Comparative study of physical growth and nutritional status of schoolchildren (1997 and 2009).
Physical growth and nutritional status are excellent health indicators since they permit the establishment of growth monitoring charts, especially for schoolchildren. The objective of this study was to compare the growth profile and nutritional status of schoolchildren between two samples (1997 and...
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| author | Zenite Machado Ruy Jornada Krebs Joiana Dias Prestes Márcio Borgonovo dos Santos João Otacílio\Libardoni dos Santos Glauber Carvalho Nobre Maria Helena Ramalho |
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| description | Physical growth and nutritional status are excellent health indicators since they permit the establishment of growth monitoring charts, especially for schoolchildren. The objective of this study was to compare the growth profile and nutritional status of schoolchildren between two samples (1997 and 2009). The data of physical growth and nutritional status obtained for the present sample of 645 schoolchildren (270 boys and 375 girls). The children were classified according to the body mass index (BMI)-for-age reference values of the WHO child growth standards. Although no significant differences in height or body weight were observed between the children studied, these variables tended to increase from the first to the second sample and in the two genders. With respect to the adequacy of BMI in boys, there was an increase in the percentage of children with low BMI-for-age, doubling of the percentage of obese children, and a reduction in the percentage of children with overweight. An increase in the number of subjects with low body weight, overweight and obesity and a decrease in the number of subjects with adequate BMI-for-age were noted among girls. In conclusion, there were no significant changes in the physical growth indicators (weight, height and BMI) over the period comprising the two samples (1997 and 2009). However, height, body weight and the number of subjects with risk of obesity and obesity tended to increase, especially among girls. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ab3acf4e29e642e8a38c5269ed477f8b2022-12-22T03:51:46ZengUniversidade Federal de Santa CatarinaRevista Brasileira de Cineantropometria e Desempenho Humano1415-84261980-00372011-04-0113321622210.5007/1980-0037.2011v13n3p21614798Comparative study of physical growth and nutritional status of schoolchildren (1997 and 2009).Zenite Machado0Ruy Jornada Krebs1Joiana Dias Prestes2Márcio Borgonovo dos Santos3João Otacílio\Libardoni dos Santos4Glauber Carvalho Nobre5Maria Helena Ramalho6Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina. Centro de Ciências da Saúde e do Esporte. Laboratório de Desenvolvimento e Aprendizagem Motora. Florianópolis. SC. Brazil.Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina. Centro de Ciências da Saúde e do Esporte. Laboratório de Desenvolvimento e Aprendizagem Motora. Florianópolis. SC. Brazil. “In memorian”Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina. Centro de Ciências da Saúde e do Esporte. Laboratório de Desenvolvimento e Aprendizagem Motora. Florianópolis. SC. Brazil.Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina. Centro de Ciências da Saúde e do Esporte. Laboratório de Desenvolvimento e Aprendizagem Motora. Florianópolis. SC. Brazil.Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina. Centro de Ciências da Saúde e do Esporte. Laboratório de Desenvolvimento e Aprendizagem Motora. Florianópolis. SC. Brazil.Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina - Centro de Ciências da Saúde e do EsporteUniversidade do Estado de Santa Catarina. Centro de Ciências da Saúde e do Esporte. Laboratório de Desenvolvimento e Aprendizagem Motora. Florianópolis. SC. Brazil.Physical growth and nutritional status are excellent health indicators since they permit the establishment of growth monitoring charts, especially for schoolchildren. The objective of this study was to compare the growth profile and nutritional status of schoolchildren between two samples (1997 and 2009). The data of physical growth and nutritional status obtained for the present sample of 645 schoolchildren (270 boys and 375 girls). The children were classified according to the body mass index (BMI)-for-age reference values of the WHO child growth standards. Although no significant differences in height or body weight were observed between the children studied, these variables tended to increase from the first to the second sample and in the two genders. With respect to the adequacy of BMI in boys, there was an increase in the percentage of children with low BMI-for-age, doubling of the percentage of obese children, and a reduction in the percentage of children with overweight. An increase in the number of subjects with low body weight, overweight and obesity and a decrease in the number of subjects with adequate BMI-for-age were noted among girls. In conclusion, there were no significant changes in the physical growth indicators (weight, height and BMI) over the period comprising the two samples (1997 and 2009). However, height, body weight and the number of subjects with risk of obesity and obesity tended to increase, especially among girls.https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/rbcdh/article/view/15695growthnutritional statusschoolchildren. |
| spellingShingle | Zenite Machado Ruy Jornada Krebs Joiana Dias Prestes Márcio Borgonovo dos Santos João Otacílio\Libardoni dos Santos Glauber Carvalho Nobre Maria Helena Ramalho Comparative study of physical growth and nutritional status of schoolchildren (1997 and 2009). Revista Brasileira de Cineantropometria e Desempenho Humano growth nutritional status schoolchildren. |
| title | Comparative study of physical growth and nutritional status of schoolchildren (1997 and 2009). |
| title_full | Comparative study of physical growth and nutritional status of schoolchildren (1997 and 2009). |
| title_fullStr | Comparative study of physical growth and nutritional status of schoolchildren (1997 and 2009). |
| title_full_unstemmed | Comparative study of physical growth and nutritional status of schoolchildren (1997 and 2009). |
| title_short | Comparative study of physical growth and nutritional status of schoolchildren (1997 and 2009). |
| title_sort | comparative study of physical growth and nutritional status of schoolchildren 1997 and 2009 |
| topic | growth nutritional status schoolchildren. |
| url | https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/rbcdh/article/view/15695 |
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