Atividade física e alimentação associadas aos perfis antropométrico e lipídico em adolescentes

Objectives : To verify the association of physical activity and eating habits with the anthropometric and lipid profiles among adolescents from Curitiba, Paraná. Methods : The variables collected were total cholesterol, LDL-c, HDL-c, triglyce - rides, BMI, socioeconomic status (SES), physical activity, sedentary behavior and eating frequency. Descriptive statistics and binary logistic regression were reali - zed by SPSS 17.0. Results : Boys were more physically active than girls, and girls had 67% and 53% more chance of having elevated cholesterol and LDL-c, respec - tively. We observed an association between high SES and elevated triglycerides (p