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

• मुख्य लेखकों: Danielle Biazzi Leal (लेखक), Maria Alice Altenburg de Assis (लेखक), Wolney Lisboa Conde (लेखक), Adriana Soares Lobo (लेखक), France Bellisle (लेखक), Dalton Francisco de Andrade (लेखक)
• स्वरूप: पुस्तक
• प्रकाशित: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• विषय: 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...