PMID- 15970941
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20051201
LR  - 20091119
IS  - 0954-3007 (Print)
IS  - 0954-3007 (Linking)
VI  - 59
IP  - 9
DP  - 2005 Sep
TI  - Obesity, overweight and thinness in schoolchildren of the city of Florianopolis, 
      Southern Brazil.
PG  - 1015-21
AB  - OBJECTIVE: To assess the prevalence of obesity, overweight (including obesity) 
      and thinness in children of the city of Florianopolis (southern Brazil). DESIGN: 
      Cross-sectional study. SUBJECTS: Representative sample of 7-10-y-old 
      schoolchildren of the first four grades of elementary schools (1432 girls, 1504 
      boys). METHODS: Measurements of weight, height and triceps skinfold thickness 
      (TSF) were taken following standard techniques. The body mass index (BMI) was 
      computed as weight/height2. Nutritional status was defined using two references: 
      (1) the Must et al reference for BMI and TSF to define thinness, overweight and 
      obesity (5th, 85th and 95th percentiles, respectively); (2) the International 
      Obesity Task Force (IOTF) BMI cutoffs to define overweight and obesity. RESULTS: 
      Using BMI, according to the Must et al, and IOTF references, the prevalence of 
      obesity was 10.6 and 5.5%, respectively; overweight (including obesity) affected 
      26.2 and 22.1% of children, respectively. According to the Must et al reference, 
      the prevalence of thinness was 3.2%. Using TSF rather than BMI, according to the 
      Must et al references, fewer children were classified as obese (8.0%) or 
      overweight (20.2%) and more children were classified as thin (4.9%). CONCLUSION: 
      This study supports the previously reported high frequencies of childhood 
      overweight and obesity in developing countries. The data allow comparisons with 
      other studies carried out in Brazil and other parts of the world.
FAU - de Assis, M A A
AU  - de Assis MA
AD  - Department of Nutrition, Santa Catarina Federal University, Florianopolis, SC, 
      Brazil. fdeassis@terra.com.br
FAU - Rolland-Cachera, M F
AU  - Rolland-Cachera MF
FAU - Grosseman, S
AU  - Grosseman S
FAU - de Vasconcelos, F A G
AU  - de Vasconcelos FA
FAU - Luna, M E P
AU  - Luna ME
FAU - Calvo, M C M
AU  - Calvo MC
FAU - Barros, M V G
AU  - Barros MV
FAU - Pires, M M S
AU  - Pires MM
FAU - Bellisle, F
AU  - Bellisle F
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
PL  - England
TA  - Eur J Clin Nutr
JT  - European journal of clinical nutrition
JID - 8804070
SB  - IM
MH  - Anthropometry
MH  - Body Height/*physiology
MH  - Body Mass Index
MH  - Body Weight/*physiology
MH  - Brazil/epidemiology
MH  - Child
MH  - *Child Nutritional Physiological Phenomena
MH  - Cluster Analysis
MH  - Cross-Sectional Studies
MH  - Developing Countries
MH  - Female
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - Nutrition Surveys
MH  - Nutritional Status
MH  - Obesity/*epidemiology
MH  - Prevalence
MH  - Thinness/*epidemiology
EDAT- 2005/06/23 09:00
MHDA- 2005/12/13 09:00
CRDT- 2005/06/23 09:00
PHST- 2005/06/23 09:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2005/12/13 09:00 [medline]
PHST- 2005/06/23 09:00 [entrez]
AID - 1602206 [pii]
AID - 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1602206 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Eur J Clin Nutr. 2005 Sep;59(9):1015-21. doi: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1602206.