Individual characteristics and public or private schools predict the body mass index of Brazilian children: a multilevel analysis

• Main Authors: Danielle Biazzi Leal (Author), Maria Alice Altenburg de Assis (Author), Wolney Lisboa Conde (Author), Adriana Soares Lobo (Author), France Bellisle (Author), Dalton Francisco de Andrade (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The aim of this study was to determine the contribution of individual and school characteristics to the variability in body mass index (BMI) z-scores of 7 to 10 years old children. Anthropometric and sociodemographic data from two cross-sectional studies conducted with schoolchildren from the 2nd to...