[Overweight in children and adolescents in Pernambuco State, Brazil: prevalence and determinants].
This study aimed to determine the prevalence of overweight and associated risk factors in children and adolescents in Pernambuco State, Brazil, in 2006. The cross-sectional, population-based study included 1,435 individuals from 5 to 19 years of age. Poisson regression was used to evaluate the association between selected variables and overweight. Prevalence was 13.3% for overweight (95%CI: 11.6-15.1) and 3.8% for obesity. Adjusted prevalence ratios showed that higher family income, maternal schooling, possession of household consumer goods, living in urban areas, and maternal overweight were associated with overweight in children and adolescents. The high prevalence of overweight in Pernambuco emphasizes the need for public health measures targeting all families regardless of socioeconomic status.
Núcleo de Nutrição, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Vitória de Santo Antão, Brasil. vanessasaleal@hotmail.com
Vanessa Sá
VS
Leal
Pedro Israel Cabral de
PI
Lira
Juliana Souza
JS
Oliveira
Risia C E de
RC
Menezes
Leopoldina Augusta de Souza
LA
Sequeira
Manoel Alexandre de
MA
Arruda Neto
Sonia Lúcia Lucena Sousa de
SL
Andrade
Malaquias
M
Batista Filho
D000293:Adolescent; D015992:Body Mass Index; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005192:Family Health; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009765:Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology; D050177:Overweight / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014505:Urban Population; D055815:Young Adult