Prevalence and factors associated with excess weight in adolescents in a low-income neighborhood - Northeast, Brazil

Abstract Objectives: to study the prevalence of excess weight and associated factors among adolescents from a low-income neighborhood located in the city of Recife, Pernambuco. Methods: cross-sectional study, in which behavioral, socioeconomic and demographic information was collected from June to...

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Main Authors: Lizelda Maria de Araújo Barbosa, Ilma Kruze Grande de Arruda, Raquel Canuto, Pedro Israel Cabral de Lira, Jailma Santos Monteiro, Déborah Lemos Freitas, Weslla Karla Albuquerque Silva de Paula, Malaquias Batista Filho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Materno Infantil de Pernambuco
Series:Revista Brasileira de Saúde Materno Infantil
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1519-38292019000300661&lng=en&tlng=en