Effects of social and environmental determinants on overweight and obesity among Brazilian schoolchildren from a developing region Efectos de los determinantes sociales y ambientales sobre la obesidad y el sobrepeso en escolares de una región en desarrollo del Brasil
OBJECTIVE: To identify the social and environmental determinants most strongly associated with overweight and obesity in Brazilian schoolchildren from a developing region. METHODS: Data were collected from a community-based survey of schoolchildren from the Valley of Jequitinhonha, Minas Gerais, Bra...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:ccc54b1eca464f898e767264941028c8 2023-05-15T15:19:15+02:00 Effects of social and environmental determinants on overweight and obesity among Brazilian schoolchildren from a developing region Efectos de los determinantes sociales y ambientales sobre la obesidad y el sobrepeso en escolares de una región en desarrollo del Brasil Dartagnan Pinto Guedes Giselle Divino Rocha António José Rocha Martins Silva Isabel Mourão Carvalhal Eduarda Maria Coelho 2011-10-01T00:00:00Z https://doaj.org/article/ccc54b1eca464f898e767264941028c8 EN ES PT eng spa por Pan American Health Organization http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1020-49892011001000002 https://doaj.org/toc/1020-4989 https://doaj.org/toc/1680-5348 1020-4989 1680-5348 https://doaj.org/article/ccc54b1eca464f898e767264941028c8 Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública, Vol 30, Iss 4, Pp 295-302 (2011) Obesidad sobrepeso índice de masa corporal evaluación nutricional factores socioeconómicos niño adolescente Brasil Obesity overweight body mass index nutrition assessment socioeconomic factors child adolescence Brazil Medicine R Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 article 2011 ftdoajarticles 2022-12-31T16:13:47Z OBJECTIVE: To identify the social and environmental determinants most strongly associated with overweight and obesity in Brazilian schoolchildren from a developing region. METHODS: Data were collected from a community-based survey of schoolchildren from the Valley of Jequitinhonha, Minas Gerais, Brazil. The sample was composed of 5 100 school children aged 6-18 years. Overweight and obesity were defined by body mass index based on the current method recommended by the World Health Organization in 2007. Social and environmental determinants were collected by using a structured questionnaire. RESULTS: The prevalence of overweight and obesity was 11.1% and 2.7% in girls and 8.2% and 1.5% in boys, respectively. The chance of overweight was higher in schoolchildren who engaged in remunerated work (odds ratio [OR] = 2.19, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.30- 3.26), whose parents had higher education levels (OR = 1.52, 95% CI 1.12-2.07), who had two or fewer siblings (OR = 1.74, 95% CI 1.21-2.49), and who were in a high economic class (OR = 1.93, 95% CI 1.32-2.85). Schoolchildren who traveled by car to school (OR = 1.50, 95% CI 1.14-1.91), lived < 5 km from school (OR = 1.64, 95% CI 1.06-2.39), and consumed foods sold in the school cafeteria (OR = 1.56, 95% CI 1.19-2.16) presented high odds of being overweight. CONCLUSIONS: The background from a particular region of a country should be considered when implementing preventive measures regarding overweight and obesity, especially for very poor, developing regions like the Valley of Jequitinhonha. Measures taken should consider a multilevel intervention that includes the family, school, and physical environment. OBJETIVO: Identificar los determinantes sociales y ambientales más firmemente asociados con el sobrepeso y la obesidad en niños que asisten a la escuela en una región en desarrollo del Brasil. MÉTODOS: Se recopilaron los datos de una encuesta comunitaria llevada a cabo en niños inscritos en escuelas del valle de Jequitinhonha, Minas Gerais (Brasil). La muestra ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic |
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Obesidad sobrepeso índice de masa corporal evaluación nutricional factores socioeconómicos niño adolescente Brasil Obesity overweight body mass index nutrition assessment socioeconomic factors child adolescence Brazil Medicine R Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 Dartagnan Pinto Guedes Giselle Divino Rocha António José Rocha Martins Silva Isabel Mourão Carvalhal Eduarda Maria Coelho Effects of social and environmental determinants on overweight and obesity among Brazilian schoolchildren from a developing region Efectos de los determinantes sociales y ambientales sobre la obesidad y el sobrepeso en escolares de una región en desarrollo del Brasil |
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OBJECTIVE: To identify the social and environmental determinants most strongly associated with overweight and obesity in Brazilian schoolchildren from a developing region. METHODS: Data were collected from a community-based survey of schoolchildren from the Valley of Jequitinhonha, Minas Gerais, Brazil. The sample was composed of 5 100 school children aged 6-18 years. Overweight and obesity were defined by body mass index based on the current method recommended by the World Health Organization in 2007. Social and environmental determinants were collected by using a structured questionnaire. RESULTS: The prevalence of overweight and obesity was 11.1% and 2.7% in girls and 8.2% and 1.5% in boys, respectively. The chance of overweight was higher in schoolchildren who engaged in remunerated work (odds ratio [OR] = 2.19, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.30- 3.26), whose parents had higher education levels (OR = 1.52, 95% CI 1.12-2.07), who had two or fewer siblings (OR = 1.74, 95% CI 1.21-2.49), and who were in a high economic class (OR = 1.93, 95% CI 1.32-2.85). Schoolchildren who traveled by car to school (OR = 1.50, 95% CI 1.14-1.91), lived < 5 km from school (OR = 1.64, 95% CI 1.06-2.39), and consumed foods sold in the school cafeteria (OR = 1.56, 95% CI 1.19-2.16) presented high odds of being overweight. CONCLUSIONS: The background from a particular region of a country should be considered when implementing preventive measures regarding overweight and obesity, especially for very poor, developing regions like the Valley of Jequitinhonha. Measures taken should consider a multilevel intervention that includes the family, school, and physical environment. OBJETIVO: Identificar los determinantes sociales y ambientales más firmemente asociados con el sobrepeso y la obesidad en niños que asisten a la escuela en una región en desarrollo del Brasil. MÉTODOS: Se recopilaron los datos de una encuesta comunitaria llevada a cabo en niños inscritos en escuelas del valle de Jequitinhonha, Minas Gerais (Brasil). La muestra ... |
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Dartagnan Pinto Guedes Giselle Divino Rocha António José Rocha Martins Silva Isabel Mourão Carvalhal Eduarda Maria Coelho |
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Dartagnan Pinto Guedes Giselle Divino Rocha António José Rocha Martins Silva Isabel Mourão Carvalhal Eduarda Maria Coelho |
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Effects of social and environmental determinants on overweight and obesity among Brazilian schoolchildren from a developing region Efectos de los determinantes sociales y ambientales sobre la obesidad y el sobrepeso en escolares de una región en desarrollo del Brasil |
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Effects of social and environmental determinants on overweight and obesity among Brazilian schoolchildren from a developing region Efectos de los determinantes sociales y ambientales sobre la obesidad y el sobrepeso en escolares de una región en desarrollo del Brasil |
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Effects of social and environmental determinants on overweight and obesity among Brazilian schoolchildren from a developing region Efectos de los determinantes sociales y ambientales sobre la obesidad y el sobrepeso en escolares de una región en desarrollo del Brasil |
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Effects of social and environmental determinants on overweight and obesity among Brazilian schoolchildren from a developing region Efectos de los determinantes sociales y ambientales sobre la obesidad y el sobrepeso en escolares de una región en desarrollo del Brasil |
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Effects of social and environmental determinants on overweight and obesity among Brazilian schoolchildren from a developing region Efectos de los determinantes sociales y ambientales sobre la obesidad y el sobrepeso en escolares de una región en desarrollo del Brasil |
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effects of social and environmental determinants on overweight and obesity among brazilian schoolchildren from a developing region efectos de los determinantes sociales y ambientales sobre la obesidad y el sobrepeso en escolares de una región en desarrollo del brasil |
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