Objective: To evaluate the presence of family breakdown factors among eutrophic and
overweight/obese adolescents. Methods:Cross-sectional study of 242 students aged between 14 and 19 years old, from a
public school. Each student was weighed, measured and answered a questionnaire
with closed questions addressing the presence of family breakdown factors. The
adolescents were divided in two groups: euthophic and overweight/obese. The
answers of both groups were compared by Fisher's exact and Mann-Whitney tests.
Results: There was no statistically significant difference in the prevalence of the
studied factors between the two groups. Comparing the number of positive answers
(presence of family breakdown factors) and negative ones (absence of family
breakdown factors), no difference was observed between the groups. Conclusions: The inclusion of a control group showed that factors of family breakdown, usually
identified as associated with obesity in adolescents, may also be present in
eutrophic adolescents.
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