Niehues Janaina R, Gonzales Ana Inês, Lemos Robson R, Bezerra Poliana Penasso, Haas Patrícia
Division of Health Sciences, Núcleo de Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento da Saúde (NUPEDS), Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, 88900-000 Araranguá, SC, Brazil.
Division of Health Sciences, Núcleo de Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento da Saúde (NUPEDS), Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, 88900-000 Araranguá, SC, Brazil ; Division of Sport and Medicine, Núcleo de Cardiologia e Medicina do Exercício (CEFID), Universidade Estadual de Santa Catarina, 88080-350 Florianópolis, SC, Brazil.
Int J Pediatr. 2014;2014:583207. doi: 10.1155/2014/583207. Epub 2014 Jun 3.
Introduction. Infant juvenile obesity is currently a worldwide public health problem and it is increasing at alarming rate in the Brazilian population, showing its relevance in terms of public health. Objectives. Determine the prevalence of overweight and obesity in children and adolescents between 2 and 19 years old in different regions of Brazil. Methods. The following electronic databases were searched (from September through November 2013): Medline (PubMed), LILACS, and SciELO, using the descriptors and Boolean operators (obesity) and (overweight) and (child) and (prevalence) and (Brazil). Prospective and/or cross-sectional designs studies were found regarding the prevalence of overweight and obese children and adolescents in the five regions of Brazil. Results. A total of 191 scientific articles were found of which 17 met all inclusion criteria. A higher prevalence of overweight was found in the south (25.7%) and north (28.8%) of the country, and obesity in the southeast (15.4%) and south (10.4%). Conclusions. The scope of the studies was mostly based on municipal coverage, which resulted in limitations for conclusive analysis, showing the need for further studies of prevalence at the national level, with emphasis on public health in obese children and adolescents throughout the Brazilian territory.
引言。婴幼儿及青少年肥胖目前是一个全球性的公共卫生问题，在巴西人群中其正以惊人的速度增长，凸显了其在公共卫生方面的重要性。目的。确定巴西不同地区2至19岁儿童及青少年超重和肥胖的患病率。方法。检索了以下电子数据库（2013年9月至11月）：医学索引数据库（PubMed）、拉丁美洲及加勒比地区卫生科学数据库（LILACS）和科学电子图书馆在线（SciELO），使用了描述词及布尔运算符（肥胖）、（超重）、（儿童）、（患病率）和（巴西）。发现了关于巴西五个地区超重及肥胖儿童和青少年患病率的前瞻性和/或横断面设计研究。结果。共找到191篇科学文章，其中17篇符合所有纳入标准。该国南部（25.7%）和北部（28.8%）超重患病率较高，东南部（15.4%）和南部（10.4%）肥胖患病率较高。结论。这些研究的范围大多基于城市覆盖情况，这给结论性分析带来了局限性，表明需要在国家层面进一步开展患病率研究，重点关注巴西全境肥胖儿童和青少年的公共卫生问题。
