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Behavioral, contextual and biological factors associated with obesity during adolescence: A systematic review.
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39 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 86 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Sleep profiles and their associations with adiposity and cardiorespiratory fitness among adolescents.Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) · 2025Article
- Childhood Obesity: A Narrative Review.Cureus · 2025Review
- Saudi adolescents' perceptions of dietary contributions to obesity: A qualitative study.PloS one · 2025Observational
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- Neighborhood Opportunity and Obesity in Early Adolescence: Differential Associations by Sex.The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine · 2024Article
- Combination of Machine Learning Techniques to Predict Overweight/Obesity in Adults.Journal of personalized medicine · 2024Article
- Impact of a nationwide school policy on body mass index in Danish school children: An interrupted time series analysis.Public health in practice (Oxford, England) · 2024Article
- Irregular meal pattern and later sleep midpoint are associated with increased BMIFrontiers in pediatrics · 2024Article
- The effects of hypothetical behavioral interventions on the 13-year incidence of overweight/obesity in children and adolescents.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2023Article
- Family economic trajectories and body mass index in Indonesia: Evidence from the Indonesian Family Life Surveys 2 to 5.Preventive medicine reports · 2023Article
- Obesity Status and Physical Fitness Levels in Male and Female Portuguese Adolescents: A Two-Way Multivariate Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
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Abstract
INTRODUCTION/
objectiveAdolescence is a critical period for the development of obesity. Obesity arises from a complex interaction between several factors, which are not yet fully understood. Therefore, the purpose of this review was to identify and assess the peer-reviewed scientific literature on the behavioral, contextual and biological factors associated with obesity in adolescents.
methodsPubMed and Scopus were systematically searched to identify prospective cohort studies concerning the relation between behavioral, contextual and biological factors and obesity in adolescents aged 10 to 18 years.
results40 studies published between the year 2000 and 2018 were included. A positive consistent association between genetic factors and obesity during adolescence was found. Also, there is evidence to support the association between socioeconomic status and obesity. There was conflicting evidence for the contribution of dietary intake, physical activity, sedentary behavior, sleep, food store environment, school food environment. For the remaining factors no associations were found, or no conclusions could be drawn due to the limited number of studies identified.
conclusionsFurther prospective studies that assess multiple obesity determinants simultaneously and use state-of-art measures are warranted to aid in the development of effective strategies and interventions to prevent obesity during adolescence.
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