Risk factors associated with diabesity in primary school students in the Amazon region of Brazil

• Main Authors: Maria Virgínia Filgueiras de Assis Mello (Author), Rosemary Ferreira de Andrade (Author), Liudmila Miyar Otero (Author), Anneli Mercedes Celis de Cárdenas (Author), Silvana Rodrigues da Silva (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidad de Antioquia, 2013-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective. Identifying risk factors for diabesity (diabetes plus obesity) in primary students in the Brazilian Amazon. Methodology. Descriptive study carried out in 2009 with the participation of 1218 students. A questionnaire from the Ministry of Health of Brazil was employed with the question ...