Effects of social and environmental determinants on overweight and obesity among Brazilian schoolchildren from a developing region.
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...
| Published in: | Pan American Journal of Public Health Vol. 30; no. 4; pp. 295 - 303 |
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ssf&AN=79627603&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ssf uiTerm: 79627603 longDbName: Social Sciences Full Text (H.W. Wilson) uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 10204989 55OA jtl: Pan American Journal of Public Health issn: 10204989 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Oct2011 vid: 30 iid: 4 pid: 437 pub: World Health Organization artinfo: ui: 79627603 ppf: 295 ppct: 8 formats: fmt: @attributes: type: P size: 119KB tig: atl: Effects of social and environmental determinants on overweight and obesity among Brazilian schoolchildren from a developing region. aug: au: Pinto Guedes, Dartagnan Rocha, Giselle Divino Martins Silva, António José Rocha Mourão Carvalhal, Isabel Coelho, Eduarda Maria affil: Department of Physical Education and Sport, State University of Londrina, Paraná, Brazil Research Center in Sport, Health and Human Development, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Vila Real, Portugal su: Brazil Obesity Socioeconomics Body mass index Nutritional assessment sug: subj: Obesity Socioeconomics Brazil Body mass index Nutritional assessment keyword: adolescence body mass index child nutrition assessment overweight socioeconomic factors índice de masa corporal adolescente Brasil evaluación nutricional factores socio-económicos niño Obesidad sobrepeso adolescence body mass index child nutrition assessment overweight socioeconomic factors índice de masa corporal adolescente Brasil evaluación nutricional factores socio-económicos niño Obesidad sobrepeso ab: 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. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: N holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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