FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH PHYSICAL ACTIVITY LEVELS IN ADOLESCENTS

cross-sectional, quantitative study, conducted with adolescents enrolled in two educational institutions in a capital of the midwest region of Brazil. Data collection occurred from April to October 2021, through a self-administered questionnaire composed of validated scales. The association between the variables was verified by logistic regression.

Results:

219 adolescents participated in the study, with a mean age of 15.7 years, more than half were girls (52.5%) from medium economic class (51.1%); 55.3% were very active/active; 39.3% had low self-esteem; 17.8% were at risk for developing an eating disorder; 12.3% at risk for severe anxiety symptoms; and 13.3% at risk for moderate depression symptoms. The factors associated with the level of physical activity were self-esteem and risk for depression.

Conclusion:

Early screening of adolescents with low self-esteem and risk for symptoms of depression is proposed as an initial strategy to direct actions that encourage the practice of physical activity.

DESCRIPTORS:
Adolescents; Exercise; Self-image; Depression; Health promotion

Variables	n	%	CI 95%
Sex
Male	104	47.5	40.9	54.2
Female	115	52.5	45.8	59.1
Turno
Morning	118	53.9	47.2	60.4
Evening	101	46.1	39.6	52.8
IPAQ*
Very active/active	121	44.7	38.2	51.4
Active/sedentary irregularism	98	55.3	48.6	61.8
Self-esteem
Low	86	39.3	33.0	45.9
Average	60	27.4	21.9	33.7
High	73	33.3	27.4	39.9
Socioeconomic
High	49	22.4	17.3	28.4
Medium	112	51.1	44.5	57.8
Low	58	26.5	21.0	32.8
Eating disorder
No risk	180	82.2	76.5	86.7
At risk	39	17.8	13.3	23.4
Anxiety
Low	96	44.0	37.4	50.5
Mild	55	25.1	19.8	31.3
Moderate	41	18.7	14.1	24.5
High	27	12.3	8.5	17.4
Depression
Low	138	63.0	56.3	69.2
Mild	46	21.0	16.1	27.0
Moderate	29	13.3	9.3	18.4
High	6	2.7	1.2	6.0

Physical activity level	^* OR	^† P	^‡ CI 95%		^* OR	^† P	^‡ CI 95%
Physical activity level	Unadjusted model				Adjusted model
Sex
Male	Ref
Female	0.77	0.336	0.45	1.31
Period
Morning	Ref
Evening	1.01	0.957	0.59	1.73
Self-esteem
Low	Ref
Average	1.28	0.464	0.66	2.48	0.99	0.971	0.48	2.03
High	1.78	0.074	0.94	3.37	1.22	0.605	0.58	2.58
Socioeconomic position
Low	Ref
Average	0.79	0.489	0.40	1.56	0.87	0.704	0.43	1.77
High	0.63	0.246	0.29	1.37	0.70	0.392	0.32	1.56
Risk for eating disorder
No	Ref
Yes	1.20	0.606	0.60	2.43
Risk Anxiety
Absence	Ref
Mild	1.33	0.398	0.68	2.60
Moderate	1.49	0.287	0.71	3.15
High	1.20	0.679	0.51	2.82
Depression Risk
None	Ref
Low	0.57	0.103	0.29	1.12	0.60	0.187	0.29	1.27
Moderate	0.44	0,048	0.19	0.99	0.50	0.132	0.20	1.22
High	0.31	0,187	0.05	1.76	0.36	0.266	0.06	2.18

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