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Tipo: Artigo de Periódico
Título: The prevalence of overweight and obesity in adolescents in Bahia, Brazil
Título(s) alternativo(s): Nutrición Hospitalaria
Autor(es): Marques, Cibele Dantas Ferreira
Silva, Rita de Cássia Ribeiro
Machado, Maria Ester Pereira da Conceição
Santana, Mônica Leila Portela de
Cairo, Romilda Castro de Andrade
Pinto, Elizabete de Jesus
Maciel, Leonardo Oliveira Reis
Silva, Luciana Rodrigues
Autor(es): Marques, Cibele Dantas Ferreira
Silva, Rita de Cássia Ribeiro
Machado, Maria Ester Pereira da Conceição
Santana, Mônica Leila Portela de
Cairo, Romilda Castro de Andrade
Pinto, Elizabete de Jesus
Maciel, Leonardo Oliveira Reis
Silva, Luciana Rodrigues
Abstract: Aim: A cross-sectional study was conducted with 1,477 middle school students enrolled in the public school network in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil to assess the prevalence of overweight and obesity. Methods: The sample was determined using a twostage cluster sampling technique for selecting schools and classes. A posteriori error was estimated. The students were classified as overweight or obese according to the World Health Organization's 2007 classifications. They were also classified according to age, stage of sexual maturity, socioeconomic class and the presence of abdominal obesity. Results: Overall, 9.3% of the students were overweight and 6.4% were obese; therefore, 15.7% of the students were considered to have excess weight (obesity + overweight), at a 95% confidence interval. Abdominal obesity was found in 12.9% of all students and in 13% of those of normal weight. An association was found between excess weight and age < 14 years (p = 0.030) and abdominal obesity (p = 0.001). Conclusions: Intervention programs should be implemented to prevent and treat obesity in childhood and adolescence. In addition, professionals working with individuals in this age group should be sensitized to this problem. The need to standardize the anthropometric indicators used in the different studies is also emphasized.
Palavras-chave: Adolescents
Obesity
Overweight
Pediatrics
Students
Tipo de Acesso: Acesso Aberto
URI: http://repositorio.ufba.br/ri/handle/ri/16585
Data do documento: 2013
Aparece nas coleções:Artigo Publicado em Periódico (Escola de Nutrição)

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