充足休息、体育活动、充足饮水以及不使用酒精、烟草和毒品等成瘾物质，并培养信仰和希望，赋予生活意义。
2017 年 9 月 14 日至 2018 年 2 月 13 日，在墨西哥新莱昂州蒙特莫雷洛斯市对 13 至 19 岁的青少年学生进行了横断面和观察性研究。该研究纳入了 363 名墨西哥青少年，其中 202 名为基督复临安息日会信徒，161 名为非基督复临安息日会信徒。采用二项逻辑回归分析检验宗教信仰与生活方式行为之间的关系，并评估生活方式行为对不同宗教信仰青少年健康结果的影响。控制了年龄、性别、居住类型和出生地。
我们发现，与非基督复临安息日会信徒相比，基督复临安息日会信徒更有可能每天观看电视 2 小时或以下（p<0.001）、有足够的 7 小时或以上睡眠时间（p<0.001）、早睡在 11 点或之前（p<0.001）和吃早餐（p=0.006）。这表明基督复临安息日会学生比非基督复临安息日会学生更有可能拥有更健康的生活方式行为。多元二项逻辑回归模型显示，在基督复临安息日会青少年组中，体育活动和看电视时间与肥胖风险（p=0.001）和危险饮食模式（p=0.044）显著相关，同时控制了年龄、性别、居住类型和出生地。在非基督复临安息日会青少年中，生活方式行为与健康结果之间没有关系。
宗教信仰可以作为青少年健康行为的预测因素。本研究得出结论，与非基督复临安息日会青少年相比，基督复临安息日会青少年更有可能拥有更健康的生活方式行为，并且在基督复临安息日会参与者中确定了各种与健康相关的行为。
