International Journal of Pediatrics / 2014 / Article / Tab 2 / Review Article
Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity in Children and Adolescents from the Age Range of 2 to 19 Years Old in Brazil Table 2 Description of the studies included in this review in the regions of Brazil, regarding the prevalence of overweight and obesity and associated comorbidities.
Author Year Sample Age State Overweight Obesity South region Silva et al. [18 ] 2012 601 14–17 Santa Catarina 16.7% Not available Reuter et al. [19 ] 2012 414 7–17 Rio Grande do Sul Male: 22.3% Male: 4.7% Female: 22.6% Female: 12.6% Mello et al. [20 ] 2010 356 6–10 Paraná 20.2% 7.0% Burgos et al. [21 ] 2010 1666 7–17 Rio Grande do Sul 19.0% 7.7% Cimadon et al. [22 ] 2010 590 9–18 Rio Grande do Sul 24.6% NA Triches and Giugliani [23 ]
2005 573 8–10 Rio Grande do Sul Male: 17.3% Male: 7.4% Female: 16.6% Female: 7.6% Terres et al. [24 ] 2006 1.000 15–18 Rio Grande do Sul 20.9% 5.0% Southeast region Mazaro et al. [25 ] 2011 680 7–11 São Paulo 13.1% 9.0% Pereira et al. [26 ] 2009 494 2–19 São Paulo Male: 8.6% Male: 19.2% Female: 8.4% Female: 10.5% Pinto and Oliveira [27 ] 2009 29 2–5 São Paulo 5.1% 8.2% Fagundes et al. [28 ] 2008 218 6–14 São Paulo 16.5% 14.7% Mondini et al. [29 ] 2007 1.010 São Paulo 17.0% Not available Northeast region Queiroz et al. [30 ] 2010 750 6–9 Paraíba 17.7% 3.8% Tassitano et al. [31 ] 2009 4.210 14–19 Pernambuco 11.5% 2.4% Nunes et al. [32 ] 2007 588 10–19 Paraíba 18.3% 6.8% North region Ribas and Silva [33 ] 2009 437 6–19 Pará 28.8% Not available Central west region Giugliano and Carneiro [34 ] 2004 2.500 6–10 Distrito Federal 16.8% 5.3%
NA: not analyzed; BP: blood pressure; ↑ increase; ↓ decrease; LDL: low density lipoprotein; HDL: high density lipoprotein.