OVERWEIGHT AND OBESITY IN SCHOOL HALL OF EDUCATION NETWORK ARAPIRACA- AL

Authors

  • RAFAEL ANTÔNIO DA SILVA
  • CASSIO HARTMANN
  • ARNALDO TENÓRIO DA CUNHA JUNIOR

Keywords:

Overweight, obesity, School.

Abstract

Aimed to identify the levels of overweight and obesity in children and adolescents in the municipal schools of Arapiraca-AL. The transversal study had a sample of 1378 students of both genders enrolled in 2010. figures concerning the total body mass and height (to calculate Body Mass Index - BMI) were collected. We used the statistical central tendency. For both genders, the results pointed to a profile within the normal range for both BMI. However, when analyzed by gender, levels of overweight and obesity were 21.64% for females and 16.98% for males. We conclude that students of both sexes showed normal levels of BMI, however by gender, girls reported higher levels of overweight corroborating with the current literature.

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TRABALHOS PUBLICADOS

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OVERWEIGHT AND OBESITY IN SCHOOL HALL OF EDUCATION NETWORK ARAPIRACA- AL. (2016). Fiep Bulletin - Online, 85(1). https://ojs.fiepbulletin.net/fiepbulletin/article/view/85.a1.72