SEDENTARY BEHAVIOR RELATED TO OVERWEIGHT AND OBESITY IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS||COMPORTAMENTO SEDENTÁRIO RELACIONADO AO SOBREPESO E OBESIDADE EM CRIANÇAS E ADOLESCENTES

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This study aimed to investigate the relationship of time spent on TV and in the use of computer and video game with overweight and obesity in children and adolescents. The sample was composed by 114 individuals. The time spent watching TV as well as the use of the computers and of the video games was obtained by recall questionnaire. The cutoff used was 120 minutes. The body mass and height were measured to calculate the BMI and the nutritional status was determined by the protocol proposed by Conde and Monteiro (2006). Logistic regression was used to obtain odds ratio, with confidence interval of 95% (p <0.05). Individuals who spent more than 120 minutes per day with computers and/or video games have 2.6 times more chance to present excess of weight.Keywords: Sedentary Behavior - Overweight and Obesity - Children and Adolescents||O presente estudo objetivou verificar a relação do tempo gasto com TV e no uso de computador e vídeo game com o sobrepeso e obesidade em crianças e adolescentes. A amostra foi composta por 114 indivíduos, o tempo gasto assistindo TV, computador e vídeo game foram obtidos mediante questionário recordatório e o ponto de corte utilizado foi de 120 minutos. A massa corporal e a estatura foram aferidas para o cálculo do IMC, e a identificação do estado nutricional deu-se através da referência de Conde e Monteiro (2006). A regressão logística foi utilizada para a obtenção de odds ratio com intervalo de confiança de 95% e p