Avaliação antropométrica de pré-escolares em Piracicaba, SP: da desnutrição para a obesidade
Autor: | Maurício Lamano Ferreira, Silvia Maria Guerra Molina, Ana Paula Branco do Nascimento |
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Rok vydání: | 2010 |
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Zdroj: | ConScientiae Saúde, Vol 9, Iss 4, Pp 707-713 (2010) |
ISSN: | 1983-9324 1677-1028 |
DOI: | 10.5585/conssaude.v9i4.2378 |
Popis: | Introduction: The nutritional status of children is essential to assess the evolution of life and health conditions of a population in a country, since it can cause obesity in children which may perpetuate itself until adulthood. Objective: To evaluate the nutritional status of 3,996 children enrolled in public schools of early education (EMEI), in Piracicaba, SP. Method: Weight, height and age of preschoolers were collected. It was adopted the classification based on standard deviation units or z-score, using the anthropometric indicators of height-for-age (ZHA), weight-for-height (ZWH). Results: It was found that 8.1% of preschoolers showed deficits in stature (ZHA 3). Conclusion: The results pointed to the need to implement intervention programs in EMEI Piracicaba, SP. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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