Table 1. Characteristics of the observational articles on anthropometric assessment of Brazilian children attending daycare centers (national studies and studies from the South, Southeast, Midwest and North regions).

Author, year	Location	Assessment method	Reference standard	Prevalence (%)
Silva et al., 200011	Brazil	NR	NCHS, 1977	W/A<-2Z: 5.4
				H/A<-2Z: 12.6
				W/H<-2Z: 1.3
Rodrigues et al., 201112	Cascavel (PR)	Lohman et al., 1988	WHO, 2006	W/A<-2Z: 2.3
				W/H<-2Z: 0.4
				W/H>+2Z: 9.8
Dallabona et al., 201013	Balneário Camboriú (SC)	NR	WHO, 2006	BMI/A<-2Z: 2.6
				BMI/A>+1Z: 29.6
				BMI/A>+2Z: 9.5
Corso et al., 200414	Florianópolis (SC)	NR	NCHS, 1977	H/A<-2Z: 8.7
				W/H<-2Z: 1.1
				W/H>+2Z: 8.6
Rocha et al., 200815	Belo Horizonte (MG)	WHO, 1995	CDC/NCHS, 2000	W/A<-2Z: 5.5
				H/A<-2Z: 4.2
				W/H<-2Z: 5.0
Camilo et al., 200816	Guaxupé (MG)	Jelliffe, 1968	NCHS, 1977	H/A<-2Z: 3.3
Castro et al., 200517	Viçosa (MG)	Jelliffe, 1968	NCHS, 1977	W/A<-2Z: 0.0
				H/A<-2Z: 3.5
				W/H<-2Z: 0.0
				W/H>+2Z: 4.6
Tuma et al., 200518	Brasília (DF)	Jelliffe, 1968	NCHS, 1977	W/A<-2Z: 2.2
				H/A<-2Z: 4.8
				W/H<-2Z: 0.4
				W/H>+2Z: 6.1
Santos, 199919	Capitão Poço (PA)	FAO/WHO, 1985	NCHS, 1977	W/A<-2Z: 53.0
				H/A<-2Z: 55.0

W/A, weight for age; H/A, height for age; W/H, weight for height; BMI/A, Body Mass Index for age; NR, not reported (unreferenced anthropometric method).