Estado nutricional de adolescentes: "risco de sobrepeso" e "sobrepeso" em uma escola pública do Município de São Paulo

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Renata Doratioto Albano²  Sônia Buongermino De Souza¹ 

[1] ,Universidade Católica de SantosSantos SP ,Brasil

关键词: Adolescence;    Anthropometry;    Body Mass Index;    Nutritional Status;    Adolescência;    Antropometria;    Índice de Massa Corporal;    Estado Nutricional;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0102-311X2001000400028

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

This study aimed to assess the nutritional status of adolescents. A cross-sectional study was taken in a public high school in São Paulo, Brazil, with 92 students ages 11 to 17 years. The sample was performed using systematic statistical selection. Nutritional status of adolescents was assessed using body mass index (BMI), compared to WHO (1995) standards. Prevalence rates for "risk of overweight" and "overweight" were 27.9% and 4.6%, respectively, for boys, as compared to 10.2% and 16.3% for girls. Prevalence of "risk of overweight" and "overweight" was thus high for both sexes; the results were similar in comparison to other studies. In addition, the difference in nutritional status between genders was significant (p < 0.05).

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