ArticleQuality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation2015
Perceived health status and cardiometabolic risk among a sample of youth in Mexico.
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- Obesity and its association with mental health among Mexican children and adolescents: systematic review.Nutrition reviews · 2023Pooled it
- The relationship between Body Mass Index and Physical Fitness Index among college students: a cross-sectional study in Yangzhou, China.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Understanding the pathways between the use of urban green spaces and self-rated health: A case study in Mexico City.PloS one · 2023Article
- Increased Prevalence of Psychosocial, Behavioral, and Socio-Environmental Risk Factors among Overweight and Obese Youths in Mexico and the United States.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
- Behavioral and subjective health changes in US and Mexico border residing participants in two promotora-led chronic disease preventive interventions.Health education research · 2018Article
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purposeTo examine differences in self-reported perceived mental and physical health status, as well as known cardiometabolic risk factors in a sample of normal weight, overweight, and obese Mexican youths.
methodsCross-sectional analysis of 164 youths aged 11-18 years recruited in Cuernavaca, Mexico. Participants completed a self-administered questionnaire that included measures of generic and weight-specific quality of life, perceived health, physical function, depressive symptoms, and body shape satisfaction. Height, weight, and waist circumference were measured, and body mass index (BMI) was determined. Fasting blood samples from participants yielded levels of glucose, triglycerides, and cholesterol (total, HDL, and LDL).
resultsNearly 50 % of participants were female, 21 % had a normal BMI, 39 % were overweight, and 40 % were obese. Obese youths reported significantly lower measures of perceived health status (PHS) and showed an increase in cardiometabolic risk, compared with normal weight youths. Physical functioning, generic and weight-specific QoL were inversely associated with BMI, waist circumference, and glucose. Depressive symptoms were positively correlated with BMI, waist circumference, glucose levels, and HDL cholesterol. No correlation was found between PHS and cardiometabolic risk measures after controlling for BMI.
conclusionsIn this sample of Mexican youths, obesity was associated with a significantly lower PHS and increased cardiometabolic risk.
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