Prevalence of abdominal obesity in adolescents: association between sociodemographic factors and lifestyle
Abstract Objective: To estimate the prevalence of abdominal obesity and verify the association with sociodemographic factors (gender, school shift, ethnicity, age, maternal education and economic status) and lifestyle (alcohol consumption, sleep, soft drink consumption, level of physical activity a...
Main Authors: | João Antônio Chula Castro, Heloyse Elaine Gimenes Nunes, Diego Augusto Santos Silva |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Sociedade de Pediatria de São Paulo
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Series: | Revista Paulista de Pediatria |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-05822016000300343&lng=en&tlng=en |
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