title: [Nutritional status of Kaingáng Indians enrolled in 12 indigenous schools in the State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil].
abstract: The study's objective was to characterize the nutritional status of 3,254 Kaingáng Indians in indigenous schools in Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil. This was a school-based study. Weight (W), height (H), and waist circumference (WC) were measured according to World Health Organization guidelines (1995). Children's nutritional status classification included H/A, W/A, and W/H according to the National Center for Health Statistics (WHO, 1995) and H/A, W/A, and body mass index/age (BMI/A) according to WHO (2006). Adolescents were classified for BMI/A (WHO, 1995 and 2006) and H/A (WHO, 2006). Adults were classified for BMI (WHO, 1995) and WC (WHO, 2003). Adolescents represented 56% of the sample, children 42.5%, adults 1.4%, and elderly 0.1%. Prevalence rates for stunting were 15.1% (WHO, 1983) and 15.5% (WHO, 2006) in children and 19.9% in adolescents. Prevalence rates for overweight were 11% (WHO, 1983) and 5.7% (WHO, 2006) in children, 6.7% in adolescents, and 79.2% in adults. 45.3% of adults were at increased risk of metabolic diseases. A nutritional transition was observed in the group, characterized by significant prevalence of stunting in children and adolescents and prominent overweight in all age groups.
authors.affiliation: Escola de Enfermagem, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brasil. tgontijo108@gmail.com
authors.forename: Teresa Gontijo de
authors.initials: TG
authors.lastname: Castro
authors.forename: Ilaine
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Schuch
authors.forename: Wolney Lisboa
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Conde
authors.forename: Juracilda
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Veiga
authors.forename: Maurício Soares
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Leite
authors.forename: Carmem Lucia Centeno
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Dutra
authors.forename: Priccila
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Zuchinali
authors.forename: Laura Augusta
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Barufaldi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D015992:Body Mass Index; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007199:Indians, South American / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009752:Nutritional Status / Q000502:physiology*; D050177:Overweight / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012016:Reference Values; D012574:Schools / Q000145:classification; D014944:World Health Organization; D055815:Young Adult