Revista brasileira de obesidade, nutrição e emagrecimento
Análise do índice de massa corporal de estudantes em tempo integral no Maranhão: um estudo transversal
By Ezequias Rodrigues Pestana, Filipe Lopes Pestana, Marlon Lemos de Araújo and 5 others.
Abstract
Introduction
Promoting well-being in adolescence is a priority in public education and health policies, especially given the increase in overweight and obesity among students.
Objective
To investigate the profile of body mass index according to sex and grade level among students enrolled in full-time schools in Maranhão.
Materials and methods
A cross-sectional study was conducted with 5,870 high school students from Centros Educa Mais, a full-time schooling model in Maranhão. An online questionnaire using Google Forms was utilized to collect information on name, grade level, age, sex, weight, height, the name of the Centro Educa Mais of study, and the city of residence between May 20 and June 7, 2025. The research was approved by the CEUMA University Ethics Committee, under Opinion No. 6,879,174.