Increase in the prevalence of abdominal obesity in Brazilian school children (2000-2015)

International Journal of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine
Daniela CasagrandeJosé A Sgarbi

Abstract

The prevalence of overweight and obese children and adolescents is a public health concern. Few studies have critically evaluated this problem in a Brazilian population, despite the growth of community-based programs to combat childhood obesity in this country. To study the anthropometrics of Brazilian adolescents over a fifteen-year period. In a cross-sectional analysis, we investigated the anthropometric status of male and female adolescents in Brazil. The anthropometric data and nutritional status of 595 schoolchildren in the year 2000 were compared to 636 schoolchildren in 2015. We found a significant increase in the prevalence of overweight or obese adolescents in 2015 compared to 2000 (23.4% vs. 18.3%, p = .027). A sub-analysis stratified by sex showed that this increase only occurred in females. No statistically significant difference was observed in body mass index between the groups. Waist circumference (73.5 cm vs. 77 cm, p < .001) and the prevalence of abdominal obesity (30% vs. 47.9%, p < .001) were significantly greater in 2015, regardless of sex. Overweight or obese children, as well as abdominal obesity were more prevalent in 2015 than in preceding decades. This is a worrying trend as abdominal obesity increases ...Continue Reading

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