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Risk factors associated with diabesity in primary school students in the Amazon region of Brazil.

Objective. Identifying risk factors for diabesity (diabetes plus obesity) in primary students in the Brazilian Amazon. Methodology. Descriptive study carried out in 2009 with the participation of 1 218 students. A questionnaire from the Ministry of Health of Brazil was employed with the question "Ho...

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Published in:Investigación & Educación en Enfermería Vol. 31; no. 3; pp. 433 - 442
Main Authors: de Assis Mello, Maria Virginia Filgueiras, de Andrade, Rosemary Ferreira, Otero, Liudmila Miyar, de Cárdenas, Anneli Mercedes Celis, da Silva, Silvana Rodrigues
Format: Article
Published: Universidad de Antioquia, Facultad de Enfermeria nov2013
Subjects:
Diabetes risk factors
Risk of childhood obesity
Anthropometry
Diet
Elementary schools
Exercise
Food habits
Health behavior in children
Health education
Health promotion
Health status indicators
Research methodology
Nutritional assessment
Questionnaires
Risk assessment
Statistical sampling
School children
Socioeconomic factors
Body mass index
Cross-sectional method
Family history (Medicine)
Sedentary lifestyles
Data analysis software
Descriptive statistics
Children
Brazil
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