Time trends (1992-2005) in undernutrition and obesity among children under five years of age in Alagoas State, Brazil Tendencia temporal (1992-2005) de la desnutrición y de la obesidad en menores de cinco años en el estado de Alagoas, Brasil Tendência temporal (1992-2005) da desnutrição e da obesidade em menores de cinco anos no Estado de Alagoas, Brasil

• Main Authors: Monica Lopes de Assunção (Author), Juraci Almeida Cesar (Author), Haroldo da Silva Ferreira (Author), Bernardo Lessa Horta (Author)
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• Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2013-04-01T00:00:00Z.
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The aim of this study was to describe time trends in stunting and obesity in children under five years of age in Alagoas State, Brazil. Two surveys were conducted with representative samples, the first in 1992 (n = 1,228) and the second in 2005 (n = 1,384). Stunting was defined as height-for-age <...