Hunger and Behavioral Risk Factors for Noncommunicable Diseases in School-Going Adolescents in Bolivia, 2012

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• Journal Article:
  Preventing Chronic Disease (PCD)
• Personal Author:
  Romo, Matthew L.
• Description:
  Hunger may play a role in noncommunicable disease (NCD) risk. This study used the 2012 Global School-based Student Health Survey from Bolivia to determine the association between hunger and risk factors for NCDs among adolescents. Hunger was associated with increased odds of nondaily fruit and vegetable consumption (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] = 1.21; P < .001), inadequate physical activity (AOR = 1.21; P = .001), and current tobacco use (hunger sometimes [AOR = 1.83; P < .001] or most of the time/always [AOR = 2.12; P < .001]). Interventions to reduce the burden of NCDs in Bolivia should address hunger, in addition to traditional behavioral risk factors.
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Exercise Female Fruit/supply & Distribution Health Surveys Humans Hunger Logistic Models Male Multivariate Analysis Noncommunicable Diseases Odds Ratio Risk Factors School Health Services Schools Smoking Students Vegetables/supply & Distribution

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• Source:
  Prev Chronic Dis. 13.
• DOI:
  http://dx.doi.org/10.5888/pcd13.160015
• ISSN:
  1545-1151
• Pubmed ID:
  27103264
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC4854666
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Bolivia
• Location:
  South America
• Volume:
  13
• Collection(s):
  Preventing Chronic Disease
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:9a0a019e47d3cec564080296ad197a8ced5da6a7b51c483f56fb9ec18f05eada05c2adffe7d8a30112aaf6892810906c693068e211add85fd885ca98a1b44ee4
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/39660/cdc_39660_DS1.pdf
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