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  • The study aimed to explore the link between physical activity (PA) and the clustering of health risk behaviors (HRB) in adolescents aged 11 to 17.
  • A sample of 862 adolescents from public schools in Curitiba, Brazil, was analyzed using multinomial logistic regression to assess associations between PA and various HRB, including screen time and substance use.
  • Results indicated that higher levels of PA were associated with significantly lower odds of engaging in multiple HRB for both boys and girls, suggesting that encouraging PA could help reduce risky behaviors in adolescents.

Article Abstract

Objective: To verify the association between participation in physical activity (PA) and the clustering of health risk behaviors (HRB) in adolescents of both genders.

Methods: A cross-sectional study involving 862 adolescents (11 to 17 years old) enrolled in 14 randomly selected public schools from Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil. Participation in PA, screen time, consumption of fruit, vegetables, cigarettes and alcoholic beverages were the criteria evaluated. Multinomial logistic regression tested the association between participation in PA and clustering of HRB, and results are expressed Odds Ratio (OR) with 95% confidence intervals (95%CI).

Results: Adolescents with high participation in PA had lower odds of clustering 2-3 HRB (OR 0.38, 95%CI 0.21-0.68; p<0.01) and 4-5 HRB (OR 0.29; 95%IC 0.16-0.53; p<0.01). Boys with high participation in PA had lower chances of clustering 2-3 HRB (OR 0.31, 95%CI 0.13-0.75; p=0.01), and girls had lower odds of clustering 2-3 HRB (OR 0.41; 95%CI 0.17-0.99; p=0.04) and 4-5 HRB (OR 0.25; 95%CI 0.10-0.61; p<0.01).

Conclusions: High participation in PA was inversely associated with the clustering of HRB in adolescents.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7025445PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1984-0462/2020/38/2018247DOI Listing

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