Prevalence of childhood overweight and obesity in 8 to 10 year- old students of a Municipal School In Campo Grande – Ms
This paper analyses childhood obesity, taking into consideration the prevalence of overweight and obesity. Objective: to analyze the variables of weight and height in 180 schoolchildren aged 8 to 10 ( 78 girls and 102 boys) of a public school in Campo Grande – MS. Body Mass Index (BMI), according to...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2012 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Institución: | Instituto Brasileiro de Ensino e Pesquisa em Fisiologia do Exercício (IBPEFEX) |
| Repositorio: | Revista brasileira de obesidade, nutrição e emagrecimento |
| Idioma: | portugués |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.www.rbone.com.br:article/108 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://www.rbone.com.br/index.php/rbone/article/view/108 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | BMI Childhood overweight Child obesity IMC Sobrepeso infantil Obesidad infantil Indice di massa corporea Sovrappeso infantile Obesità infantile Obesidade infantil |
| Sumario: | This paper analyses childhood obesity, taking into consideration the prevalence of overweight and obesity. Objective: to analyze the variables of weight and height in 180 schoolchildren aged 8 to 10 ( 78 girls and 102 boys) of a public school in Campo Grande – MS. Body Mass Index (BMI), according to the classification recommended by Conde and Monteiro (2006), was used to assess overweight and obesity. Literature review: The prevalence of obesity has increased significantly in the last decades, turning to be a severe issue of Public Health, especially in developed and developing countries, like Brazil. Several factors contribute directly to this“epidemics”: physical inactivity, feeding habits, genetic and endocrine diseases, among others. Materials and Methods: a tape measure and a anthropometric digital scale, with 100g accuracy have been used. Results: the prevalence of overweight and obesity accounted for 27,45% for boys, 32,05% for girls and 29,44% for the total sampling. Discussion: The number of diagnosed cases indicates a higher prevalence for girls in comparison with boys. The highest occurrence in boys and girls was at the ages of 9 (38, 10%) and 10 (35, 29%), respectively. Conclusion: the figures of overweight and obesity observed among schoolchildren in Campo Grande were significant, especially among girls. |
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