%0 Journal Article
%T Obesity and Asthma: Nutrition Risk Factors in Adolescents - Obesity and Asthma: Nutrition Risk Factors in Adolescents - Open Access Pub
%A Franceliane Jobim Benedetti
%A Gilberto Bueno Fischer
%A Juliana Mariante Giesta
%A Vera L¨²cia Bosa
%J OAP | Home | International Journal of Nutrition | Open Access Pub
%D 2018
%X The objective of this study was to confirm the nutritional risk factors for asthma and obesity in adolescents using a cross-sectional survey. We included male and female adolescents aged 10 to 19 years of age in this study. The indicators of nutritional status used in this study were body mass index, the height-for-age index, and arm and waist circumferences. We used a food frequency questionnaire to estimate the average consumption of sodium. Physical activity was assessed using the International Physical Activity Questionnaire, and asthma characteristics were evaluated using the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC). Factors associated with asthma in bivariate and multivariate analyses were assessed using the Poisson regression analysis. The significance level was set at 5%, and the analyses were performed using the SPSS statistical package. We evaluated 1362 students with an average age of 15.65 ¡À 1.24 years. There was a positive risk for asthma between females (PR = 1.41) and asthma severity in adolescents with a high sodium intake (PR = 2.30). Within overweight adolescents, the prevalence for asthma risk washigher among females (PR = 1.66) and the high sodium intake group (PR = 1.98). An increased risk for asthma severity correlated with high sodium intake (PR = 3.07). There was a higher risk for asthma and its severity in females with high sodium intake. The same pattern was observed for adolescents with excessive weight. DOI 10.14302/issn.2379-7835.ijn-15-770 Asthma and obesity are diseases that have reached epidemic proportions, especially in westernized countries. Theories have been proposed to explain the association between obesity and asthma. Theoretical assumptions included he direct effects of obesity on functional, genetic, hormonal, and immunological mechanisms and inflammatory responses1, 2, 3. Moreover, increased weight has been associated with lifestyle and eating habits4, 5. Significant changes in dietary and nutritional standards have been proposed worldwide. These changes are characterizedas part of aprocess callednutritional transition. There is an increasing consumption of processed foods and a more sedentary lifestyle provided by technological advances, especially among children and adolescents who remain in front of televisions, videogames and computer devices for many hours6, 7. The low level of physical activity in adolescents with asthma may be associated with obesity because these verity of the disease can contribute to a sedentary lifestyle; however, obesity and a large amount of time spent
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