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Prevalence of childhood obesity in Brazil: systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- The influence of family in children's feeding difficulties: an integrative review.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2025Review
- From science to society: Exploring the nexus between obesity research and public awareness in Brazil.Heliyon · 2024Article
- Public Policies on Obesity: A Literature Review of Global Challenges and Response Strategies.Cureus · 2024Review
- Family-Based WhatsApp Intervention to Promote Healthy Eating Behaviors Among Amazonian School Children: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2024Article
- Cardiovascular Statistics - Brazil 2023.Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia · 2024Article
- Analysis of heart rate as a predictor of changes in heart rate variability in children.Revista paulista de pediatria : orgao oficial da Sociedade de Pediatria de Sao Paulo · 2024Article
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- Beyond Plants: The Ultra-Processing of Global Diets Is Harming the Health of People, Places, and Planet.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo estimate the prevalence of childhood obesity in Brazil by means of a systematic review of representative studies. SOURCES: We searched for population-based studies that assessed obesity in Brazilian children aged < 10 years in MEDLINE, EMBASE, Scopus and other sources up to September, 2019. Paired researchers selected studies, extracted data and assessed the quality of these studies. Meta-analysis of prevalence and confidence interval (95% CI) was calculated, weighted by the population sizes using Freeman-Tukey double-arccosine transformation. Heterogeneity (I SUMMARY OF THE
findings53 studies were included (n = 122,395), which were held from 1986 to 2015 and limited mainly due to inadequate response rates. Prevalence of obesity in the three-decade period was of 8.2% ([95% CI]: 8.1-8.4%, I
conclusionFor every 100 Brazilian children, over eight had obesity in the three-decade period and 12 in each 100 had childhood obesity in more recent estimates. Higher prevalence occurred in boys, recent decades and more developed Brazilian regions.
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