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. 2024 Dec 13;27:e240058. doi: 10.1590/1980-549720240058

Table 1. Characterization of risk behaviors in adolescents according to type of school and household composition. National Survey of School Health (PeNSE). Brazil, 2019 (n=159,245).

Behaviors Public schools Private schools
Total (%) Both parents Only with mother Only with father Neither parent Total (%) Both parents Only with mother Only with father Neither parent
% (95%CI) % (95%CI)
Physical activity
Physically active 29.4 29.6
(28.7–30.5)
29.3
(28.1–30.5)
32.2
(29.7–34.8)
26.9
(25.0–28.8)
29.8 30.4
(29.3–31.5)
28.8
(27.6–30.1)
29.3
(26.2–32.6)
26.0
(23.6–28.5)
Insufficiently active 70.6 70.4
(69.5–71.3)
70.7
(69.5–71.3)
67.8
(65.2–70.3)
73.2
(71.2–75.0)
70.2 69.6
(68.5–70.7)
71.2
(69.8–72.4)
70.7
(70.0–73.8)
74.0
(71.5–76.4)
Sedentary behavior (hours)
≤2 36.8 38.5
(37.3–39.7)
33.6
(32.4–34.7)
35.5
(33.0–38.0)
40.0
(37.8–42.2)
22.5 23.1
(22.0–24.2)
20.8
(19.7–21.9)
22.8
(19.8–26.1)
21.7
(19.4–24.2)
>2 63.2 61.5
(60.3–62.7)
66.5
(65.2–67.6)
64.5
(62.0–67.0)
60.0
(57.8–62.2)
77.5 76.9
(75.8–78.0)
79.2
(78.1–80.2)
77.2
(73.9–80.2)
78.3
(75.8–80.6)
Consumption of alcoholic beverages
Yes 22.3 22.5
(21.2–23.9)
28.3
(26.8–29.8)
30.9
(28.3–33.6)
34.1
(31.8–36.5)
22.3 20.4
(19.1–21.9)
25.4
(23.8–27.1)
30.8
(27.7–34.0)
29.9
(27.1–34.0)
No 77.7 77.5
(76.2–73.2)
71.7
(70.2–71.7)
69.1
(66.4–71.7)
65.9
(63.5–68.2)
77.7 79.6
(78.2–80.9)
74.6
(72.9–76.2)
69.3
(66.0–72.3)
70.2
(67.3–72.3)
Smoking
Yes 6.7 4.9
(4.5–5.5)
8.0
(7.3–8.8)
9.4
(7.8–11.2)
11.5
(10.2–12.9)
3.7 3.1
(2.7–3.5)
4.7
(4.2–5.3)
6.9
(5.5–8.7)
5.4
(4.3–6.7)
No 93.3 95.0
(94.5–95.5)
92.0
(91.2–92.8)
90.7
(88.8–92.2)
88.5
(87.1–89.8)
96.3 96.9
(96.5–97.3)
95.3
(94.7–95.8)
93.1
(91.3–94.5)
94.6
(93.3–95.7)
Diet quality
Better 25.4 27.4
(26.4–28.3)
22.8
(21.9–23.8)
24.2
(21.8–26.9)
23.5
(21.7–25.4)
26.0 27.3
(26.2–28.4)
22.7
(21.5–23.9)
24.0
(21.0–27.2)
25.2
(22.7–27.9)
Worse 74.6 72.7
(71.7–73.6)
77.2
(76.2–78.1)
75.8
(73.1–78.2)
76.5
(74.6–78.3)
74.0 76.7
(71.6–73.8)
77.3
(76.1–78.5)
76.0
(72.8–79.0)
74.8
(72.1–77.3)
Breakfast
Regular 90.0 90.9
(90.3–91.5)
88.7
(87.9–89.4)
90.2
(88.5–91.6)
89.7
(88.5–90.8)
90.6 91.6
(91.2–92.1)
88.5
(87.9–89.3)
89.0
(86.9–90.8)
88.1
(86.1–89.9)
Skipping 10.0 9.1
(8.5–9.7)
11.4
(10.6–12.2)
9.8
(8.4–11.5)
10.3
(9.2–11.6)
9.4 8.4
(7.9–8.9)
11.5
(10.7–12.3)
11.0
(9.2–13.1)
11.9
(10.2–13.9)
Meals with parents/guardians
Yes 92.7 95.7
(95.4–96.0)
91.7
(90.9–92.3)
88.9
(87.1–90.6)
79.0
(77.3–80.7)
94.9 96.5
(96.2–96.8)
92.2
(91.4–92.8)
91.9
(90.0–93.4)
83.9
(81.5–86.1)
No 7.3 4.3
(4.0–4.6)
8.3
(7.7–9.0)
11.1
(9.4–12.9)
21.0
(19.4–22.7)
5.1 3.5
(3.2–3.8)
7.9
(7.2–8.6)
8.1
(6.7–10.0)
16.1
(13.8–18.5)