Overweight and thinness in 7-9 year old children from Florianópolis, Southern Brazil: a comparison with a French study using a similar protocol
Palabras clave:
Brazil, child, France, nutritional status, obesity, overweightResumen
Objective
To assess nutritional status based on weight and height variables in children aged 7-9-y-old in a city from the
South of Brazil (Florianópolis) and to compare the prevalence of thinness and overweight and environmental
factors between Brazil and France.
Methods
Randomly stratified samples of 7-9 y-old children (Florianópolis, n= 2.232; France, n= 1.582). Both studies
followed the protocol recommended by the European Childhood Obesity Group. Weight and height were recorded according to World Health Organization recommendation. Thinness and overweight were defined
using the French references. Physical activity and sedentary behaviors were compared.
Results
Florianópolis children were taller and heavier than the French. The frequency of thinness was lower in
Florianópolis as compared to France (1.1 vs 3.9%). Overweight frequency was 19.9% in Florianópolis as
compared to 16.3% in France. French children had a higher level of physical activity. In particular, 66.5% of
French children had a regular sport activity compared to 35.7% in Florianópolis. In France, daily television and
screen viewing time was 2 hours per day as compared to 3.3 hours in Brazil.
Conclusion
Behavioral parameters, particularly sedentary lifestyle, could account for the higher prevalence of overweight
in Brazilian children. Strategies to decrease the prevalence of overweight in children should take into account
the particularities of each country
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