Comparison of three criteria for overweight and obesity classification among adolescents from southern Brazil

Comparison of three criteria for overweight and obesity classification among adolescents from southern Brazil

Abstract AIM To estimate the prevalence of the classifications of overweight and obesity in adolescents according to three criteria for nutritional status classification (Conde & Monteiro, International Obesity Task Force - IOTF and Word Health Organization - WHO), and to investigate whether so...

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Main Authors: Diego Augusto Santos Silva, Priscila Custódio Martins, Eliane Cristina de Andrade Gonçalves
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual Paulista 2018-01-01
Series:Motriz: Revista de Educacao Fisica
Subjects:
body mass index
adolescent health
nutritional status
overweight
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