Risk factors for overweight among Brazilian adolescents of low-income families: a case–control study

To study risk factors for overweight among Brazilian adolescents of low-income families. Case-control study of obese and non-obese adolescents. Anthropometric survey including 1420 students (aged 14-19 years) attending a public high school in São Paulo, Brazil. Selection of 83 overweight (body mass...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Public health nutrition 2006-06, Vol.9 (4), p.421-428
Hauptverfasser:	Silveira, Daniela, De Aguiar Carrazedo Taddei, José Augusto, Escrivão, Maria Arlete Meil Schimith, Oliveira, Fernanda Luisa Ceragioli, Ancona-Lopez, Fabio
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adolescent Nutritional Physiological Phenomena Adolescents Adult Anthropometry Body Mass Index Brazil - epidemiology Case studies Case-Control Studies Case–control study Child development Confidence Intervals Diet, Reducing dietary restriction Dietary restrictions Exercise Families & family life Family Health Feeding Behavior Female Humans interpersonal relationships Logistic Models Low income groups low income households Male napping Nutrition research Obesity Obesity - epidemiology Obesity - etiology Odds Ratio Overweight parents Parents & parenting Parents - psychology Poverty Public health risk assessment Risk Factors sleep social environment Socioeconomic Factors Socioeconomics Students Teenagers
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Zusammenfassung:	To study risk factors for overweight among Brazilian adolescents of low-income families. Case-control study of obese and non-obese adolescents. Anthropometric survey including 1420 students (aged 14-19 years) attending a public high school in São Paulo, Brazil. Selection of 83 overweight (body mass index (BMI) >85th percentile) and 89 non-overweight (BMI >5th percentile and
ISSN:	1368-9800 1475-2727
DOI:	10.1079/PHN2005875