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dc.contributor.author | Nascimento, Viviane Gabriela | pt_BR |
dc.contributor.author | Bertoli, Ciro Joao | pt_BR |
dc.contributor.author | Leone, Claudio | pt_BR |
dc.date.accessioned | 2019-09-12T16:26:02Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2019-09-12T16:26:02Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2011 | - |
dc.citation.volume | 66 | pt_BR |
dc.citation.issue | 7 | pt_BR |
dc.citation.spage | 1223 | - |
dc.citation.epage | 1226 | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1590/S1807-59322011000700017 | pt_BR |
dc.identifier.issn | 1980-5322 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://repositorio.unitau.br/jspui/handle/20.500.11874/1829 | - |
dc.description.abstract | PURPOSE: To analyze the usefulness of the weight gain/height gain ratio from birth to two and three years of age as a predictive risk indicator of excess weight at preschool age. METHODS: The weight and height/length of 409 preschool children at daycare centers were measured according to internationally recommended rules. The weight values and body mass indices of the children were transformed into a z-score per the standard method described by the World Health Organization. The Pearson correlation coefficients (rP) and the linear regressions between the anthropometric parameters and the body mass index z-scores of preschool children were statistically analyzed (alpha = 0.05). RESULTS: The mean age of the study population was 3.2 years (± 0.3 years). The prevalence of excess weight was 28.8%, and the prevalence of overweight and obesity was 8.8%. The correlation coefficients between the body mass index z-scores of the preschool children and the birth weights or body mass indices at birth were low (0.09 and 0.10, respectively). There was a high correlation coefficient (rP = 0.79) between the mean monthly gain of weight and the body mass index z-score of preschool children. A higher coefficient (rP = 0.93) was observed between the ratio of the mean weight gain per height gain (g/cm) and the preschool children body mass index z-score. The coefficients and their differences were statistically significant. CONCLUSION: Regardless of weight or length at birth, the mean ratio between the weight gain per g/cm of height growth from birth presented a strong correlation with the body mass index of preschool children. These results suggest that this ratio may be a good indicator of the risk of excess weight and obesity in preschool-aged children. | en |
dc.description.provenance | Made available in DSpace on 2019-09-12T16:26:02Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2011 | en |
dc.language | Inglês | pt_BR |
dc.publisher | Faculdade de Medicina / USP | - |
dc.publisher.country | Brasil | pt_BR |
dc.relation.ispartof | Clinics | - |
dc.rights | Acesso Aberto | pt_BR |
dc.rights.uri | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0 | * |
dc.source | Scielo | pt_BR |
dc.subject.other | Birth Weight | en |
dc.subject.other | Obesity | en |
dc.subject.other | Excess Weight | en |
dc.subject.other | Preschool Age | en |
dc.title | Ratio of weight to height gain: a useful tool for identifying children at risk of becoming overweight or obese at preschool age | en |
dc.type | Artigo de Periódico | pt_BR |
dc.contributor.orcid | Leone, Claudio https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1324-0401 | pt_BR |
dc.contributor.researcherid | Leone, Claudio/F-5004-2012 | pt_BR |
dc.description.affiliation | [Bertoli, Ciro Joao] Universidade de Taubaté, Brazil | - |
dc.description.affiliation | Nascimento, Viviane G.; Leone, Claudio] Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil | - |
dc.subject.researcharea | General & Internal Medicine | en |
dc.subject.scieloarea | Medicine, General & Internal | en |
dc.identifier.scielo | SCIELO:S1807-59322011000700017 | - |
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