Factors associated with abdominal obesity in children

Objective: To identify the association of dietary, socioeconomic factors, sedentary behaviors and maternal nutritional status with abdominal obesity in children. Methods: A cross-sectional study with household-based survey, in 36 randomly selected census tracts in the city of Santos, SP. 357 famili...

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Main Authors: Matheus Ribeiro Theodósio Fernandes Melzer, Isabella Mastrangi Magrini, Semíramis Martins Álvares Domene, Paula Andrea Martins
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade de Pediatria de São Paulo 2015-12-01
Series:Revista Paulista de Pediatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-05822015000400011&lng=en&tlng=en