Influence of food consumption and physical activity practice in the prevalence of overweight/obesity in school adolescents

Abstract Background adolescence is defined by the World Health Organization, as the age group of 10 to 19 years old, because it is there, when different changes are observed. Objective to analyze the existence of association between overweight/obesity and risk factors in school adolescents. Method this is a cross-study, which was performed in high schools belonging to the state public network, in the city of Sobral, Ceará, with a sample of 572 young students. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire, IPAQ, and SISVAN food consumption markers. In the unadjusted analysis, the Poisson regression was used, using the chi-square test of Wald with the variables presenting a descriptive level p