Objective: This article assesses the nutritional status of Indigenous women from 14 to 49
years of age in Brazil. Design: Sample size was calculated for each region considering a …

Background Although case studies indicate that indigenous peoples in Brazil often suffer
from higher morbidity and mortality rates than the national population, they were not …

Objective: To estimate the prevalence of obesity and overweight and associated factors in
indigenous people of the Jaguapiru village in Central Brazil. Methods: We conducted a …

To carry out a systematic review to identify the prevalence of overweight and obesity in the
adult indigenous population in Brazil. The databases used were PubMed, Scopus, Virtual …

Introduction The prevalence of undernutrition, which is closely associated with
socioeconomic and sanitation conditions, is often higher among indigenous than non …

Birth weight is an important predictor of perinatal, infant, and preschool-age children
morbimortality. However, information about indigenous children's birth weight is still scarce …

Background Obesity is a major risk factor for hypertension, and abdominal fat in particular
has been more strongly associated with cardiovascular diseases and its prevalence has …

Objectives: we aimed to identify etiological factors for low birth weight (LBW), prematurity
and intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) in the Indigenous Population. Methods: for this …

Objective: To assess the factors associated with overweight and obesity among women of
childbearing age in Brazil. Design: Cross-sectional study. Setting: Using the National Health …

Este estudo avalia a atenção pré-natal de mulheres indígenas com idades entre 14-49
anos, com filhos menores de 60 meses no Brasil. O Primeiro Inquérito Nacional de Saúde e …