| Journal: | Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira |
| Database: | PERIÓDICA |
| System number: | 000308512 |
| ISSN: | 0104-4230 |
| Authors: | Nobre, Moacyr Roberto Cuce1 Domingues, Rachel Zanetta de Lima Silva, Atalanta Ruiz da Colugnati, Fernando Antonio Basile Taddei, Jose Augusto de Aguiar Carrazedo |
| Institutions: | 1Universidade de Sao Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina, Sao Paulo. Brasil |
| Year: | 2006 |
| Season: | Mar-Abr |
| Volumen: | 52 |
| Number: | 2 |
| Pages: | 118-124 |
| Country: | Brasil |
| Language: | Portugués |
| Document type: | Artículo |
| Approach: | Caso clínico, analítico |
| English abstract | BACKGROUND: To study the prevalence of cardiovascular risk associated to the lifestyle of school children from the 5th to 8th grade, in public and private schools. METHODS: Eighty seven randomly selected school rooms were visited adding up to 2,125 students who completed the questionnaire and whose body mass index was calculated. This sample represents around 2% of students from two school districts in the city of Sao Paulo. RESULTS: Of the 2,125 students, 24% were overweight or obese, 53.3% presented inappropriate food habits, 15.4% were sedentary, 62.6% drank alcohol, and 23.1% smoked. Between the 5th and 8th grade, the number of students who drank alcohol doubled and the number of male and female adolescents who tried out smoking increased 3-fold and 5-fold, respectively. Conversely, inappropriate food habits decreased. This situation is found in 40% of students from public schools and in 58% of those in private schools, by the time they reach the 8th grade. Overweight and obesity are more prevalent in private schools and the reduction noted as grades progress did not reach a significance level. Sedentarism is more prevalent in public schools. In private ones, sedentarism is lower among older students, contrary to public schools, where it increases with age. Female adolescents attend fewer physical education classes. Inappropriate food habits were characterized by the habits of adding more salt to pre-prepared food, lower intake of dairy products, fruit and vegetables also a higher intake of soft drinks, butter and snacks. CONCLUSION: Early detection of these cardiovascular risks associated to the lifestyle of these school children endorses the preventive practice of providing health education in schools |
| Portuguese abstract | OBJETIVO: Estudar a prevalência do risco cardiovascular associado ao estilo de vida de escolares da 5ª à 8ª série do ensino fundamental público e privado. MÉTODOS: Foram visitadas 87 salas, selecionadas aleatoriamente, totalizando 2125 estudantes que responderam ao questionário e tiveram o índice de massa corpórea calculado. A amostra representa cerca de 2% dos alunos de duas regiões de ensino do município de São Paulo. RESULTADOS: Foram observados 24% com sobrepeso ou obesidade, 53,3% com hábito alimentar inadequado, 15,4% com sedentarismo, 62,6% com consumo de álcool, e 23,1% de cigarro. Entre 5ª e 8ª série dobrou o uso de bebidas alcoólicas, triplicou a proporção de adolescentes do sexo masculino que experimentou o cigarro, e quintuplicou do sexo feminino. Em contraposição, decresceu o hábito alimentar inadequado, embora 40% dos alunos das escolas públicas, e 58% das privadas, apresentem essa condição na 8ª série. O percentual de alunos com sobrepeso e obesidade foi maior nas escolas privadas, com o crescer das séries houve decréscimo dessa proporção, apesar de não atingir nível de significância estatística. O sedentarismo foi maior na escola pública e, com o crescer da idade, se mostrou controverso entre a escola pública e privada, aumentando com a idade na pública. As adolescentes do sexo feminino freqüentam menos as aulas de educação física. Hábito alimentar inadequado foi caracterizado por colocar mais sal na comida já preparada, menor consumo de laticínios, frutas e por outro lado, maior consumo de alimentos representados |
| Disciplines: | Medicina |
| Keyword: | Metabolismo y nutrición, Sistema cardiovascular, Brasil, Niños, Adolescentes, Sobrepeso, Obesidad, Riesgo vascular, Epidemiología, Estilo de vida |
| Keyword: | Medicine, Cardiovascular system, Metabolism and nutrition, Brazil, Children, Adolescents, Overweight, Obesity, Vascular risk, Epidemiology, Life style |
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