title: [Habits and lifestyles modifiable in children with overweight and obesity].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  In the prevention for being overweight and for obesity, much attention is given to the influence of dietary factors, making the joint evaluation with other modifiable factors necessary.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this project is to study the association between modifiable factors (physical activity, sedentary lifestyle, and dietary habits) with the prevalence of being overweight or obese in the youth population.
  
  
  METHODS
  Cross-Sectional study of 1283 school children between the ages of 3 and 16 years old, with measurements of the MBI, dietary habits, physical activity, sedentary lifestyle and family history of being overweight. Physical activity measured in MET was classified according to Pate criteria.
  
  
  RESULTS
  22.4% of the boys and 32.9% of the girls were overweight. The presence of a BMI>25 in parents multiplied by 2.4 the risk of being overweight in children (OR CI 95% 1.5-3.7). 63.6% of overweight boys meet physical activity recommendations compared with 52.2% of girls, although in their case, it was greater than the average (45%). Sedentary time was 141 minutes for men and 128 minutes for women, with more sedentary behaviors associated with being overweight, especially in girls over 12 years of age (66.7%). Consuming cereal (OR 0.8) and having five meals per day (OR 0.5) act as protective factors.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In subjects with overweight, the levels of physical activity are close to those recommended levels, so which the values of a sedentary lifestyle together with dietary habits (if the parents have overweight) acquire a new relevance in intervention strategies of this problem.
authors.affiliation: Hospital Universitario Puerta del Mar, Servicio Andaluz de Salud, Departamento de Enfermería, Universidad de Cádiz, Cádiz, Spain.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Villagrán Pérez
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rodríguez-Martín
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Novalbos Ruiz
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Martínez Nieto
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Lechuga Campoy
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D015444:Exercise; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D009043:Motor Activity; D009765:Obesity / Q000178:diet therapy / Q000628:therapy*; D050177:Overweight / Q000178:diet therapy / Q000628:therapy*