Avaliação antropométrica dos adolescentes da cidade de Registro no Vale do Ribeira (SP)
Adolescents' anthropometric assessment at the Registro city in the Vale do Ribeira (SP)
Keywords:
Adolescent, body height, malnutrition, obesity.Abstract
Objective: Cross-sectional study assessing the nutritional status of adolescents between 10 and 13 years old in schools at
Registro, Vale do Ribeira. São Paulo State. Methods: Anthropometric measurements (body mass and height) were taken
and nutritional status was evaluated through the height-for-age and Body Mass Index (BMI) for age Z-scores. Results: Out
of 101 adolescents, only 46 (45.5%) were within the expected (eutrophic) range, while the rest presented diagnoses of
overweight, obesity, malnutrition, nutritional risk and stunting. Conclusion: In view of this situation, social, economic and
cultural analysis are required to ensure more accurately-targeted nutritional interventions for this age bracket.

