Low body weight/thinness, overweight and obesity of children and adolescents from a Brazilian region of low economic status
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Resumo: | OBJECTIVE: To assess the prevalence of low body weight/thinness, overweight and obesity in a representative sample of children and adolescents from a Brazilian region with low economic development. METHODS: A total of 982 girls and 986 boys, aged seven to 17 years old and assisted by Segundo Tempo Program, from Montes Claros, Minas Gerais, Brazil, were included in the study. Low body weight/thinness, overweight and obesity were defined based on body mass cut-off indexes recommended by the International Obesity Task Force. The prevalence of the nutritional status according to sex and age was compared by chi-square test. RESULTS: In girls, the frequency of low body weight/thinness, overweight and obesity was 4.1, 18.4 and 3.8%, respectively; in boys, these percentages were 6.3, 13.2 and 2.9%, respectively. The low body weight/thinness for girls raised from 2.7% (7-10 years old) to 5.5% (15-17 years old); the body weight excess (overweight and obesity) decreased from 30.1 to 16.2% for the same age groups. In boys, the corresponding trends were from 3.2 to 9.4% for low body weight/thinness, and from 23.4 to 9.2%, for body weight excess. CONCLUSIONS: The data indicate that, even in a region with low economic status, the body weight excess was the main problem associated with nutritional health. The high overweight and obesity prevalence rates indicate the need of public policies for promoting healthy feeding behaviors and physical activity. |
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Low body weight/thinness, overweight and obesity of children and adolescents from a Brazilian region of low economic statusanthropometrybody mass indexnutritional statuschildadolescent OBJECTIVE: To assess the prevalence of low body weight/thinness, overweight and obesity in a representative sample of children and adolescents from a Brazilian region with low economic development. METHODS: A total of 982 girls and 986 boys, aged seven to 17 years old and assisted by Segundo Tempo Program, from Montes Claros, Minas Gerais, Brazil, were included in the study. Low body weight/thinness, overweight and obesity were defined based on body mass cut-off indexes recommended by the International Obesity Task Force. The prevalence of the nutritional status according to sex and age was compared by chi-square test. RESULTS: In girls, the frequency of low body weight/thinness, overweight and obesity was 4.1, 18.4 and 3.8%, respectively; in boys, these percentages were 6.3, 13.2 and 2.9%, respectively. The low body weight/thinness for girls raised from 2.7% (7-10 years old) to 5.5% (15-17 years old); the body weight excess (overweight and obesity) decreased from 30.1 to 16.2% for the same age groups. In boys, the corresponding trends were from 3.2 to 9.4% for low body weight/thinness, and from 23.4 to 9.2%, for body weight excess. CONCLUSIONS: The data indicate that, even in a region with low economic status, the body weight excess was the main problem associated with nutritional health. The high overweight and obesity prevalence rates indicate the need of public policies for promoting healthy feeding behaviors and physical activity. Sociedade de Pediatria de São Paulo2013-12-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-05822013000400437Revista Paulista de Pediatria v.31 n.4 2013reponame:Revista Paulista de Pediatria (Ed. Português. Online)instname:Sociedade de Pediatria de São Paulo (SPSP)instacron:SPSP10.1590/S0103-05822013000400004info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessGuedes,Dartagnan PintoAlmeida,Francisléia NascimentoM. Neto,Jaime TolentinoMaia,Maria de Fátima de M.Tolentino,Thatiana Maiaeng2015-07-31T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S0103-05822013000400437Revistahttps://www.rpped.com.br/ONGhttps://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.phppediatria@spsp.org.br||rpp@spsp.org.br1984-04620103-0582opendoar:2015-07-31T00:00Revista Paulista de Pediatria (Ed. Português. Online) - Sociedade de Pediatria de São Paulo (SPSP)false |
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Low body weight/thinness, overweight and obesity of children and adolescents from a Brazilian region of low economic status |
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Low body weight/thinness, overweight and obesity of children and adolescents from a Brazilian region of low economic status |
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Low body weight/thinness, overweight and obesity of children and adolescents from a Brazilian region of low economic status Guedes,Dartagnan Pinto anthropometry body mass index nutritional status child adolescent |
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Low body weight/thinness, overweight and obesity of children and adolescents from a Brazilian region of low economic status |
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Low body weight/thinness, overweight and obesity of children and adolescents from a Brazilian region of low economic status |
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Low body weight/thinness, overweight and obesity of children and adolescents from a Brazilian region of low economic status |
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Low body weight/thinness, overweight and obesity of children and adolescents from a Brazilian region of low economic status |
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Low body weight/thinness, overweight and obesity of children and adolescents from a Brazilian region of low economic status |
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Guedes,Dartagnan Pinto |
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Guedes,Dartagnan Pinto Almeida,Francisléia Nascimento M. Neto,Jaime Tolentino Maia,Maria de Fátima de M. Tolentino,Thatiana Maia |
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Almeida,Francisléia Nascimento M. Neto,Jaime Tolentino Maia,Maria de Fátima de M. Tolentino,Thatiana Maia |
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Guedes,Dartagnan Pinto Almeida,Francisléia Nascimento M. Neto,Jaime Tolentino Maia,Maria de Fátima de M. Tolentino,Thatiana Maia |
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anthropometry body mass index nutritional status child adolescent |
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anthropometry body mass index nutritional status child adolescent |
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OBJECTIVE: To assess the prevalence of low body weight/thinness, overweight and obesity in a representative sample of children and adolescents from a Brazilian region with low economic development. METHODS: A total of 982 girls and 986 boys, aged seven to 17 years old and assisted by Segundo Tempo Program, from Montes Claros, Minas Gerais, Brazil, were included in the study. Low body weight/thinness, overweight and obesity were defined based on body mass cut-off indexes recommended by the International Obesity Task Force. The prevalence of the nutritional status according to sex and age was compared by chi-square test. RESULTS: In girls, the frequency of low body weight/thinness, overweight and obesity was 4.1, 18.4 and 3.8%, respectively; in boys, these percentages were 6.3, 13.2 and 2.9%, respectively. The low body weight/thinness for girls raised from 2.7% (7-10 years old) to 5.5% (15-17 years old); the body weight excess (overweight and obesity) decreased from 30.1 to 16.2% for the same age groups. In boys, the corresponding trends were from 3.2 to 9.4% for low body weight/thinness, and from 23.4 to 9.2%, for body weight excess. CONCLUSIONS: The data indicate that, even in a region with low economic status, the body weight excess was the main problem associated with nutritional health. The high overweight and obesity prevalence rates indicate the need of public policies for promoting healthy feeding behaviors and physical activity. |
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