Trends of overweight and obesity among children in Tijuana, Mexico.
Ecol Food Nutr
; 48(3): 226-36, 2009.
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| ID: mdl-21883062
The objectives of this study were to compare the trends of obesity from 2001-02 to 2006-07 in school children of Tijuana, Mexico and to investigate the relationship with the child's gender and type of school attended. Bietapic random sample was selected by cluster of schools and groups. Results of the 1684 children from 6-14 years of age assessed showed an overall prevalence of obesity (> 95(th)) of 28%. An overall increase of overweight and obesity of 7-percentage points (p=0.0003), from 41 to 48%, being higher among boys and younger girls. Prevalence of obesity was higher among boys and children from private schools.
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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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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
Mexico
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Ecol Food Nutr
Ano de publicação:
2009
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
México
País de publicação:
Estados Unidos