Artigo Farmacoepidemiologia
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ARTIGOS ORIGINAIS / ORIGINAL ARTICLESPrevalência de sobrepeso e obesidade em crianças e adolescentes de diferentes condições socioeconômicas
Giselia Alves Pontes da Silva 1
Geni Balaban 2
Maria Eugênia F. de A. Motta 3
Departamento Materno Infantil. Centro de Ciências da Saúde.
Universidade Federal de Pernambuco.
Departamento Materno Infantil. Centro de Ciências da Saúde.
Universidade Federal de Pernambuco. Av. Moares Rego, s.n.
Bloco A. Recife, PE, Brasil. CEP: 50.670-420
2 Programa de Pós-Graduação em Nutrição.
Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, PE, Brasil
3 Escola Paulista de Medicina. Universidade Federal de São Paulo,
São Paulo, Brasil.
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Prevalence of overweight and obesity in children and adolescents of different socioeconomic conditions
Abstract
Resumo
Objectives: to compare overweight and obesity in preschool children, school children and adolescents belonging to different socioeconomic conditions.
Methods: cross-sectional and based on a 1616 children and adolescents sample. Nutritional indicators were defined according to the National Center of
Health Statistics 2000 recommendations, overweight being BMI equal to or above 85 percentile and below percentile 95; obesity indicator being defined with
BMI equal to or above the 95 percentile.
Results: overweight was detected in 234 (14.5%) individuals and obesity in 134 (8.3%). Overweight prevalence was higher among preschool children
(22.2%), though prevalence reduction was noted in younger school children (12.9%) and adolescents
(10.8%). A similar pattern was found for obesity in
13.8% of preschool children, 8.2% of school children, and 4.9% of adolescents. Overweight and obesity were mostly observed among children and adolescents of high income families.
Conclusions: as age increases overweight and obesity diminish. Similar overweight prevalence was detected among preschool children irrespective of socioeconomic conditions. Overweight