Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Obesity in youth has become increasingly common. This study aims to determine the predictive factors of obesity in adolescents.Materials and Methods: This is an analytical cross-sectional study of a representative sample of high school students in the year 2019. Overweight and obesity were defined based on age- and sex-specific body mass index (BMI) z-score cutoffs. Data were analyzed using SPSS 20.0 software.Results:...

Background: Physical activity is associated with several health benefits, including lower obesity and diabetes risk. Many different factors influenced physical activity patterns of adolescents in a complex interactive way. The aim of this study was to assess association between physical inactivity and socioeconomic factors and lifestyle among Tunisian adolescents.Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out in Sousse, Tunisia during the school year 2...