Overweight and low height in children of urban, rural and indigenous communities

Autores

  • Itamar Adriano Tagliari Departamento de Educação Física da Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa (UEPG), Ponta Grossa, PR, Brasil
  • Maria Beatriz Rocha Ferreira Faculdade de Educação da Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados, MS, Brasil.
  • Larissa Rosa da Silva Departamento de Educação Física da Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR); Curitiba, PR, Brasil
  • Juliana Pizzi Curso de Educação Física da Universidade Paranaense (UNIPAR), Francisco Beltrão, PR, Brasil
  • Neiva Leite Departamento de Educação Física da Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR); Curitiba, PR, Brasil

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7322/jhgd.113723

Palavras-chave:

Anthropometry. Body composition. Body mass index. Obesity.

Resumo

Changes in lifestyle have led to an increase of overweight in the juvenile population. However, there are limited studies about this topic in relation to an indigenous population. The aim of this study is to verify the overweight and height defi cit in children aged 8 and 9 years, of both sexes, from urban, rural and indigenous communities of the city of Nova Laranjeiras in the State of Paraná. The 277 (148 boys) students were divided into three groups: rural (n = 100), urban (n = 99) and Indian communities (n = 78). The measurements taken were body mass (kg), height (m) and body mass index. The statistics method was an analysis of covariance and chi-square test (P <.05). Among the 277 schoolchildren, the prevalence of overweight was 14.6% in the rural area, 27.1% in urban area and 30.3% in the indigenous area in boys, and 15.7% in rural areas, 17.6% in urban and 20% in Indian girls. There was no difference in the frequency of overweight among groups for both sexes. The prevalence of height defi cit was different between the groups; it was higher in indigenous children than urban and rural children. Among the Indians, 42.4% of boys and 51.1% girls had low stature. Only indigenous children were overweight and of low height, while being prevalent in 15.1% of boys and 11.1% girls. Low stature is frequent in indigenous populations, and it would be ideal to have more research to identify its causes and consequences. Children showed high rates of overweight in all regions, demonstrating that poor eating habits and a sedentary lifestyle are not only characteristics of urban centres.

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2016-04-28

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