Prevalence of overweight and associated factors in under-five-year-old children in urban population in Brazil

• Main Authors: Rosângela de Mattos Müller (Author), Elaine Tomasi (Author), Luiz Augusto Facchini (Author), Roberto Xavier Piccini (Author), Denise Silva da Silveira (Author), Fernando Vinholes Siqueira (Author), Elaine Thumé (Author), Suele Manjourany Silva (Author), Alitéia Santiago Dilélio (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Associação Brasileira de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Coletiva, 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z.
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Objectives: To estimate the prevalence of overweight in children under five years old from urban households and to investigate associated factors. Methods: Cross-sectional population-based study carried out in the five regions of Brazil with a sample of 6,397 children. The World Health Organization...