Prevalence of overweight, obesity and physical activity levels in children from Azores Islands.
Ann Hum Biol
; 37(5): 682-91, 2010.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Childhood overweight and obesity are increasing all over the world and have been associated with low levels of physical activity (PA).AIMS:
To determine the prevalence of overweight, obesity and PA levels in Azorean children according to age and sex; and to determine the association between levels of PA and prevalence of overweight and obesity. SUBJECTS ANDMETHODS:
Weight, height and PA levels were measured in 3699 children aged 6-10 years, from the Azores Islands, Portugal. Overweight and obesity were classified according to the cut-offs of Cole et al. (BMJ 3201240-1243, 2000) .RESULTS:
In girls, prevalences of overweight and obesity were 22.8% and 13.2%, and in boys 17.6% and 12.3%, respectively. No age trends were found in the prevalence of overweight or obesity; however, girls had a higher risk of being overweight (OR = 1.4, 95% CI = 1.2-1.7) than boys. Levels of PA were higher in boys compared to girls (F(1) = 52.8, p < 0.001). A protective effect of PA practice (very active versus less active) was observed for obesity (OR = 0.7; 95% CI = 0.5-0.9).CONCLUSION:
The results demonstrate the existence of high prevalence of overweight and obesity in children from the Azores Islands, which is associated with low levels of PA.
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Assunto principal:
Exercício Físico
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Inquéritos Epidemiológicos
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Sobrepeso
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Atividade Motora
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Obesidade
Tipo de estudo:
Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Ann Hum Biol
Ano de publicação:
2010
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Portugal