Excess weight and factors associated in preschool of southwest of Bahia

• Main Authors: Andressa Tavares Gomes (Author), Taiane Gonçalves Novaes (Author), Karine Chagas Silveira (Author), Cláudio Lima Souza (Author), Joel Alves Lamounier (Author), Michele Pereira Netto (Author), Flávio Diniz Capanema (Author), Daniela da Silva Rocha (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Instituto Materno Infantil de Pernambuco.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Objectives: this study aimed to evaluate the environmental factors associated with excess weight in preschool children. Methods: a cross-sectional study involving 664 full-time preschoolers enrolled in public childcare centers in Vitória da Conquista (BA). The excess weight status has been...