[Temporal evolution of overweight and obesity among Brazilian male adolescents, 1980-2005]. / Evolução espaço-temporal do sobrepeso e da obesidade em adolescentes masculinos Brasileiros, 1980 a 2005.
Cad Saude Publica
; 26(7): 1303-13, 2010 Jul.
Article
em Pt
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-20694356
Analysis of the temporal trend in obesity shows the increasing risk posed by this condition worldwide. This article aims to verify and compare the prevalence rates for overweight and obesity in male adolescents in all States of Brazil, from 1980 to 2005. We used the Brazilian Army's database, with 8,989,508 males 17-19 years of age. We defined overweight as body mass index (BMI) from 25 kg/m2 to 29.9 kg/m2 and obesity as BMI>or=30 kg/m2. The analysis showed an increasing trend in the prevalence of overweight and obesity in all States of Brazil for the period studied. There was a three-fold increase in adolescents with overweight and a six-fold increase in obesity. The absolute numbers for overweight were higher than for obesity, but the rate of increase over the period was greater for obesity. Analyzing the trend in prevalence rates by five-year period, we observed that from 1980 to 2005, as the prevalence of overweight decreased, that of obesity increased in all States of Brazil.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Obesidade
Tipo de estudo:
Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
Pt
Revista:
Cad Saude Publica
Assunto da revista:
SAUDE PUBLICA
Ano de publicação:
2010
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Brasil
País de publicação:
Brasil