Association between eating patterns and body mass index in a sample of children and adolescents in Northeastern Brazil.

The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between eating patterns and body mass index (BMI) in children and adolescents. This is a cross-sectional study of 1,247 male and female students, aged between 6 and 12, from public elementary schools in São Francisco do Conde, Bahia State, Brasil. BMI was used to analyze the children's nutritional status.

The prevalence of wheezing and its association with serum zinc concentration in children and adolescents in Brazil.

Objective: To assess the influence of zinc serum status on the prevalence of wheezing in a sample of children and adolescents in Northeastern Brazil.

Research Methods And Procedures: This is a cross-sectional study which included 592 students of 6-12 years old, from the public elementary schools of São Francisco do Conde, Bahia, Northeastern Brazil. Report of wheezing in the past 12 months was collected using a questionnaire of the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood Program (ISAAC) phase III, adapted to Portuguese.

Dietary Patterns and Wheezing in the Midst of Nutritional Transition: A Study in Brazil.

To assess the influence of dietary patterns on the prevalence of wheezing in the child and adolescent population in Northeastern Brazil. This is a cross-sectional study of male and female students, 6-12 years old, from the public elementary schools of São Francisco do Conde, Bahia, Northeastern Brazil. The report of wheezing in the past 12 months was collected using a questionnaire from the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood Program phase III, adapted to Portuguese.

The prevalence of wheezing and its association with body mass index and abdominal obesity in children.

Objective: To evaluate the relative importance of body mass index (BMI) and abdominal obesity in the prevalence of wheezing in Brazilian children.

Materials And Methods: This is a cross-sectional study of male and female students, 6-12 years old, from the public elementary schools of São Francisco do Conde, Bahia, Northeast Brazil. Reports of wheezing in the past 12 months were collected using a questionnaire from the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood Program (ISAAC) phase III, adapted to Portuguese.

Food and nutrition insecurity: a marker of vulnerability to asthma symptoms.

Objective: To evaluate the association between food and nutrition insecurity and asthma in children from Latin America.

Design: Cross-sectional study.

Setting: São Francisco do Conde, Bahia, north-eastern Brazil.