Health-Related Factors in Rural and Urban Mexican Adolescents from the State of Jalisco: The HELENA-MEX Study
Mexico shows a high prevalence of obesity in children and adolescents. Geographical location and cultural environment could play a role in the promotion of healthy lifestyles in terms of physical activity (PA), sedentary behavior (SB) and nutrition. The purpose of this study was to assess rural and...
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doaj-d45c2d6f118e4b209b7a7f0b91413f5b2020-12-03T00:00:52ZengMDPI AGInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health1661-78271660-46012020-12-01178959895910.3390/ijerph17238959Health-Related Factors in Rural and Urban Mexican Adolescents from the State of Jalisco: The HELENA-MEX StudyMaría Rivera-Ochoa0Javier Brazo-Sayavera1Barbara Vizmanos-Lamotte2Asier Mañas3Juan Ricardo López-Taylor4Marcela González-Gross5Amelia Guadalupe-Grau6ImFINE Research Group, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, 28040 Madrid, SpainFaculty of Sport Sciences, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, 41013 Seville, SpainInstituto de Nutrigenética y Nutrigenómica Traslacional, Centro Universitario de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Guadalajara, Guadalajara 44430, MexicoGENUD Toledo Research Group, University of Castilla-La Mancha, 45071 Toledo, SpainInstituto de Nutrigenética y Nutrigenómica Traslacional, Centro Universitario de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Guadalajara, Guadalajara 44430, MexicoImFINE Research Group, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, 28040 Madrid, SpainImFINE Research Group, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, 28040 Madrid, SpainMexico shows a high prevalence of obesity in children and adolescents. Geographical location and cultural environment could play a role in the promotion of healthy lifestyles in terms of physical activity (PA), sedentary behavior (SB) and nutrition. The purpose of this study was to assess rural and urban differences in body composition (BC), physical fitness (PF), PA and nutritional status of adolescents from the state of Jalisco (Mexico). The study involved 469 students aged 13–17 years (55.0% girls) from eight high schools. BC was analyzed by bioimpedance and PF by standardized field tests. Objective measurements of PA and SB were taken in a subsample (<i>n</i> = 240). Energy intake (EI) was calculated from two 24h recalls. Rural residents presented a higher prevalence of overweight, waist circumference, trunk fat mass, regional fat free mass and muscle handgrip strength (all <i>p</i> < 0.05, η2p < 0.06). Cardiorespiratory fitness was similar among participants, whereas urban adolescents showed higher muscle power, speed-agility and flexibility scores (all <i>p</i> < 0.05, η2p < 0.07). Overall lifestyle behavior in urban adolescents was more sedentary (<i>p</i> < 0.05, η2p = 0.11). EI was similar in both locations. In conclusion, rural Mexican adolescents presented a generally lower sedentary behavior and a lower fitness and fatness profile than their urban peers.https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/17/23/8959body compositionphysical fitnesssedentary behaviornutritional status |
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María Rivera-Ochoa Javier Brazo-Sayavera Barbara Vizmanos-Lamotte Asier Mañas Juan Ricardo López-Taylor Marcela González-Gross Amelia Guadalupe-Grau Health-Related Factors in Rural and Urban Mexican Adolescents from the State of Jalisco: The HELENA-MEX Study International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health body composition physical fitness sedentary behavior nutritional status |
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María Rivera-Ochoa Javier Brazo-Sayavera Barbara Vizmanos-Lamotte Asier Mañas Juan Ricardo López-Taylor Marcela González-Gross Amelia Guadalupe-Grau |
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Health-Related Factors in Rural and Urban Mexican Adolescents from the State of Jalisco: The HELENA-MEX Study |
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Health-Related Factors in Rural and Urban Mexican Adolescents from the State of Jalisco: The HELENA-MEX Study |
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Health-Related Factors in Rural and Urban Mexican Adolescents from the State of Jalisco: The HELENA-MEX Study |
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Health-Related Factors in Rural and Urban Mexican Adolescents from the State of Jalisco: The HELENA-MEX Study |
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Health-Related Factors in Rural and Urban Mexican Adolescents from the State of Jalisco: The HELENA-MEX Study |
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health-related factors in rural and urban mexican adolescents from the state of jalisco: the helena-mex study |
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Mexico shows a high prevalence of obesity in children and adolescents. Geographical location and cultural environment could play a role in the promotion of healthy lifestyles in terms of physical activity (PA), sedentary behavior (SB) and nutrition. The purpose of this study was to assess rural and urban differences in body composition (BC), physical fitness (PF), PA and nutritional status of adolescents from the state of Jalisco (Mexico). The study involved 469 students aged 13–17 years (55.0% girls) from eight high schools. BC was analyzed by bioimpedance and PF by standardized field tests. Objective measurements of PA and SB were taken in a subsample (<i>n</i> = 240). Energy intake (EI) was calculated from two 24h recalls. Rural residents presented a higher prevalence of overweight, waist circumference, trunk fat mass, regional fat free mass and muscle handgrip strength (all <i>p</i> < 0.05, η2p < 0.06). Cardiorespiratory fitness was similar among participants, whereas urban adolescents showed higher muscle power, speed-agility and flexibility scores (all <i>p</i> < 0.05, η2p < 0.07). Overall lifestyle behavior in urban adolescents was more sedentary (<i>p</i> < 0.05, η2p = 0.11). EI was similar in both locations. In conclusion, rural Mexican adolescents presented a generally lower sedentary behavior and a lower fitness and fatness profile than their urban peers. |
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