Being obese versus trying to lose weight: Relationship with physical inactivity and soda drinking among high school students

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ABSTRACT BACKGROUND Among adolescents, physical inactivity and unhealthy dietary habits are associated with being obese. We know little about how those are associated with trying to lose weight. METHODS We analyzed the 2013 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance data (N?=?13,583) to examine how obesity and trying to lose weight are associated with: (1) <5 physically active days per week with ≥60?minutes physical activity; (2) playing with video computer games ≥3?hours per day on average; (3) no participation in any sports team in the past year; and (4) drinking soda ≥2 times per day. We applied survey logistic regression adjusting for age and Hispanic ethnicity, stratified by sex. RESULTS Both being obese (13.7) and trying to lose weight (47.7) are significantly associated with physical inactivity. Soda drinking was associated with being obese (odds ratio OR?=?1.34, p?=?.003 for boys and OR?=?1.36, p?=?.014 for girls); it was inversely associated trying to lose weight among girls (OR?=?0.72, p?