The Similarity Degree of the Anthropometric and Body Composition Variables of Brazilian and Mozambican Schoolchildren: A New Approach Using the Smoothed Jaccard Index Surface

• Main Authors: André Luiz de Góes Pacheco (Author), Willian Motta Bocanegra (Author), Élida Karina de Lira Ferreira (Author), Rayssa Temudo dos Santos (Author), Patrícia Miller Simões (Author), Eulálio Malinga (Author), Euclides da Conceição Guiliche (Author), Arsénio Fernando José Isaías (Author), Isabele Góes Nobre (Author), João Henrique da Costa Silva (Author), Wylla Tatiana Ferreira e Silva (Author), Eduardo Padrón-Hernandez (Author), Luciano Pirola (Author), Rafael dos Santos Henrique (Author), Carol Góis Leandro (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2024-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background/Objectives: Brazil and Mozambique face similar socioeconomic challenges, including common indicators of undernutrition and overnutrition among children. This study evaluated the similarity degree of the anthropometric and body composition variables of Brazilian and Mozambican children by...