Prevalence of overweight/obesity and economical status of schoolchildren.
Rev Paul Pediatr
; 31(2): 166-71, 2013 Jun.
Article
em En, Pt
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-23828052
OBJECTIVE: To associate the nutritional status of elementary schoolchildren with their gender, age group, and economic status based on a cross-sectional study carried out at public schools in the municipality of Cruzeiro do Oeste, Southern Brazil. METHODS: The study was performed in 2010 including 939 schoolchildren aged six to ten years-old. The economical status of the families was classified based on a socioeconomic ranking questionnaire (Brazilian Association of Survey Companies), and the body mass index was calculated. Data were analyzed by descriptive statistics, and differences between independent groups were verified by Mann-Whitney and Kruskal-Wallis tests, while possible associations were verified by the chi-square test, being significant p<0.05. RESULTS: The prevalence of obesity in the sample was 8.0%, and overweight, 16.4%. No association was found between the socioeconomic and nutritional status or between the nutritional status and gender. CONCLUSIONS: A high prevalence of overweight and obesity was found in this study, indicating that children of both genders are affected regardless of their economical status and age.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Estado Nutricional
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Sobrepeso
Tipo de estudo:
Health_economic_evaluation
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
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Pt
Revista:
Rev Paul Pediatr
Ano de publicação:
2013
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Article
País de afiliação:
Brasil
País de publicação:
Brasil