SynthesisPublic health nutrition2021
Prevalence of overweight and obesity among Brazilian adolescents over time: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- Burden of overweight and obesity among adolescents in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.International health · 2025Pooled it
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- Is Income and Racial Residential Segregation Associated with 13-Year Changes in Body Mass Index? A Longitudinal Analysis in the Brazilian Pró-Saúde Cohort Study.Journal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine · 2025Article
- Cardiovascular Statistics - Brazil 2023.Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia · 2024Article
- Consumption of ultra-processed foods and cardiometabolic risk factors in Brazilian adolescents: results from ERICA.European journal of clinical nutrition · 2023Article
- Modifiable behavioral risk factors for NCDs and sleep in Brazilian adolescents.Revista de saude publica · 2023Article
- Association of Cardiovascular Risk Factors between Adolescents and Their Parents Is Mitigated by Parental Physical Activity-A Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Cardiovascular Statistics - Brazil 2021.Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo estimate the burden of excess weight in Brazilian adolescents.
designSystematic review with meta-analysis.
settingWe searched the literature in four databases (MEDLINE/PubMed, EMBASE, SciELO and LILACS). Studies were included if they had cross-sectional or cohort design and enrolled Brazilian adolescents. Studies based on self-reported measures were excluded. Random effect models were used to calculate prevalence estimates and their 95 % CI.
participantsBrazilian adolescents (10 to 19 years old).
resultsOne hundred and fifty-one studies were included. Trend analyses showed a significant increase in the prevalence of excess weight in the last decades: 8·2 % (95 % CI 7·7, 8·7) until year 2000, 18·9 (95 % CI 14·7, 23·2) from 2000 to 2009, and 25·1 % (95 % CI 23·4, 26·8) in 2010 and after. A similar temporal pattern was observed in the prevalence of overweight and obesity separately. In sensitivity analyses, lower prevalence of excess weight was found in older adolescents and those defined using International Obesity Task Force cut-off points. The Southeast and South regions had the highest prevalence of excess weight, overweight and obesity. No significant difference in prevalence by sex was found, except for studies before the year 2000.
conclusionsThe prevalence of overweight and obesity in Brazilian adolescents is high and continues to rise. Public policies on an individual level and targeting modifications in the obesogenic environment are necessary.
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