Secular trends of height, weight and BMI in young adult Brazilian military students in the 20th century

dc.creatorAvila, JA
dc.creatorAvila, RA
dc.creatorGoncalves, EM
dc.creatorBarbeta, VJO
dc.creatorMorcillo, AM
dc.creatorGuerra-Junior, G
dc.date2013
dc.dateNOV-DEC
dc.date2014-07-30T18:31:36Z
dc.date2015-11-26T17:49:17Z
dc.date2014-07-30T18:31:36Z
dc.date2015-11-26T17:49:17Z
dc.date.accessioned2018-03-29T00:32:19Z
dc.date.available2018-03-29T00:32:19Z
dc.identifierAnnals Of Human Biology. Informa Healthcare, v. 40, n. 6, n. 554, n. 556, 2013.
dc.identifier0301-4460
dc.identifier1464-5033
dc.identifierWOS:000327259600012
dc.identifier10.3109/03014460.2013.808696
dc.identifierhttp://www.repositorio.unicamp.br/jspui/handle/REPOSIP/71293
dc.identifierhttp://repositorio.unicamp.br/jspui/handle/REPOSIP/71293
dc.identifier.urihttp://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/1289334
dc.descriptionBackground: Secular trends of increasing weight and height over past centuries are well documented in developed countries. However, these data are still scarce in developing countries such as Brazil. Aim: To verify the secular trends of height, weight and body mass index (BMI) of military students from Brazilian Army schools who were born between the 1920s and 1990s. Sample and methods: A retrospective study was performed, which included a survey of data from the files of two Army schools. The sample was composed of subjects aged between 18-20 years old. Results: The study analysed 2169 heights and 1741 weights and BMIs. During the evaluation period, height increased 7.3 cm, weight 9.8 kg and BMI 1.8 kg/m(2). The most significant gains were observed in subjects born from the 1920s to the 1940s and the 1960s to the 1970s. Conclusion: Secular trends of growth in military students born in the 20th century were positive in Brazil, although increases were not constant decade-by-decade.
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dc.description6
dc.description554
dc.description556
dc.languageen
dc.publisherInforma Healthcare
dc.publisherLondon
dc.publisherInglaterra
dc.relationAnnals Of Human Biology
dc.relationAnn. Hum. Biol.
dc.rightsfechado
dc.rightshttp://informahealthcare.com/userimages/ContentEditor/1255620309227/Copyright_And_Permissions.pdf
dc.sourceWeb of Science
dc.subjectBody mass index
dc.subjectgrowth
dc.subjectheight
dc.subjectmilitaries
dc.subjectweight
dc.subjectReferences
dc.subjectChildren
dc.subjectGrowth
dc.titleSecular trends of height, weight and BMI in young adult Brazilian military students in the 20th century
dc.typeArtículos de revistas


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