There is a correlation between nutritional status, Self-Rated Health and Life Satisfaction? Evidence from 2018 Health Behaviour in School-aged Children cross sectional study in a sample of Italian Adolescents living in Tuscany Region
Vol. 65 No. 1 (2024), Health Promotion
Vol. 65 No. 1 (2024)

There is a correlation between nutritional status, Self-Rated Health and Life Satisfaction? Evidence from 2018 Health Behaviour in School-aged Children cross sectional study in a sample of Italian Adolescents living in Tuscany Region

Health Promotion
https://doi.org/10.15167/2421-4248/jpmh2024.65.1.3178
Published 2024-04-15
Claudia Trombetta
University of Siena Italy, Department of Molecular and Developmental Medicine
http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7229-9919
Dario Lipari
University of Siena
Andrea Pammolli
University of Siena
Luigi Zagra
University of Palermo
Ilaria Manini
University of Siena
Veronica Meoni
Rita Simi
University of Siena
Tommaso Galeotti
University of Padua
Giacomo Lazzeri
University of Siena
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Keywords

Obesity
latent class analysis • multimorbidity • self-rated health • quality of life • primary care
Stress, Life Satisfaction, Internet Addiction, Happiness, Spirituality
Adolescents
Mental Health

Abstract

Background: Overweight has been associated with several social and phycological problems and is perceived as one of the major health care challenges to focus on in the future. The purpose of the study is to investigate the correlations among nutritional status, assessed by the Body Mass Index, the perception of one's own health status and Life Satisfaction, detected in Italian adolescents living in Tuscany Region, and to investigate the influence of gender on them; Methods: A statistically representative sample of 2760 Tuscan adolescents aged 11, 13 and 15 was involved in the 2018 Health Behaviours at School-aged Children survey. The participants were divided into three nutritional status class: underweight, normal weight and overweight (overweight + obese); Results: The results show that there is a statistically significant difference in all categories between boys and girls aged 13 and 15 years; in girls aged 11 and 13 years, the Life Satisfaction of the overweight group is statistically lower than that of normal and underweight groups; Self-Rated Health is statistically lower in all age groups for overweight individuals compared to normal weight children, except for 11-year-old females; Conclusions: Viewing the psychosocial problems related to overweight, more attention and care must be placed on adolescents to ensure their healthier development

https://doi.org/10.15167/2421-4248/jpmh2024.65.1.3178
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