Journal of Health Education Research & Development

Ricardo Halpern

Publications

• Research Article
  Prevalence of Obesity, Overweight and Eating Disorders in a School-Based Population in Southern Brazil
  Author(s): Ricardo Rodrigo Rech and Ricardo HalpernRicardo Rodrigo Rech and Ricardo Halpern
  
  The health of school-age children and adolescents has been the focus of much attention, since at this stage of life students experience biological, social, emotional and cognitive changes. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence rates of obesity, overweight and symptoms of eating disorders (ED) among the sixth-grade students of the municipal schools in Caxias do Sul in 2011. A school-based, cross-sectional study evaluated 1230 students (86.80% of the total). A self-report questionnaire and anthropometric measures of weight and height were used in the assessment. The prevalence rates of obesity, overweight and ED symptoms were 7.30%, 22.80% and 33.10%, respectively. The students dissatisfied with their body image were four times more likely (PR=4.01; CI 95%= 2.71–5.93) to have excess weight and nine times more likely (PR=9.30; CI 95%=6.29–13.78) to have sympto.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2332-0893.1000111

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