Trends in prevalence of overweight and obesity in adults in 26 Brazilian state capitals and the Federal District from 2006 to 2012

OBJECTIVE: To describe the annual evolution of the prevalence of overweight and obesity in the adult population of the 26 Brazilian state capitals and the Federal District from 2006 to 2012. METHODS: Annual interviews (around 54,000 per year) from VIGITEL (Surveillance System of Risk and Protec...

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Main Authors: Deborah Carvalho Malta, Silvania Caribé Andrade, Rafael Moreira Claro, Regina Tomie Ivata Bernal, Carlos Augusto Monteiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Coletiva 2014-01-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-790X2014000500267&lng=en&tlng=en