Luis Gonzaga de Oliveira Gonçalves

TL;DR: The study indicates that the control of obesity would lower the prevalence of hypertension among Brazilian adolescents by 1/5 and the fractions of hypertension attributable to obesity in the population by 17.8%.

TL;DR: The study findings will be instrumental to the development of public policies aiming at the prevention of obesity, atherosclerotic diseases and diabetes in an adolescent population.

TL;DR: Despite the prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome being low, the high prevalences of some components and participation of others in the syndrome composition shows the importance of early diagnosis of this changes, even if not grouped within the metabolic syndrome.

TL;DR: A significant proportion of Brazilian adolescents has alterations in their plasma lipids, especially in Brazil’s North and Northeast regions, and the high prevalence of low HDL cholesterol and hypertriglyceridemia must be analyzed in future studies, to support the creation of strategies for efficient interventions.

TL;DR: It was concluded that excess weight showed high prevalence in economy class adolescents and B and private schools in Porto Velho, RO, Brazil and the practice of physical activity associated with a diet should be encouraged, in addition to reducing sedentary behavior, to prevent the development of overweight and obesity.