Objective: To estimate the prevalence of abdominal obesity and verify the association with
sociodemographic factors (gender, school shift, ethnicity, age, maternal education and …

Objective: To determine the prevalence of abdominal obesity in adolescents and its
association with demographic, economic and lifestyle variables in adolescents. Methods …

Background and aims: Lifestyle variables have a key role in the development of abdominal
obesity (AO). The objective of this study was to identify lifestyle factors and socioeconomic …

Background: Abdominal obesity in adolescents is associated with cardiovascular and
metabolic diseases, but its prevalence and the factors associated with its occurrence are …

Objective: To identify the association of dietary, socioeconomic factors, sedentary behaviors
and maternal nutritional status with abdominal obesity in children. Methods: A cross …

Objetivo: Identificar fatores sociodemográficos e comportamentais associados à obesidade
abdominal (OA) e ao percentual de gordura corporal elevado (% GC elevado) em …

The aim of the present study was to identify the prevalence of abdominal obesity and verify
the socioeconomic inequities in abdominal obesity among female adolescents from all …

Introduction The prevalence of overweight and obese children and adolescents is a public
health concern. Few studies have critically evaluated this problem in a Brazilian population …

O objetivo foi determinar a prevalência ea evolução da obesidade geral e abdominal em
adultos com 20 anos ou mais em Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil. Estudo transversal de …

Excess body fat is associated with chronic degenerative diseases, being a global public
health problem. The aim of this study was to investigate the association of obesity with …