摘要：The objetive of present study was to determine overweight and obesity prevalence of preschool in five infant-school in Botucatu. Cross-sectional study of 1232 preschool children enrolled in five public infant-school in Botucatu, in 2005. Overweight was defined as weight-for-height between +1 and +2 z escores, and obesity as weight-for-height above +2 scores. Prevalence rates were 25,3% for overweight and 12,2% for obesity. Among famale children, overweight prevalence was 29% and obesity prevalence was 15%. Among males, overweight prevalence was 20% and obesity prevalence was 17,6%. Overweight and obesity prevalence were high among preschool children from low icome families. Nutrition must be aware of the increasing prevalence of childhood obesity to be able to prevent, diagnose and treat this condition.
其他摘要：The objetive of present study was to determine overweight and obesity prevalence of preschool in five infant-school in Botucatu. Cross-sectional study of 1232 preschool children enrolled in five public infant-school in Botucatu, in 2005. Overweight was defined as weight-for-height between +1 and +2 z escores, and obesity as weight-for-height above +2 scores. Prevalence rates were 25,3% for overweight and 12,2% for obesity. Among famale children, overweight prevalence was 29% and obesity prevalence was 15%. Among males, overweight prevalence was 20% and obesity prevalence was 17,6%. Overweight and obesity prevalence were high among preschool children from low icome families. Nutrition must be aware of the increasing prevalence of childhood obesity to be able to prevent, diagnose and treat this condition.
