title: [Association of overweight with socio-demographic variables and lifestyle among Brazilian university students].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the association of overweight with socio-demographic variables and lifestyle among freshmen of a Brazilian public university.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 685 students were evaluated in April 2008.
  
  
  METHODS
  Overweight was determined based on body mass index. Lifestyle and socio-demographic variables were established using a self-administered questionnaire.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Overweight was observed in 16% of the students and lifestyle was inadequate in 5.1%. The incidence of overweight was higher among male students (OR=2.69; 95%CI: 1.64-4.42), students aged ≥ 20 years (OR=2.01; 95%CI: 1.25-3.25), married students (OR=2.44; 95%CI: 1.11-5.40), and students who reported being more than 2 kg above healthy weight (OR=17.05; 95%CI: 7.73-37.63) and ingesting caffeine-containing beverages more than twice a day (OR= 1.66; 95%CI: 1.00-2.75).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study demonstrates the need for guidance of university students regarding a healthy lifestyle and for physical activity programs on the campus aimed at reducing excess weight, with special attention to male, older and married students.
authors: Grupo de Pesquisa em Cineantropometria e Desempenho Humano, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Educação Física, Centro de Desportos, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Brazil. diegoaugustoss@yahoo.com.br
authors: Diego Augusto Santos
authors: DA
authors: Silva
authors: Teresa Maria Bianchini de
authors: TM
authors: Quadros
authors: Alex Pinheiro
authors: AP
authors: Gordia
authors: Edio Luiz
authors: EL
authors: Petroski
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D050177:Overweight / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013334:Students; D014495:Universities; D055815:Young Adult