Short stature in children of Karapotó ethnic background, São Sebastião, Alagoas, Brazil
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2016
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Sociedade de Pediatria de São Paulo
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Universidade Federal de Alagoas. Maceió, AL, Brasil
Universidade Federal de Alagoas. Maceió, AL, Brasil
Universidade Federal de Alagoas. Maceió, AL, Brasil
Universidade Federal de Alagoas. Maceió, AL, Brasil
Universidade Federal de Alagoas. Maceió, AL, Brasil
Universidade Federal de Pernambuco. Vitória de Santo Antão, PE, Brasil
Universidade Federal de Alagoas. Maceió, AL, Brasil
Universidade Federal de Pernambuco. Vitória de Santo Antão, PE, Brasil
Universidade Federal de Pernambuco. Vitória de Santo Antão, PE, Brasil
Universidade Federal de Alagoas. Maceió, AL, Brasil
Universidade Federal de Alagoas. Maceió, AL, Brasil
Universidade Federal de Alagoas. Maceió, AL, Brasil
Universidade Federal de Alagoas. Maceió, AL, Brasil
Universidade Federal de Pernambuco. Vitória de Santo Antão, PE, Brasil
Universidade Federal de Alagoas. Maceió, AL, Brasil
Universidade Federal de Pernambuco. Vitória de Santo Antão, PE, Brasil
Universidade Federal de Pernambuco. Vitória de Santo Antão, PE, Brasil
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Age and the predictor variables_ place of residence, gender, age, anemia, birth weight, family income, maternal literacy. The chi-square test was used to compare the categorical variables, where as the chi-square test with Yates correction was used for dichotomous variables, considering as statistically significant p-values≤0.05. Results_ The prevalence of short stature was 15.6% for children from the Terra Nova settlement and 9.1% for those from Plak-Ô native village. The prevalence of short stature among the Karapotó ethnicity was 13.4%. The variables_ maternal literacy, family income and low birth weight were statistically associated with short stature. Conclusions_ The observed short stature prevalence rates are significant, being characterized as a public health problem. Among the associated factors, the following are noteworthy_ unfavorable conditions of maternal literacy, family income and low birth weight. The planning of strategies to reverse the situation must take such factors into consideration_
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Brasil, Índios Sul-Americanos, Saúde de Populações Indígenas, Região Nordeste, Epidemiologia, Alagoas, Saúde da Criança, Antropometria, Estado Nutricional, Avaliação Nutricional, Inquéritos Nutricionais, Baixa Estatura para Idade, Condições Socioeconômicas, Curvas de Crescimento, Desnutrição Infantil, Alimentação e Nutrição
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Brasil, Saúde de Populações Indígenas, Índios Sul-Americanos, Epidemiologia, Saúde da Criança, Antropometria, Estado Nutricional, Desnutrição Infantil, Curvas de Crescimento, Classe Social, Alimentos, Dieta e Nutrição
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CAMPOS, Samara Bomfim Gomes; et al. Short stature in children of Karapotó ethnic background, São Sebastião, Alagoas, Brazil. Rev Paul Pediatr, v. 34, n. 2, p. 197-203, 2016.
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10.1016/j.rppede.2016.02.006