Time trends (1992-2005) in undernutrition and obesity among children under five years of age in Alagoas State, Brazil

Bibliographic Data

ID5223382
AuthorsHaroldo Da Silva Ferreira (0000-0002-1789-3138, Universidade Federal de Pelotas), Juraci Almeida Cesar (0000-0003-0864-0486, Universidade Federal de Pelotas), Monica Lopes De Assunção (0000-0003-2985-9890, Universidade Federal de Alagoas), Bernardo L Horta (0000-0001-9843-412X, Universidade Federal de Pelotas)
Year2013
Volume29
Issue4
Pages793-800
Publication date2013-04-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueCadernos de Saude Publica (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0102-311X • E-ISSN: 1678-4464
PublisherFapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1590/s0102-311x2013000800016
PMID23568308
OpenAlexW2125154034
SCIELO_PIDS0102-311X2013000400016
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited12

The aim of this study was to describe time trends in stunting and obesity in children under five years of age in Alagoas State, Brazil. Two surveys were conducted with representative samples, the first in 1992 (n = 1,228) and the second in 2005 (n = 1,384). Stunting was defined as height-for-age 2 standard deviations. Prevalence of stunting decreased from 22.5% to 11.4% (PR = 0.50; 95%CI: 0.42; 0.60), while obesity increased from 6.7% to 9.3% (PR = 1.36; 95%CI: 1.04; 1.77). During the same period there was a decrease (p ≤ 0.05) in the proportions of the following variables: rural residence, households without running water, households with more than four members, mothers with more than two children, low birth weight, and mother's lack of access to prenatal care. Adjustment for these variables significantly reduced the magnitude of associations, and the 95% confidence included 1.0, suggesting that changes in the prevalence of stunting and obesity were mediated by these characteristics. During the period, there was a striking reduction in the prevalence of stunting and an increase in the frequency of obesity

Confidence interval · Malnutrition · Nutrition transition · Obesity · Overweight · Residence · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Demography · Endocrinology · Indigenous Health and Education · Internal Medicine · Maternal and Neonatal Healthcare · Medicine · Pediatrics