IMPE Abstracts

Introduction: Childhood obesity has an increasing incidence around the world, including in Brazil. There are reports of higher psychological alterations in patients with obesity. Aims: To evaluate the frequency of depression in teenagers with obesity, associating with their caloric ingestion. Methods: This is a transversal study, with teenagers ranging from 11 to 17 chronological age (CA), from both biological sexes, with obesity (zBMI>+2SD, WHO, 2007). Val...