Prevalence of Obesity in Children and Adolescents in Brazil: A Meta-analysis of Cross-sectional Studies

Aiello, Ana Maria; Mello, Luane Marques de; Nunes, Maíra Souza; Silva, Anderson Soares da; Nunes, Altacílio Aparecido

doi:10.2174/1573396311666150501003250

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“…Research on the dynamics of growth and nutritional status of children has shown divergent results to those of the present study (Javed et al 2015;Ng et al 2014;Ogden et al 2016;Ogden et al 2012;Rivera et al 2014;Savva et al 2013), evidencing a high prevalence of risk of obesity and obesity in children, regardless of age. Researches involving Brazilian children also confirmed this trend (Aiello et al 2015;Bloch et al 2016;Flores et al 2013;Niehues et al 2014). However, in the present study, only 7% of the children were overweight, while a high percentage of seven-year-old children presented low weight for age.…”

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confidence: 78%

“…Vulnerability may also expose children to inadequate nutrition (Chung et al 2016), and in the last decate studies in several countries have reported significant percentages of overweight and obesity in children of various age groups situated in low socioeconomic status (Niehues et al, 2014;Ogden et al, 2016). In Brazil, the prevalence of overweight and high obesity has also been observed in all regions of the country for children in general (Aiello et al 2015;Bloch et al 2016;Flores et al 2013;Niehues et al 2014). However, little is known until now about the nutritional status of children in situations of vulnerability.…”

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Introduction: children in situations of risk or social vulnerability several times fail to meet the expected developmental milestone. Objective: To investigate fundamental motor skills and school performance, the selfperceptions of competence, and the nutritional status of children at different ages living in social vulnerability in Brazil. Method: 211 children, both gender (87 girls, 41%), 7 to 10-years-old living in social vulnerability in Ceará, Brazil, participated in this crosss-sectional study. Children were assessed using the Test of Gross Motor Development-2 for the fundamental motor skills; Test of School Performance for reading, writing, and arithmetics; Self Perception Profile for Children for the self perceptions of competence; and, the Body Mass Index, subscapular and triciptal skinfold for the nutritional status. Results: The MANOVA showed: (1) an ageeffect for jump (9 and 10 year-old), slide (7 years-old in relation to all other ages), catch (7 and 10 year-old), and roll a ball (7 years in relation to 8 and 10-year-old); (2) age-effect for School Performance, 7 year-old-children demonstrated lower performance in writing compared to 9 and 10 year-old-children, and arithmetics, reading, and overall school performance compared to all other ages; (3) no age-effect for self-perception of compentece and Body Mass Index. Conclusion: the results suggest stabilization and delays in the motor and school performance; stabilization at moderatelevels in perceived competence and higher prevalence of low weight for the young children. Childrens development seems to be negative affected by socialeconomic restrictions and public services such as compensatory interventions should be implemented for children in vulnerability.

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“…In the Brazilian context, available results are similar to those reported worldwide. For example, Maria Aiello, Marques de Mello, Souza Nunes, Soares da Silva, and Nunes (), in a meta‐analyses, found an overall prevalence in youth obesity, ages 2–19 years, of 14.1%. Niehues, Gonzales, Lemos, Bezerra, and Haas (), in a systematic review, reported an overweight and obesity prevalence, in children under 11 years, ranging 5.1%‐20.2% and 3.8%‐9%, respectively, varying according to geographical region.…”

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Biological and behavioral correlates of body weight status among rural Northeast Brazilian schoolchildren

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Almeida

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American J Hum Biol

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“…Childhood obesity is a chronic disease with multifactor etiology which is becoming increasingly prevalent. 1 In, Brazil, the prevalence of childhood obesity is 14.1% - a percentage based on data from a meta-analysis encompassing January 2008 to May 2014 2 -, and according to the World Obesity Federation, from 2009 to 2011, the prevalence of overweight and childhood obesity was 26.7% among males and 34.6% among females. 3 This high prevalence of childhood obesity is associated with increased metabolic changes considered to be risk factors for cardiovascular diseases and diabetes mellitus type 2.…”

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Associação Entre Acantose Nigricans E Outros Fatores De Risco Cardiometabólico Em Crianças E Adolescentes Com Sobrepeso E Obesidade

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Zaidan

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Rev. paul. pediatr.

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Objective: To evaluate the presence or absence of acanthosis nigricans and its association with metabolic alterations in a group of obese and overweight children and adolescents.Methods: A cross sectional study of 161 overweight children and adolescents, who were divided into two groups, according to presence or absence of acanthosis nigricans. Anthropometric measurements (body mass index, skinfolds, abdominal circumference), blood pressure, laboratory tests (fasting glycemia, insulin, lipid profile, triglycerides, uric acid, transaminases) and homeostasis model assessment index.Results: The acanthosis nigricans group represented 51.5% of the sample. The mean age was similar between groups. The group with acanthosis nigricans presented higher body mass index, Z score of body mass index, body fat percentage, abdominal circumference (p<0.0001), systolic (p=0.006) and diastolic blood pressure (p=0.002). There was no significant difference in the analysis of lipid profile, except for the high-density cholesterol, which was lower (p=0.003) in the group with acanthosis. On the other hand, uric acid (p<0.0001), fasting glycemia (p=0.006), insulin (p<0.0001), glutamic oxalacetic transaminase (p<0.0001), and homeostasis model assessment index (p<0.0001) were significantly higher in the group with acanthosis nigricans.Conclusions: Acanthosis nigricans in overweight and obese children and adolescents is associated with elevation of body fat, blood pressure, insulin and homeostasis model assessment index, indicating that it is a clinical marker associated with the metabolic syndrome.

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Prevalence of Obesity in Children and Adolescents in Brazil: A Meta-analysis of Cross-sectional Studies

Abstract: The prevalence of obesity among children and adolescents in Brazil is high and urgently needs measures to prevent consequences associated with the disease, as well as measures to reduce the impact, in the short term, the overweight and childhood obesity.

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Biological and behavioral correlates of body weight status among rural Northeast Brazilian schoolchildren

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