Structural determinants of health and lifestyles in students from Cali, Colombia
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https://doi.org/10.47197/retos.v74.116563Keywords:
physical activity, diet quality, determinants, sedentarismAbstract
Objective: To determine the influence of structural health determinants on the lifestyle habits of school-aged children and adolescents in Cali, Colombia (2021–2023).
Methods: This was a retrospective observational study with a descriptive design and analytical scope, conducted on a sample of 825 schoolchildren aged 8 to 17 years from five private educational institutions in Cali. Sociodemographic factors, diet quality, and sedentary time were analyzed using several parsimonious binary logistic regression models.
Results: Of the total sample, 53.3% were male and 68.8% were adolescents aged 12 to 17. Poorer diet quality was associated with a lower paternal education level (primary education, OR = 2.58). Spending more than 480 minutes per day on sedentary activities was associated with being female (OR = 0.70), living only with the father (OR = 3.84), and belonging to a middle socioeconomic stratum (OR = 2.43).
Conclusions: Associations were found between sedentary behavior, physical activity, diet quality, and certain structural health determinants. Gender and the father's education level were notable predictors in the models. Longitudinal studies are recommended to establish causality.
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