<b>Nutritional status and association of overweight with gender and age in children and adolescents</b>. DOI: 10.5007/1980-0037.2011v13n1p29
The aim of this study was to assess the nutritional status and the association of excess body weight (EBW) with gender and age among children and adolescents from the town of Vilhena, Rondonia, Brazil. A total of 5,883 students, including children (6 to 11 years) and adolescents (12 to 17 years), fr...
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| author | Kleverton Krinski Sergio Piologro da Hora Hassan Mohamed Elsangedy Cassiano Ricardo Rech Elto Legnani Bruno Vinicius Santos Sergio Gregorio da Silva Wagner de Campos |
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| description | The aim of this study was to assess the nutritional status and the association of excess body weight (EBW) with gender and age among children and adolescents from the town of Vilhena, Rondonia, Brazil. A total of 5,883 students, including children (6 to 11 years) and adolescents (12 to 17 years), from public schools participated in the study. Body weight and height were measured and the body mass index was calculated for subsequent classification of nutritional status. The t-test was used for comparison between genders and the chi-square test and Poisson regression were used to evaluate the association between EBW, gender, and age. Data were analyzed withthe SPSS 11.0 program at a level of significance of p < 0.05. The prevalence of EBW was 19.3% among children and 17.4% among adolescents. EBW was significantly associated with gender and age among children. In addition, the prevalence of EBW was higher among girls (PR = 1.81, 95% CI 1.49 to 2.21) than among boys. Adolescent girls also presented a higher prevalence of EBW than boys (PR = 1.81, 95% CI 1.49 to 2.21). The prevalence of EBW increased linearlyin children (6 to 11 years) and decreased in adolescents (15 to 17 years). These results suggest that the prevalence of overweight is high among children and adolescents from northern Brazil. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2fa70b311ba0400f9b2eeb192656bce32022-12-21T19:15:01ZengUniversidade Federal de Santa CatarinaRevista Brasileira de Cineantropometria e Desempenho Humano1415-84261980-00372011-01-011312935<b>Nutritional status and association of overweight with gender and age in children and adolescents</b>. DOI: 10.5007/1980-0037.2011v13n1p29Kleverton KrinskiSergio Piologro da HoraHassan Mohamed ElsangedyCassiano Ricardo RechElto LegnaniBruno Vinicius SantosSergio Gregorio da SilvaWagner de CamposThe aim of this study was to assess the nutritional status and the association of excess body weight (EBW) with gender and age among children and adolescents from the town of Vilhena, Rondonia, Brazil. A total of 5,883 students, including children (6 to 11 years) and adolescents (12 to 17 years), from public schools participated in the study. Body weight and height were measured and the body mass index was calculated for subsequent classification of nutritional status. The t-test was used for comparison between genders and the chi-square test and Poisson regression were used to evaluate the association between EBW, gender, and age. Data were analyzed withthe SPSS 11.0 program at a level of significance of p < 0.05. The prevalence of EBW was 19.3% among children and 17.4% among adolescents. EBW was significantly associated with gender and age among children. In addition, the prevalence of EBW was higher among girls (PR = 1.81, 95% CI 1.49 to 2.21) than among boys. Adolescent girls also presented a higher prevalence of EBW than boys (PR = 1.81, 95% CI 1.49 to 2.21). The prevalence of EBW increased linearlyin children (6 to 11 years) and decreased in adolescents (15 to 17 years). These results suggest that the prevalence of overweight is high among children and adolescents from northern Brazil.http://www.periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/rbcdh/article/view/12767/pdf_56ObesityOverweightChildAdolescenceObesidadeSobrepesoCriançaAdolescência. |
| spellingShingle | Kleverton Krinski Sergio Piologro da Hora Hassan Mohamed Elsangedy Cassiano Ricardo Rech Elto Legnani Bruno Vinicius Santos Sergio Gregorio da Silva Wagner de Campos <b>Nutritional status and association of overweight with gender and age in children and adolescents</b>. DOI: 10.5007/1980-0037.2011v13n1p29 Revista Brasileira de Cineantropometria e Desempenho Humano Obesity Overweight Child Adolescence Obesidade Sobrepeso Criança Adolescência. |
| title | <b>Nutritional status and association of overweight with gender and age in children and adolescents</b>. DOI: 10.5007/1980-0037.2011v13n1p29 |
| title_full | <b>Nutritional status and association of overweight with gender and age in children and adolescents</b>. DOI: 10.5007/1980-0037.2011v13n1p29 |
| title_fullStr | <b>Nutritional status and association of overweight with gender and age in children and adolescents</b>. DOI: 10.5007/1980-0037.2011v13n1p29 |
| title_full_unstemmed | <b>Nutritional status and association of overweight with gender and age in children and adolescents</b>. DOI: 10.5007/1980-0037.2011v13n1p29 |
| title_short | <b>Nutritional status and association of overweight with gender and age in children and adolescents</b>. DOI: 10.5007/1980-0037.2011v13n1p29 |
| title_sort | b nutritional status and association of overweight with gender and age in children and adolescents b doi 10 5007 1980 0037 2011v13n1p29 |
| topic | Obesity Overweight Child Adolescence Obesidade Sobrepeso Criança Adolescência. |
| url | http://www.periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/rbcdh/article/view/12767/pdf_56 |
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