Biological and behavioral correlates of body weight status among rural Northeast Brazilian schoolchildren.
Fernanda Karina Dos SantosMarcos André Moura Dos SantosMarcelus Brito AlmeidaIsabele Goes NobreGabriela Goes NobreWylla Tatiana Ferreira E SilvaThayse Natacha GomesJosé António Ribeiro MaiaCarol Virgínia Góis LeandroPublished in: American journal of human biology : the official journal of the Human Biology Council (2018)
Children with lower physical fitness levels as well as those with lower motor coordination quotient are more likely to be overweight and/or obese. No significant relationship was observed between birth weight and weight status in childhood. Strategies to reduce childhood obesity should consider biological, behavioral, and also environmental predictors.