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. 2014 Nov 24;2014:450943. doi: 10.1155/2014/450943

Table 1.

Characterization of variables used in this study.

Variables Question used Classification
Sex* What is your gender? Male
Female

Age* What is your age? ≤16 yeas
≥17 years

Socioeconomic status* Characterized according to ABEP criteria High (“A1”, “A2”, “B1” and “B2”)
Intermediate (“C1” and “C2”)
Low (“D” and “E”)

Involvement in fights (violent behavior)** During the past 12 months, how often did you get involved in a physical fight?†† Never
One time or more

Alcohol consumption** During the past 30 days, on how many days did you take at least one alcoholic drink?†† Never
One time or more

Cigarette consumption** During the past 30 days, on how many days did you smoke cigarettes?†† Never
One time or more

Marijuana consumption** During your life, how many times have you used marijuana?†† Never
One time or more

Body shape satisfaction** How would you describe your body shape?†† Dissatisfied (“very underweight,” “slightly underweight,” “slightly overweight,” “very overweight”)
Satisfied (“desired weight”)

Physical activity** Characterized from the PAQ-C score for the last seven days. Active (scores above three)

*Socioeconomic variables. **Variables related to the behaviors observed; Economic Classification Criterion Brazil 2010-Brazilian Association of Research Companies; ††YRBS-Brazil [23].  Physical Activity Questionnaire for Children and Adolescents-PAQ-C [24].