Trends in Overweight Among Adolescents Living in the Poorest and Richest Regions of Brazil

Objectives. We assessed changes in body mass index (BMI) among Brazilian adolescents. Methods. In 1975, 1989, and 1997, we conducted household surveys of the weights and statures of a probabilistic sample of about 50 000 Brazilian adolescents aged 10 to 19 years. Weighted prevalences were calculated...

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Main Authors: da Veiga, Gloria Valeria, da Cunha, Adriana Simone, Sichieri, Rosely
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: © American Journal of Public Health 2004 2004
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Research and Practice
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1448491/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15333312
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