Nutritional status and association of overweight with gender and age in children and adolescents.

• Main Authors: Kleverton Krinski (Author), Sergio Piologro da Hora (Author), Hassan Mohamed Elsangedy (Author), Cassiano Ricardo Rech (Author), Elto Legnani (Author), Bruno Vinicius Santos (Author), Wagner de Campos (Author), Sergio Gregorio da Silva (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, 2011-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The aim of this study was to assess the nutritional status and the association of excess body weight (EBW) with gender and age among children and adolescents from the town of Vilhena, Rondonia, Brazil. A total of 5,883 students, including children (6 to 11 years) and adolescents (12 to 17 years), fr...