ERICA: prevalence of metabolic syndrome in Brazilian adolescents

ERICA: prevalence of metabolic syndrome in Brazilian adolescents

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ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To determine the prevalence of metabolic syndrome and its components in Brazilian adolescents. METHODS We evaluated 37,504 adolescents who were participants in the Study of Cardiovascular Risks in Adolescents (ERICA), a cross-sectional, school-based, national study. The adoles...

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Main Authors: Maria Cristina C Kuschnir, Katia Vergetti Bloch, Moyses Szklo, Carlos Henrique Klein, Laura Augusta Barufaldi, Gabriela de Azevedo Abreu, Beatriz Schaan, Gloria Valeria da Veiga, Thiago Luiz Nogueira da Silva, Maurício T L de Vasconcellos, Ana Júlia Pantoja de Moraes, Ana Mayra Andrade de Oliveira, Bruno Mendes Tavares, Cecília Lacroix de Oliveira, Cristiane de Freitas Cunha, Denise Tavares Giannini, Dilson Rodrigues Belfort, Eduardo Lima Santos, Elisa Brosina de Leon, Elizabete Regina Araújo Oliveira, Elizabeth Fujimori, Ana Luíza Borges, Erika da Silva Magliano, Francisco de Assis Guedes Vasconcelos, George Dantas Azevedo, Gisela Soares Brunken, Isabel Cristina Britto Guimarães, José Rocha Faria Neto, Juliana Souza Oliveira, Kenia Mara B de Carvalho, Luis Gonzaga de Oliveira Gonçalves, Maria Inês Monteiro, Marize M Santos, Pascoal Torres Muniz, Paulo César B Veiga Jardim, Pedro Antônio Muniz Ferreira, Renan Magalhães Montenegro Jr, Ricardo Queiroz Gurgel, Rodrigo Pinheiro Vianna, Sandra Mary Vasconcelos, Stella Maris Seixas Martins, Tamara Beres Lederer Goldberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2016-01-01
Series:Revista de Saúde Pública
Subjects:
Adolescent
Metabolic Syndrome, epidemiology
Risk Factors
Cardiovascular Diseases
Cross-Sectional Studies
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-89102016000200310&tlng=pt

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