Overweight and obesity prevalences in male adolescents in Northeast Brazil, 1980-2000

This study aimed to determine the prevalence rates for overweight and obesity among male adolescents in the States of Northeast Brazil from 1980 to 2000, and to compare them over time to identify trends. The Brazilian Army database was used, with information on 316,925 adolescent conscripts. Overwei...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Cadernos de saúde pública 2003-09, Vol.19 (5), p.1445-1451
Hauptverfasser:	de Vasconcelos, Vera Lucia, da Silva, Giselia A P
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	por
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Body Mass Index Body Weight Brazil - epidemiology Cross-Sectional Studies Humans Male Obesity - epidemiology Prevalence
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