Otro
Prevalência de sobrepeso/obesidade e nível econômico de escolares
Registro en:
Revista Paulista de Pediatria, v. 31, n. 2, p. 166-171, 2013.
0103-0582
10.1590/S0103-05822013000200006
S0103-05822013000200006
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2-s2.0-84879979239
Autor
Azambuja, Ana Paula de O.
Netto-Oliveira, Edna Regina
de Oliveira, Amauri Aparecido B.
Azambuja, Maximiliano dos Anjos
Rinaldi, Wilson
Resumen
Objective: To associate the nutritional status of elementary schoolchildren with their gender, age group, and economic status based on a cross-sectional study carried out at public schools in the municipality of Cruzeiro do Oeste, Southern Brazil. Methods: The study was performed in 2010 including 939 schoolchildren aged six to ten years-old. The economical status of the families was classified based on a socioeconomic ranking questionnaire (Brazilian Association of Survey Companies), and the body mass index was calculated. Data were analyzed by descriptive statistics, and differences between independent groups were verified by Mann-Whitney and Kruskal-Wallis tests, while possible associations were verified by the chi-square test, being significant p<0.05. Results: The prevalence of obesity in the sample was 8.0%, and overweight, 16.4%. No association was found between the socioeconomic and nutritional status or between the nutritional status and gender. Conclusions: A high prevalence of overweight and obesity was found in this study, indicating that children of both genders are affected regardless of their economical status and age.