BACKGROUND: Global prevalence of @entity4806 is rising at an alarming rate leading to increase risk of @entity28 . @entity28 in adolescence is postulated to have a significant impact on both physical and psychological health of an individual. The study aim was to identify nutritional and behavioral risk factors associated with @entity28 among adolescent @entity3595 Lankan school @entity1 . METHODS: In this case-control study, age and ethnicity matched 100 cases (BMI-for-age above +2SD) and 100 controls (BMI-for-age between -2SD to +1 SD) adolescent @entity1 between 14 to 18 years of age were recruited. Predicted risk factors of @entity28 were assessed through an interviewer administrated questionnaire. A three day diet diary and long version of international physical activity questionnaire were used to assess daily energy intake and energy expenditure from physical activity, respectively. The significant differences in mean values were evaluated using paired t-test. Multivariable logistic regression analysis was performed to assess the risk factors associated with @entity28 . RESULTS: Obese @entity1 had significantly higher BMI (31.3, 20.2 kgm-2 p   <   0.0001), waist circumference (90.8, 68.2 cm p   <   0.0001), energy intake (2235.4, 1921.7 kcal p   <   0.0001) and lower energy expenditure from physical activity (894.6, 1844.3 MET (metabolic equivalent)-min/week p   <   0.0001). High family income (Odds ratio [OR], 2.99, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.13-7.88), first born in family (2.73, 1.25-5.97), skipping breakfast (3.99, 1.81-8.80), consumption of fruits   <   4 days per week (2.18, 1.02-4.67), screen viewing   >   2 hours/ day (2.96, 1.33-6.61), energy intake (3.97, 3.19-16.36), significantly increased the risk of @entity28 , whereas increased physical activity (4.34, 1.33-14.14) decreased the risk. Irregular menstruation (4.34, 1.33-14.14) was noted among the @entity28 . CONCLUSION: Socioeconomic and behavior factors are major determinants of @entity4806 in @entity3595 Lanka. There is an urgent need to implement awareness as well as behavior modification programmes targeting adolescents, parents and schools to control childhood and @entity4806 .

Nutritional and behavioral determinants of XXXX : a case-control study in @entity3595 Lanka.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['girls'] @entity4806 :: ('MESH:D063766', 'Disease') :: ['adolescent obesity'] @entity28 :: ('MESH:D009765', 'Disease') :: ['Obesity', 'adult obesity', 'obese', 'obesity'] @entity3595 :: ('6717', 'Gene') :: ['Sri']
@entity4806 :: (MESH:D063766,Disease) :: ['adolescent obesity']
