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Overweight in adolescents has almost tripled in the last ten years, posing a risk for the development of noncommunicable diseases throughout life. Objective: To identify risk factors associated with overweight in adolescents from quilombola schools in Macapá-AP, Brazil. Methods: The sample consisted of 306 schoolchildren aged 10 to 19 years and of both sexes. The excess weight (dependent variable) wasobtained through the BMI using the formula Weight (kg) / height (m)2 and considering as outcome the adolescents who presented percentile >85. The associated factors (independent variables) to overweight were obtained through a questionnaire with information about socio-demographic and economic characteristics; behavioral and family characteristics; characteristics of eating habits. Statistical analysis was performed using the chi-square test and logistic regression, with a sample error of 5% and a 95% confidence index to determine possible associations between the variables. Results: A prevalence of 19.3% (CI: 95%) for overweight and its association with ingestion of alcoholic beverages (p = 0.03), physically inactive behavior (p = 0.01) was identified, (p = 0.03) and to make fad diets (p = 0.01) .The results showed that the excess weight prevalence was high, with both boys and girls with unhealthy lifestyle becoming more Therefore, there is a need to investigate other factors associated with overweight in traditional communities, especially adolescents, in order to identify other variables of association.

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