Risk of overweight and obesity in preschoolers attending private and philanthropic schools
Autor: | Sonia Buongermino de Souza, José Maria Pacheco de Souza, Claudio Leone, Viviane Gabriela Nascimento, Denise de Oliveira Schoeps |
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Rok vydání: | 2011 |
Předmět: |
Male
Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty Urban Population Cross-sectional study Overweight Standard score preschool Body Mass Index Risk Factors Environmental health medicine Prevalence Humans Obesity Risk factor Child Socioeconomic status General Environmental Science business.industry nutritional and metabolic diseases General Medicine medicine.disease Cross-Sectional Studies Method comparison Socioeconomic Factors Child Preschool General Earth and Planetary Sciences Female medicine.symptom business Body mass index Brazil |
Zdroj: | Revista da Associação Médica Brasileira (English Edition). 57(6):643-647 |
ISSN: | 2255-4823 |
DOI: | 10.1016/s2255-4823(11)70130-8 |
Popis: | SummaryObjectiveTo assess the risk prevalence of overweight and obesity in children enrolled in private and philanthropic preschools in the State of São Paulo.MethodsComparison of two cross-sectional studies with children enrolled in private preschools (PPS) or philanthropic (PHP) of the São Paulo Metropolitan Region. Both surveys evaluated the children's environment. To determine the risk of overweight, excess weight and obesity, body mass index (BMI) values were transformed into z scores (according to the World Health Organization − 2006 and 2007).ResultsThe risk prevalence of overweight (≥1 BMIz |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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