Abstract
This article aims to present growth curves for height, weight, and BMI of 95,000 Brazilian youths aged 6 to 17 years, including the five regions of the country, the Amazon region, and indigenous populations, and compare them with the World Health Organization (WHO) growth references. The final sample consisted of 52,729 boys and 42,731 girls from the “Projeto Esporte Brasil” database. Body mass and height information were used to derive the curves. The generalized additive model for location, scale, and shape was employed. In this study, we present smoothed weight-for-age, height-for-age, and BMI-for-age curves for boys and girls. Differences were observed between the results of the Brazilian curves and the WHO growth references. The developed curves will be valuable for professionals in medicine, public health, nutrition, physical education, and other related fields, regarding the assessment of physical growth in Brazilian children and adolescents and monitoring the nutritional status of this population. Additionally, these curves will facilitate the identification of individuals or subgroups at risk of diseases and delayed growth, with a greater focus on specific country-related factors.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | e06412023 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| Journal | Ciência & Saúde Coletiva |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| Early online date | 5 Oct 2023 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 13 May 2024 |
Bibliographical note
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Funder
During the years 2003 and 2009, the Ministry of Sport of Brazil, through the National Secretariat of High-Performance Sport, financed PROESP-Br. The funding was for the purchase of materials for data collection. The Project that originates this manuscript was supported by Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq), Brazil. Process number 305200/2013-5.Funding
During the years 2003 and 2009, the Ministry of Sport of Brazil, through the National Secretariat of High-Performance Sport, financed PROESP-Br. The funding was for the purchase of materials for data collection. The Project that originates this manuscript was supported by Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq), Brazil. Process number 305200/2013-5.
UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
Keywords
- Anthropometry
- Body weights and measures
- Growth and development
- Growth charts
- Public health
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
- Health Policy
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