Maria Alice Altenburg De Assis
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 162236 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Maria Alice Altenburg De Assis |
| PRENOMES | Maria Alice Altenburg |
| SOBRENOME | De Assis |
| ASSINATURA | DE ASSIS M A A |
| AFILIAÇÕES | Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5383-3714 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 33 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 40 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 33 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 1983 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2024 |
| ÍNDICE H | 4 |
Worldwide trends in underweight and obesity from 1990 to 2022
BACKGROUND: Underweight and obesity are associated with adverse health outcomes throughout the life course. We estimated the individual and combined prevalence of underweight or thinness and obesity, and their changes, from 1990 to 2022 for adults and school-aged children and adolescents in 200 countries and territories. METHODS: ). For school-aged children and adolescents, we report thinness (BMI 2 SD above the median). FINDINGS: From 1990 to 20…
Trends in the prevalence of obesity, overweight, and thinness among schoolchildren aged 7–14 years from southern Brazil (2002–2019)
OBJECTIVE: To analyze the obesity, overweight, and thinness trends among Brazilian schoolchildren by sex, age group, and type of school according to World Health Organization (WHO) and International Obesity Task Force (IOTF) criteria. METHODS: We conducted four surveys between 2002 and 2018/19 involving schoolchildren aged 7-14 years from a state capital in southern Brazil. Weight status was classified using both WHO and IOTF criteria. RESULTS: I…
Obesogenic behavior clusters associated with weight status among Brazilian students
This study aimed to examine the association between clusters of physical activity (PA), diet, and television viewing (TV) with weight status among a representative sample of Brazilian students. Data from the National Health School-based Survey (PeNSE) 2015 were analyzed (n = 16,521; mean age 14.8, standard deviation 0.03 year). PA (minutes/week spent in leisure-time, and commuting to/from school), TV (hours/day), and weekly consumption of deep-fr…
Duas evidências de validade da Esquada e níveis de qualidade da dieta dos brasileiros
No artigo “ Duas evidências de validade da ESQUADA e níveis de qualidade da dieta dos brasileiros ”, DOI https://doi.org/10.11606/s1518-8787.2021055002397, publicado na Revista de Saúde Pública.2021;55:39, na página 10, a RSP corrige um trecho do último parágrafo da seção resultados. Onde se lê: θ(250,50) = 59,09 × θ(0,1) + 250.12 Leia-se: θ(250,50) = 50 × θ(0,1) + 250.12
How Brazilian Schoolchildren Identify, Classify, and Label Foods and Beverages—A Card Sorting Methodology
This study examined how Brazilian schoolchildren identified, classified, and labeled foods and beverages. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 133 schoolchildren aged 7 to 10 years old from a public school located in southern Brazil in 2015. A set of cards with pictures of 32 food and beverage items from the web-based Food Intake and Physical Activity of Schoolchildren tool (Web-CAAFE) were used. Participants identified each item, forme…
Association between Sleep Timing, Being Overweight and Meal and Snack Consumption in Children and Adolescents in Southern Brazil
Sleep timing is one of the dimensions of sleep that refers to the time of day when sleep occurs. It has been included in sleep-related research because of the potential associations between being overweight and the consumption of meals and snacks. This cross-sectional study aimed to investigate associations between sleep timing, meal and snack consumption and weight status in 1333 schoolchildren aged 7-14 years. The midpoint of sleep was used as …
Time trend estimation of food consumption in repeated studies with different versions of food questionnaire among Brazilian schoolchildren aged 7 to 11 years
Longitudinal study, whose objective was to evaluate of the time trend in food consumption across the 2002-2015 period in schoolchildren aged 7 to 11 years, covered five food surveys in Florianopolis, southern Brazil. Methodological differences across the surveys (typical vs. previous day food consumption, pen-and-paper versus computer screen presentation) and some known risk factors, were adjusted for statistically. Offset by maximum food/beverag…
Diet Quality Influences the Occurrence of Food Aversions in Women Undergoing Adjuvant Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer
Food aversions in women undergoing adjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer may be linked to oxidative stress and gastrointestinal consequences underlying it, and diet possibly plays a role in this association. This follow-up study included 73 women with breast cancer treated in Florianopolis City, Brazil. Dietary antioxidant capacity-DaC (mmol/d), diet quality-Brazilian Healthy Eating Index Revised (BHEI-R score), and oxidative stress biomarkers …
Attendance in physical education classes, sedentary behavior, and different forms of physical activity among schoolchildren
Attendance in PE ≥ 2/week was associated with higher frequencies of active play (girls: PR = 1.40, 95%CI = 1.11-1.78; boys: PR = 1.49, 95%CI = 1.15-1.94) and structured physical activity (girls: PR = 2.11, 95%CI = 1.31-3.40; boys: PR = 4.33, 95%CI = 1.63-11.52). Higher attendance in PE (≥ 2/week) was associated with high overall PA (girls: PR = 1.31, 95%CI = 1.06-1.62; boys: PR = 1.42, 95%CI = 1.14-1.77) and low SB (girls: PR = 0.80, 95%CI = 0.71…
Duas evidências de validade da Esquada e níveis de qualidade da dieta dos brasileiros
OBJETIVO Avaliar duas evidências de validade da escala de qualidade da dieta (ESQUADA) para seleção dos itens com melhor discriminação da qualidade da dieta dos brasileiros e propor uma descrição em níveis de escore. MÉTODOS Adolescentes e adultos brasileiros e residentes no país (n = 2.059), responderam a um questionário on-line com 52 itens, compartilhado em redes sociais e listas de correio eletrônico entre março e abril de 2018. Foram aplicad…
Obesogenic Clusters Associated with Weight Status in Brazilian Adolescents of the Movimente School-Base Intervention
All classes had at least one unhealthy behavior, for both the whole sample, and for girls and boys. Girls' profiles were unhealthier compared to boys' profiles. Hence, it is recommended that intervention strategies to change behaviors need to be distinct according to sex, targeting more than one obesogenic behavior at the same time
Meal and snack patterns of 7–13-year-old schoolchildren in southern Brazil
Objective: The aim of the current study was to identify and describe the meal and snack patterns (breakfast, mid-morning snack, lunch, mid-afternoon snack, dinner and evening snack) of public schoolchildren. Design: Cross-sectional study. Information on the previous day’s food intake was obtained through the Web-CAAFE (Food Intake and Physical Activity of Schoolchildren), an interactive questionnaire, which divides daily food consumption into thr…
Body phenotypes and sexual maturation in Brazilian and US adolescents
Objective: Our study aimed to describe body phenotypes (BP) estimated by multivariate analysis and their association with body mass. Design: BP were defined based on demographic variables, anthropometric data (body mass, height, skinfolds and circumferences), body composition (phase angle measured by bioelectrical impedance analysis), biochemical parameters (TAG, glucose, total cholesterol ratio/LDL, Hb and sexual maturation (pubic hair and breas…
A new measure of health motivation influencing food choices and its association with food intakes and nutritional biomarkers in European adolescents
Objective: To develop a scale to assess health motivation influencing food choices and to explore its performance in the associations with food intakes and nutritional biomarkers. Design: Psychometric study using cross-sectional self-report questionnaires and nutritional biomarkers. Setting: Multi-centre investigation conducted in ten European cities. Participants: 2954 adolescents who were included in the HELENA study and completed the Food Choi…
Individual characteristics and public or private schools predict the body mass index of Brazilian children
The aim of this study was to determine the contribution of individual and school characteristics to the variability in body mass index (BMI) z-scores of 7 to 10 years old children. Anthropometric and sociodemographic data from two cross-sectional studies conducted with schoolchildren from the 2nd to the 5th grades of elementary schools were analyses (n = 2,936 in 2002, and n = 1,232 in 2007). Multilevel modeling was used to estimate variations in…
Validade e reprodutibilidade de questionário baseado na Internet (Web-Caafe) para avaliação do consumo alimentar de escolares de 7 a 15 anos
O estudo avaliou a validade e a reprodutibilidade da seção de consumo de alimentos do questionário Consumo Alimentar e Atividade Física de Escolares (Web-CAAFE), um software baseado na Internet para a medida qualitativa do consumo alimentar por meio da recordação do dia anterior. Participaram do estudo 390 escolares do 2o ao 5o ano do Ensino Fundamental (7 a 15 anos), de uma escola pública de período semi-integral. A validade foi testada pela com…
Validity of WebCaafe questionnaire for assessment of schoolchildren’s dietary compliance with Brazilian Food Guidelines
Objective To estimate reporting bias of WebCAAFE, a web-based questionnaire for the assessment of food intake (recall of frequency of intake of thirty-two food items the day before) and physical activity in schoolchildren. Design Cross-sectional study. Self-reported food intake on WebCAAFE was compared with direct observation of school meals in five public schools. Additional data included school grade, sex, BMI, socio-economic status and access …
Diagnóstico nutricional e elaboração de material didático para educação nutricional de escolares
http://dx.doi.org/10.5007/1807-0221.2016v13n24p49Objetivou-se avaliar o estado nutricional e o consumo alimentar de escolares, e a partir desse diagnóstico, elaborar um plano de ação organizado em um material didático para a educação nutricional de escolares no ambiente escolar. O estado nutricional foi avaliado pelo índice de massa corporal e o consumo alimentar através do Questionário do Consumo Alimentar e Atividade Física de Escolares (webCAA…
Changes in total and central adiposity and body fat distribution among 7–10-year-old schoolchildren in Brazil
Objective To describe changes in total and central adiposity and body fat distribution in children over a 5-year period by investigating variations in BMI, waist circumference (WC), waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) and skinfold thicknesses (SFT). Design A school-based sample of children from 2nd to 5th grades of elementary schools participated in two cross-sectional studies in 2002 ( n 2936) and 2007 ( n 1232). Setting Public and private schools of F…
Time spent by Brazilian students in different modes of transport going to school
To examine changes in the time spent in each mode of transportation used for going to school by gender and age among adolescents from Santa Catarina State, Brazil. Two school-based surveys were performed in 2001 (N = 5,028) and 2011 (N = 6,529) in high school students (15-19 years old). The mode of transportation (on foot; by bicycle; by bus; car/motorcycle) and the time spent for commuting to school were assessed. Active commuting increased for …
Trends in adiposity in Brazilian 7–10-year-old schoolchildren
This study identified a potential levelling off in the prevalence of obesity and excess abdominal adiposity, but a continuing increase in the prevalence of overweight
Mudanças no consumo alimentar e atividade física de escolares de Florianópolis, SC, 2002 - 2007
OBJETIVO: Avaliar a mudança em cinco anos do consumo alimentar e nível de atividade física em escolares. MÉTODOS: Estudo com amostra representativa (n = 4.168) de escolares de sete a dez anos de idade de Florianópolis, SC. Medidas do consumo alimentar e atividade física foram realizadas em dois estudos de base escolar em 2002 (n = 2.936; 51% meninos; idade média = 8,5 anos) e 2007 (n = 1.232; 50,7% meninos; idade média = 8,6 anos), utilizando que…
Qualitative analysis of the diet of a probabilistic sample of schoolchildren from Florianópolis, Santa Catarina State, Brazil, using the Previous Day Food Questionnaire
A qualitative evaluation of the diet of a probabilistic sample of 7-10 year old schoolchildren (n = 1,232) from Florianópolis (southern Brazil) was carried out by analyzing compliance with recommendations from the Brazilian Food Guidelines. The strengths and limitations of the Previous Day Food Questionnaire (PDFQ) are also presented. Frequencies of intake were defined as how many times per day the food group was reported on the PDFQ. The percent…
Inatividade física no lazer de adultos e fatores associados
OBJETIVO: Analisar a associação entre inatividade física no lazer de adultos com fatores sociodemográficos e indicadores de risco e proteção para doenças crônicas. MÉTODOS: Estudo transversal com indivíduos com idade de 18 anos e superior (n=1996). Foram utilizados dados obtidos do Sistema Municipal de Monitoramento de Fatores de Risco para Doenças Crônicas Não Transmissíveis, por meio de entrevistas telefônicas, em Florianópolis, SC, 2005. Anali…
Validação da terceira versão do Questionário Alimentar do Dia Anterior (Quada-3) para escolares de 6 a 11 anos
O estudo objetivou conferir validade à terceira versão do Questionário Alimentar do Dia Anterior (QUADA-3) para escolares. O QUADA-3 é um instrumento estruturado com seis refeições e 21 alimentos. Participaram 164 escolares de 6 a 11 anos de idade, de uma escola pública de período integral, em 2007. A validade foi testada pela comparação entre os itens alimentares selecionados no questionário e a observação direta de alimentos consumidos em três …
Validação da terceira versão do Questionário Alimentar do Dia Anterior (Quada-3) para escolares de 6 a 11 anos
O estudo objetivou conferir validade à terceira versão do Questionário Alimentar do Dia Anterior (QUADA-3) para escolares. O QUADA-3 é um instrumento estruturado com seis refeições e 21 alimentos. Participaram 164 escolares de 6 a 11 anos de idade, de uma escola pública de período integral, em 2007. A validade foi testada pela comparação entre os itens alimentares selecionados no questionário e a observação direta de alimentos consumidos em três …
Aspectos motivacionais em programas de mudança de comportamento alimentar
Este trabalho procurou reunir as informações concernentes às questões da adesão e motivação de indivíduos em programas de intervenção alimentar que visam à mudança do comportamento. Foram considerados os artigos publicados a partir de 1990, abordando inicialmente uma definição de termos sobre complacência, aderência, motivação, manutenção, recaída e lapso, palavras comumente utilizadas nos estudos sobre mudanças de comportamento. O tema fatores q…
Qualitative analysis of the diet of a probabilistic sample of schoolchildren from Florianópolis, Santa Catarina State, Brazil, using the Previous Day Food Questionnaire
A qualitative evaluation of the diet of a probabilistic sample of 7-10 year old schoolchildren (n = 1,232) from Florianópolis (southern Brazil) was carried out by analyzing compliance with recommendations from the Brazilian Food Guidelines. The strengths and limitations of the Previous Day Food Questionnaire (PDFQ) are also presented. Frequencies of intake were defined as how many times per day the food group was reported on the PDFQ. The percent…
Test–retest reliability and external validity of the previous day food questionnaire for 7–10-year-old school children
Reprodutibilidade e validade de questionário de consumo alimentar para escolares
O estudo objetivou avaliar a reprodutibilidade e a validade do questionário de consumo alimentar do dia anterior (QUADA) para escolares. O questionário é ilustrado com 21 alimentos e foi delineado para uso em nível de grupo. Participaram 131 escolares de oito a dez anos de idade de uma escola pública de período integral da cidade de Balneário Camboriú, Santa Catarina, em 2005. A reprodutibilidade foi avaliada em duas aplicações do questionário no…
Inatividade física no lazer de adultos e fatores associados
OBJETIVO: Analisar a associação entre inatividade física no lazer de adultos com fatores sociodemográficos e indicadores de risco e proteção para doenças crônicas. MÉTODOS: Estudo transversal com indivíduos com idade de 18 anos e superior (n=1996). Foram utilizados dados obtidos do Sistema Municipal de Monitoramento de Fatores de Risco para Doenças Crônicas Não Transmissíveis, por meio de entrevistas telefônicas, em Florianópolis, SC, 2005. Anali…
Food intake and circadian rhythms in shift workers with a high workload
Validade e reprodutibilidade de questionário baseado na Internet (Web-Caafe) para avaliação do consumo alimentar de escolares de 7 a 15 anos
O estudo avaliou a validade e a reprodutibilidade da seção de consumo de alimentos do questionário Consumo Alimentar e Atividade Física de Escolares (Web-CAAFE), um software baseado na Internet para a medida qualitativa do consumo alimentar por meio da recordação do dia anterior. Participaram do estudo 390 escolares do 2o ao 5o ano do Ensino Fundamental (7 a 15 anos), de uma escola pública de período semi-integral. A validade foi testada pela com…
Time spent by Brazilian students in different modes of transport going to school
To examine changes in the time spent in each mode of transportation used for going to school by gender and age among adolescents from Santa Catarina State, Brazil. Two school-based surveys were performed in 2001 (N = 5,028) and 2011 (N = 6,529) in high school students (15-19 years old). The mode of transportation (on foot; by bicycle; by bus; car/motorcycle) and the time spent for commuting to school were assessed. Active commuting increased for …
Planejamento de banco de leite humano e central de informações sobre aleitamento materno
Apresenta-se o planejamento das atividades e da área física do Banco de Leite Humano e Central de Informações sobre Aleitamento Materno da Maternidade Carmela Dutra, da Fundação Hospitalar de Santa Catarina. Com a implantação deste serviço, procura-se atender as necessidades dos bebês internados em Unidades de Tratamento Intensivo das Maternidades e Hospitais Infantis desta Fundação. Além de coletar, analisar, armazenar e processar adequadamente …
Aspectos motivacionais em programas de mudança de comportamento alimentar
Este trabalho procurou reunir as informações concernentes às questões da adesão e motivação de indivíduos em programas de intervenção alimentar que visam à mudança do comportamento. Foram considerados os artigos publicados a partir de 1990, abordando inicialmente uma definição de termos sobre complacência, aderência, motivação, manutenção, recaída e lapso, palavras comumente utilizadas nos estudos sobre mudanças de comportamento. O tema fatores q…
Food intake and circadian rhythms in shift workers with a high workload
Prevalência de sobrepeso e obesidade em escolares de uma escola pública de Florianópolis, Santa Catarina
OBJETIVOS: determinar a prevalência de sobrepeso e obesidade em escolares de sete a nove anos de uma escola pública de Florianópolis. MÉTODOS: foram investigadas 419 crianças entre sete e nove anos de idade, sendo 215 (51,3%) do sexo masculino e 204 (48,7%) do feminino. Como critério diagnóstico de sobrepeso e obesidade foram utilizados os pontos de corte de Índice de Massa Corporal (IMC). Para a verificação das diferenças entre prevalências util…
Overweight and thinness in 7-9 year old children from Florianópolis, Southern Brazil
OBJECTIVE: To assess nutritional status based on weight and height variables in children aged 7-9-y-old in a city from the South of Brazil (Florianópolis) and to compare the prevalence of thinness and overweight and environmental factors between Brazil and France. METHODS: Randomly stratified samples of 7-9 y-old children (Florianópolis, n= 2.232; France, n= 1.582). Both studies followed the protocol recommended by the European Childhood Obesity …
Validity of physical activity and food consumption questionnaire for children aged seven to ten years old
OBJECTIVES: assess reproducibility and concurrent validity of the questionnaire focusing on a typical physical activity and food intake day (DAFA) to measure physical activity and food intake in children between seven and ten years old. METHODS: sixty nine children recruited in a public school located in Florianópolis, Santa Catarina participated of the survey. Reproducibility was determined by comparing measures of two DAFA applications in a two…
Reprodutibilidade e validade de questionário de consumo alimentar para escolares
O estudo objetivou avaliar a reprodutibilidade e a validade do questionário de consumo alimentar do dia anterior (QUADA) para escolares. O questionário é ilustrado com 21 alimentos e foi delineado para uso em nível de grupo. Participaram 131 escolares de oito a dez anos de idade de uma escola pública de período integral da cidade de Balneário Camboriú, Santa Catarina, em 2005. A reprodutibilidade foi avaliada em duas aplicações do questionário no…
Test–retest reliability and external validity of the previous day food questionnaire for 7–10-year-old school children
Inatividade física no lazer de adultos e fatores associados
OBJETIVO: Analisar a associação entre inatividade física no lazer de adultos com fatores sociodemográficos e indicadores de risco e proteção para doenças crônicas. MÉTODOS: Estudo transversal com indivíduos com idade de 18 anos e superior (n=1996). Foram utilizados dados obtidos do Sistema Municipal de Monitoramento de Fatores de Risco para Doenças Crônicas Não Transmissíveis, por meio de entrevistas telefônicas, em Florianópolis, SC, 2005. Anali…
Validação da terceira versão do Questionário Alimentar do Dia Anterior (Quada-3) para escolares de 6 a 11 anos
O estudo objetivou conferir validade à terceira versão do Questionário Alimentar do Dia Anterior (QUADA-3) para escolares. O QUADA-3 é um instrumento estruturado com seis refeições e 21 alimentos. Participaram 164 escolares de 6 a 11 anos de idade, de uma escola pública de período integral, em 2007. A validade foi testada pela comparação entre os itens alimentares selecionados no questionário e a observação direta de alimentos consumidos em três …
Qualitative analysis of the diet of a probabilistic sample of schoolchildren from Florianópolis, Santa Catarina State, Brazil, using the Previous Day Food Questionnaire
A qualitative evaluation of the diet of a probabilistic sample of 7-10 year old schoolchildren (n = 1,232) from Florianópolis (southern Brazil) was carried out by analyzing compliance with recommendations from the Brazilian Food Guidelines. The strengths and limitations of the Previous Day Food Questionnaire (PDFQ) are also presented. Frequencies of intake were defined as how many times per day the food group was reported on the PDFQ. The percent…
Mudanças no consumo alimentar e atividade física de escolares de Florianópolis, SC, 2002 - 2007
OBJETIVO: Avaliar a mudança em cinco anos do consumo alimentar e nível de atividade física em escolares. MÉTODOS: Estudo com amostra representativa (n = 4.168) de escolares de sete a dez anos de idade de Florianópolis, SC. Medidas do consumo alimentar e atividade física foram realizadas em dois estudos de base escolar em 2002 (n = 2.936; 51% meninos; idade média = 8,5 anos) e 2007 (n = 1.232; 50,7% meninos; idade média = 8,6 anos), utilizando que…
Trends in adiposity in Brazilian 7–10-year-old schoolchildren
This study identified a potential levelling off in the prevalence of obesity and excess abdominal adiposity, but a continuing increase in the prevalence of overweight
Time spent by Brazilian students in different modes of transport going to school
To examine changes in the time spent in each mode of transportation used for going to school by gender and age among adolescents from Santa Catarina State, Brazil. Two school-based surveys were performed in 2001 (N = 5,028) and 2011 (N = 6,529) in high school students (15-19 years old). The mode of transportation (on foot; by bicycle; by bus; car/motorcycle) and the time spent for commuting to school were assessed. Active commuting increased for …
Changes in total and central adiposity and body fat distribution among 7–10-year-old schoolchildren in Brazil
Objective To describe changes in total and central adiposity and body fat distribution in children over a 5-year period by investigating variations in BMI, waist circumference (WC), waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) and skinfold thicknesses (SFT). Design A school-based sample of children from 2nd to 5th grades of elementary schools participated in two cross-sectional studies in 2002 ( n 2936) and 2007 ( n 1232). Setting Public and private schools of F…
Validity of WebCaafe questionnaire for assessment of schoolchildren’s dietary compliance with Brazilian Food Guidelines
Objective To estimate reporting bias of WebCAAFE, a web-based questionnaire for the assessment of food intake (recall of frequency of intake of thirty-two food items the day before) and physical activity in schoolchildren. Design Cross-sectional study. Self-reported food intake on WebCAAFE was compared with direct observation of school meals in five public schools. Additional data included school grade, sex, BMI, socio-economic status and access …
Diagnóstico nutricional e elaboração de material didático para educação nutricional de escolares
http://dx.doi.org/10.5007/1807-0221.2016v13n24p49Objetivou-se avaliar o estado nutricional e o consumo alimentar de escolares, e a partir desse diagnóstico, elaborar um plano de ação organizado em um material didático para a educação nutricional de escolares no ambiente escolar. O estado nutricional foi avaliado pelo índice de massa corporal e o consumo alimentar através do Questionário do Consumo Alimentar e Atividade Física de Escolares (webCAA…
Validade e reprodutibilidade de questionário baseado na Internet (Web-Caafe) para avaliação do consumo alimentar de escolares de 7 a 15 anos
O estudo avaliou a validade e a reprodutibilidade da seção de consumo de alimentos do questionário Consumo Alimentar e Atividade Física de Escolares (Web-CAAFE), um software baseado na Internet para a medida qualitativa do consumo alimentar por meio da recordação do dia anterior. Participaram do estudo 390 escolares do 2o ao 5o ano do Ensino Fundamental (7 a 15 anos), de uma escola pública de período semi-integral. A validade foi testada pela com…
Individual characteristics and public or private schools predict the body mass index of Brazilian children
The aim of this study was to determine the contribution of individual and school characteristics to the variability in body mass index (BMI) z-scores of 7 to 10 years old children. Anthropometric and sociodemographic data from two cross-sectional studies conducted with schoolchildren from the 2nd to the 5th grades of elementary schools were analyses (n = 2,936 in 2002, and n = 1,232 in 2007). Multilevel modeling was used to estimate variations in…
Duas evidências de validade da Esquada e níveis de qualidade da dieta dos brasileiros
OBJETIVO Avaliar duas evidências de validade da escala de qualidade da dieta (ESQUADA) para seleção dos itens com melhor discriminação da qualidade da dieta dos brasileiros e propor uma descrição em níveis de escore. MÉTODOS Adolescentes e adultos brasileiros e residentes no país (n = 2.059), responderam a um questionário on-line com 52 itens, compartilhado em redes sociais e listas de correio eletrônico entre março e abril de 2018. Foram aplicad…
Obesogenic Clusters Associated with Weight Status in Brazilian Adolescents of the Movimente School-Base Intervention
All classes had at least one unhealthy behavior, for both the whole sample, and for girls and boys. Girls' profiles were unhealthier compared to boys' profiles. Hence, it is recommended that intervention strategies to change behaviors need to be distinct according to sex, targeting more than one obesogenic behavior at the same time
Meal and snack patterns of 7–13-year-old schoolchildren in southern Brazil
Objective: The aim of the current study was to identify and describe the meal and snack patterns (breakfast, mid-morning snack, lunch, mid-afternoon snack, dinner and evening snack) of public schoolchildren. Design: Cross-sectional study. Information on the previous day’s food intake was obtained through the Web-CAAFE (Food Intake and Physical Activity of Schoolchildren), an interactive questionnaire, which divides daily food consumption into thr…
Body phenotypes and sexual maturation in Brazilian and US adolescents
Objective: Our study aimed to describe body phenotypes (BP) estimated by multivariate analysis and their association with body mass. Design: BP were defined based on demographic variables, anthropometric data (body mass, height, skinfolds and circumferences), body composition (phase angle measured by bioelectrical impedance analysis), biochemical parameters (TAG, glucose, total cholesterol ratio/LDL, Hb and sexual maturation (pubic hair and breas…
A new measure of health motivation influencing food choices and its association with food intakes and nutritional biomarkers in European adolescents
Objective: To develop a scale to assess health motivation influencing food choices and to explore its performance in the associations with food intakes and nutritional biomarkers. Design: Psychometric study using cross-sectional self-report questionnaires and nutritional biomarkers. Setting: Multi-centre investigation conducted in ten European cities. Participants: 2954 adolescents who were included in the HELENA study and completed the Food Choi…
Time trend estimation of food consumption in repeated studies with different versions of food questionnaire among Brazilian schoolchildren aged 7 to 11 years
Longitudinal study, whose objective was to evaluate of the time trend in food consumption across the 2002-2015 period in schoolchildren aged 7 to 11 years, covered five food surveys in Florianopolis, southern Brazil. Methodological differences across the surveys (typical vs. previous day food consumption, pen-and-paper versus computer screen presentation) and some known risk factors, were adjusted for statistically. Offset by maximum food/beverag…
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