Prevalence of overweight and associated factors in southern Brazilian adolescents

Public Health

Volumn 122, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 509-515

  Campagnolo, P D B ^a   Vitolo, M R ^a   Gama, C M ^a   Stein, A T ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE CIÊNCIAS DA SAÚDE DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Associated factors; Overweight; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; BODY MASS; DISEASE PREVALENCE; GENDER ISSUE; HEALTH RISK; HEALTH WORKER; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BODY MASS; BRAZIL; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIETARY FIBER; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EXERCISE; FAMILY LIFE; FAMILY SIZE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; LEISURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; TELEVISION;

ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS INDEX; BRAZIL; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET; EXERCISE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; OVERWEIGHT; PREVALENCE; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 41749094748     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2007.08.002     Document Type: Article

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