OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the prevalence and nutritional and social determinants of overweight in a population of schoolchildren in Southern Brazil. METHODS: Cross-sectional descriptive study of 5,037 children of both genders, between 6 and 10.9 years of age, from public and private schools of Maringá, Paraná, Brazil. Evaluation of factors associated with excess weight (overweight and obesity) included gender, age, school type, socioeconomic level, education of the head of the family, eating habits, and means of commuting to school. After univariate analysis (Fisher's exact test), we adjusted a logistic regression model and used Wald's test for decision-making (p < 0.05). RESULTS: The mean age was 8.7 ± 1.3 years, with 52.8% females; 79.1% of ...
This study aimed to verify the prevalence of overweight, obesity and physical activity level accordi...
This study assessed the association between environmental factors and the prevalence of overweight a...
AbstractObjectiveTo evaluate the nutritional status of schoolchildren, resident in a semiarid region...
SummaryObjectiveTo evaluate the prevalence and nutritional and social determinants of overweight in ...
Objective: To evaluate the prevalence and nutritional and social determinants of overweight in a pop...
OBJECTIVE: To verify the prevalence of overweight and obesity in 7 to 10 year old schoolchildren of ...
Introduction: epidemiological data indicate that childhood obesity is increasing in Brazil and is id...
Objective: To verify the prevalence of overweight and obesity in 7 to 10 year old schoolchildren of ...
Objective: To describe and analyze the trends of occurrence of underweight, overweight, and obesity ...
Introduction: Overweight in childhood is positively associated with overweight in adulthood. In the...
Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)Objective To assess overweight/ob...
Objective: To evaluate the prevalence and nutritional and social determinants of overweight in a pop...
Objective: To estimate the prevalence of underweight, overweight and obesity in students of public s...
OBJECTIVES: To analyze risk factors for overweight among adolescents grouped in three different soci...
OBJECTIVE: To identify the variables associated with overweight among schoolchildren in Cuiaba, MT, ...
This study aimed to verify the prevalence of overweight, obesity and physical activity level accordi...
This study assessed the association between environmental factors and the prevalence of overweight a...
AbstractObjectiveTo evaluate the nutritional status of schoolchildren, resident in a semiarid region...
SummaryObjectiveTo evaluate the prevalence and nutritional and social determinants of overweight in ...
Objective: To evaluate the prevalence and nutritional and social determinants of overweight in a pop...
OBJECTIVE: To verify the prevalence of overweight and obesity in 7 to 10 year old schoolchildren of ...
Introduction: epidemiological data indicate that childhood obesity is increasing in Brazil and is id...
Objective: To verify the prevalence of overweight and obesity in 7 to 10 year old schoolchildren of ...
Objective: To describe and analyze the trends of occurrence of underweight, overweight, and obesity ...
Introduction: Overweight in childhood is positively associated with overweight in adulthood. In the...
Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)Objective To assess overweight/ob...
Objective: To evaluate the prevalence and nutritional and social determinants of overweight in a pop...
Objective: To estimate the prevalence of underweight, overweight and obesity in students of public s...
OBJECTIVES: To analyze risk factors for overweight among adolescents grouped in three different soci...
OBJECTIVE: To identify the variables associated with overweight among schoolchildren in Cuiaba, MT, ...
This study aimed to verify the prevalence of overweight, obesity and physical activity level accordi...
This study assessed the association between environmental factors and the prevalence of overweight a...
AbstractObjectiveTo evaluate the nutritional status of schoolchildren, resident in a semiarid region...