Introduction: Lifestyle of an individual is responsible for sixty percent of his/her state of health. Many studies of this
problem indicate that in the style of life of schoolchildren, anti-health behaviours dominate over health promoting
behaviours.
Objective: The objective of the presented study was recognition of the lifestyle of the rural adolescents with overweight
and obesity.
Material and methods: The study covered adolescents aged 15-19, living in the rural environments of the West Pomeranian
Region. Finally, the analysis covered 2,165 schoolchildren, and was performed with the use of a self-designed questionnaire
form and the BMI was applied.
Results: The study showed that overweight occurred more often in the group of examined girls than boys, while obesity
was twice as frequent among boys than among girls. Overweight schoolchildren (35.1%) had an adequate diet, while those
obese – inadequate (78.3%). In the group of schoolchildren with overweight, passive leisure prevailed over active forms of
leisure, 83.8% and 16.2%, respectively. Passive leisure was also dominant among obese respondents. Among as many as
81.8% of schoolchildren with overweight, physical activity was mediocre, while only 8.1% of them were active. The highest
percentage of respondents with obesity were totally inactive physically. Obese schoolchildren relatively often experienced
stressful situations. It is an alarming fact that both overweight and obese schoolchildren relatively often used psychoactive
substances.
Conclusions: A considerable number of respondents with overweight and obesity applied an adequate diet, preferred
passive forms of leisure, experienced stressful situations, were characterized by low physical activity, and systematically
used psychoactive substances.
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