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SynthesisSao Paulo medical journal = Revista paulista de medicina

Prevalence of stunting and overweight/obesity among Brazilian children according to different epidemiological scenarios: systematic review and meta-analysis.

Carolina Pereira da Cunha Sousa, Ricardo Alves de Olinda, Dixis Figueroa Pedraza

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Synthesis in Sao Paulo medical journal = Revista paulista de medicina. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.5field-weighted citation impact, top 19% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 24 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Carolina Pereira da Cunha SousaMSc. Postgraduate Public Health Program, Universidade Estadual da Paraíba (UEPB), Campina Grande, PB, Brasil.
Ricardo Alves de OlindaPhD. Professor in the Department of Statistics, Universidade Estadual da Paraíba (UEPB), Campina Grande, PB, Brasil.
Dixis Figueroa PedrazaPhD. Professor in the Department of Nursing and Postgraduate Public Health Program, Universidade Estadual da Paraíba (UEPB), Campina Grande, PB, Brasil.
Universidade Estadual da Paraíba · BR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

CONTEXT AND

objectiveWithin the Brazilian nutritional panorama, coexistence of antagonistic nutritional disorders can be seen, especially the increasing prevalence of overweight and the persistence of significant rates of chronic malnutrition in vulnerable groups of the population. Because these are major public health problems, this study aimed to ascertain the prevalence of stunting and overweight/obesity among Brazilian children according to different epidemiological scenarios. DESIGN AND

settingThis was a systematic review of prevalence studies, developed at the State University of Paraíba.

methodsThe SciELO, Lilacs and PubMed databases were searched for articles, using specific keywords. Articles published between 2006 and 2014 were selected. The review was conducted by two reviewers who worked independently. A systematic review with meta-analysis was conducted, for which the studies were grouped within different epidemiological settings.

resultsAmong the 33 articles recovered, 9 involved samples from daycare centers, 4 had samples from public healthcare services or social registers, 5 related to populations in situations of social inequity and 15 were population-based. Higher chances of stunting were found in populations in situations of social inequity and in those at public healthcare services or on social registers, in relation to reference populations. For overweight/obesity, none of the scenarios had a higher chance than the reference.

conclusionAmong Brazilian children, stunting continues to be a socially determined public health problem that mainly affects marginalized populations. This problem coexists with significant rates of overweight/obesity affecting all social groups.

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Body HeightAnthropometryBrazilChildChild Day Care CentersChild Nutrition DisordersGrowth DisordersHumansObesityPrevalence

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PMID27355800
PMCPMC10496595
OpenAlexW2463749038

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