Risk factors associated with diabesity in primary school students in the Amazon region of Brazil

Objective. Identifying risk factors for diabesity (diabetes plus obesity) in primary students in the Brazilian Amazon. Methodology. Descriptive study carried out in 2009 with the participation of 1218 students. A questionnaire from the Ministry of Health of Brazil was employed with the question ...

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Main Authors: Maria Virgínia Filgueiras de Assis Mello, Rosemary Ferreira de Andrade, Liudmila Miyar Otero, Anneli Mercedes Celis de Cárdenas, Silvana Rodrigues da Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad de Antioquia 2013-12-01
Series:Investigación y Educación en Enfermería
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0120-53072013000300011&lng=en&tlng=en