Table 2 Characteristics of municipal public schools in Northern Brazil, according to the BMI/A of the evaluated children, 2018. N = 1036
Variables | Thinness and Eutrophy | Overweight and Obesity | Total | p Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
General Characteristics | ||||
 Administrative region | ||||
  North | 172 (23.0%) | 98 (34.0%) | 270 (26.1%) | < 0.001b |
  Center-South | 245 (32.8%) | 101 (35.1%) | 346 (33.4%) | |
  South | 331 (44.3%) | 89 (30.9%) | 420 (40.5%) | |
  School shift | ||||
  Part-time | 287 (38.4%) | 142 (49.3%) | 429 (41.4%) | 0.001b |
  Full-time | 461 (61.6%) | 146 (40.7%) | 607 (58.6%) | |
 Number of enrolled students | 728.0 (738.5–778.2) | 711.4 (679.8–741.6) | 697.0 (728.3–761.8) | 0.011c |
Physical activities offered | ||||
 Dance | ||||
  No | 287 (38.4%) | 143 (49.7%) | 430 (41.5%) | 0.001b |
  Yes | 461 (61.6%) | 145 (50.3%) | 606 (58.5%) |  |
 Body Practices | ||||
  No | 294 (39.3%) | 140 (48.6%) | 434 (41.9%) | 0.007b |
  Yes | 454 (60.7%) | 148 (51.4%) | 602 (58.1%) |  |
 Weekly physical activity | ||||
   < 3 classes | 312 (41.7%) | 152 (52.8%) | 464 (44.8%) | 0.001b |
   > 3 classes | 436 (58.3%) | 136 (47.2%) | 572 (55.2%) |  |
School feeding | ||||
 Number of meals | ||||
  1 meal/day | 368 (49.2%) | 176 (61.1%) | 544 (52.5%) | 0.001b |
  3 meals/day | 380 (50.8%) | 112 (38.9%) | 492 (47.5%) |  |
 Cafeteria at school | ||||
  Absent or inadequate | 297 (39.7%) | 139 (48.3%) | 436 (42.1%) | 0.012b |
  Adequate | 451 (60.3%) | 149 (51.7%) | 600 (57.9%) |  |
Food sale in school surroundings | ||||
 Food outlets | ||||
  No | 125 (16.7%) | 35 (12.2%) | 160 (15.4%) | 0.069b |
  Yes | 623 (83.3%) | 253 (87.8%) | 876 (84.6%) |  |
 Juices and soft drinks sale | ||||
  No | 645 (86.2%) | 262 (91.0%) | 907 (87.5%) | 0.038b |
  Yes | 103 (13.8%) | 26 (9.0%) | 129 (12.5%) |  |
Sweetened beverages sale | ||||
  No | 350 (46.8%) | 146 (50.7%) | 496 (47.9%) | 0.260b |
  Yes | 398 (53.2%) | 142 (49.3%) | 540 (52.1%) |  |
 Fried snacks sale | ||||
No | 338 (45.2%) | 153 (53.1%) | 491 (47.4%) | 0.022b |
Yes | 410 (54.8%) | 135 (46.9%) | 545 (52.6%) | Â |
Processed snacks sale | ||||
No | 382 (51.1%) | 138 (47.9%) | 520 (50.2%) | 0.363b |
Yes | 366 (48.9%) | 150 (52.1%) | 516 (49.8%) | Â |
Candy sale | ||||
 No | 173 (23.1%) | 46 (16.0%) | 219 (21.1%) | 0.011b |
 Yes | 575 (76.9%) | 242 (84.0%) | 817 (78.9%) |  |
School garden | ||||
 Garden for school feeding | ||||
  No | 314 (42.0%) | 143 (49.7%) | 457 (44.1%) | 0.026b |
  Yes | 434 (58.0%) | 145 (50.3%) | 579 (55.9%) |  |
 Leafy vegetables cultivation | ||||
  No | 314 (42.0%) | 143 (49.7%) | 457 (44.1%) | 0.026b |
  Yes | 434 (58.0%) | 145 (50.3%) | 579 (55.9%) |  |
 Legumes cultivation | ||||
  No | 459 (61.4%) | 199 (69.1%) | 658 (63.5%) | 0.021b |
  Yes | 289 (38.6%) | 89 (30.9%) | 378 (36.5%) |  |
Tuber cultivation | ||||
 No | 615 (82.2%) | 254 (88.2%) | 869 (83.9%) | 0.019b |
 Yes | 133 (17.8%) | 34 (11.8%) | 167 (16.1%) |  |
SHP actions performed at school | ||||
 Nutritional state assessment | ||||
  No | 659 (88.1%) | 239 (83.0%) | 898 (86.7%) | 0.868b |
  Yes | 89 (11.9%) | 49 (17.0%) | 138 (13.3%) |  |
 Healthy eating promotion | ||||
  No | 536 (71.7%) | 206 (71.5%) | 742 (71.6%) | 0.967b |
  Yes | 212 (28.3%) | 82 (28.5%) | 294 (28.4%) |  |
 Childhood obesity prevention | ||||
  No | 718 (96.0%) | 283 (98.3%) | 1001 (96.6%) | 0.069b |
  Yes | 30 (4.0%) | 5 (1.7%) | 35 (3.4%) |  |
 Health Week at school | ||||
 No | 388 (51.9%) | 136 (47.2%) | 524 (50.6%) | 0.180b |
 Yes | 360 (48.1%) | 152 (52.8%) | 512 (49.4%) |  |
 Science Fair | ||||
  No | 37 (4.9%) | 18 (6.3%) | 55 (5.3%) | 0.402b |
  Yes | 711 (95.1%) | 270 (93.7%) | 981 (94.7%) |  |
 Held Food Week | ||||
  No | 379 (50.7%) | 123 (42.7%) | 502 (48.5%) | 0.022b |
  Yes | 369 (49.3%) | 165 (57.3%) | 534 (51.5%) |  |
SHP actions performed in the Primary Health Care | ||||
 Nutritional state assessment | ||||
  No | 535 (71.5%) | 182 (63.2%) | 717 (69.2%) | 0.009b |
  Yes | 213 (28.5%) | 106 (36.8%) | 319 (30.8%) |  |
 Healthy eating promotion | ||||
  No | 519 (69.4%) | 211 (73.3%) | 730 (70.5%) | 0.220b |
  Yes | 229 (30.6%) | 77 (26.7%) | 306 (29.5%) |  |