Overweight and obesity prevalence in students from public and private system in the city of Fortaleza
Objective: To verify the prevalence of overweight and obesity in students from the private and public system in the city of Fortaleza, CE. Methods: Observational cross-sectional research, developed in the period from August to November 2012, with sample consisting of 217 children, aged between 7 and...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2015 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Institución: | Universidade de Fortaleza (Unifor) |
| Repositorio: | Revista Brasileira em Promoção da Saúde |
| Idioma: | portugués inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.ojs.unifor.br:article/2492 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://ojs.unifor.br/RBPS/article/view/2492 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Niño Sobrepeso Obesidad Pediátrica Prevalencia Criança Obesidade Pediátrica Prevalência. |
| Sumario: | Objective: To verify the prevalence of overweight and obesity in students from the private and public system in the city of Fortaleza, CE. Methods: Observational cross-sectional research, developed in the period from August to November 2012, with sample consisting of 217 children, aged between 7 and 11 years. The anthropometric parameters of body weight, height, and body mass index (BMI) were assessed. Data analysis was performed with the assistance of Predictive Analytics Software. Results: The mean age of the children was 8.15 years. On body mass, it was found that children from private schools had higher average, being 36.0 ± 11.70 kg in male children and 33.59 ± 8.97 kg in females, whereas in public school, the average was 27.05 ± 05 kg for male children and 28.06 ± 7.73 kg for females (p |
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