Table 2. Characteristics of observational articles on anthropometric assessment of Brazilian Children attending daycare centers (studies in the Northeast region).

Author, year	Location	Assessment method	Reference standard	Prevalence (%)
Pedraza et al., 201320	Paraíba	WHO, 1995	WHO, 2006	H/A<-2Z: 7.4
				W/H<-2Z: 1.1
				W/H>+2Z: 6.2
Sousa et al., 201221	João Pessoa (PB)	WHO, 1995	WHO, 2006	H/A<-2Z: 7.6
				W/H<-2Z: 1.6
				W/H>+2Z: 6.4
Pedraza et al., 201122	Paraíba	WHO, 1995	WHO, 2006	H/A<-2Z: 7.7
Sousa et al., 201123	Paraíba	WHO, 1995	WHO, 2006	H/A<-2Z: 5.8
				W/H<-2Z: 0.4
				W/H>+2Z: 3.8
Azevedo et al., 201024	Recife (PE)	NR	WHO, 2006	W/A<-2Z: 2.5
				H/A<-2Z: 8.6
				W/H<-2Z: 1.5
Barreto et al., 200725	Natal (RN)	NR	CDC/NCHS, 2000	BMI/A≥p85: 19.7
				BMI/A≥p95: 7.1
Cavalcanti et al., 200326	12 municipalities in Paraíba (PB)	NR	NCHS, 1977	W/A<-2Z: 6.9

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 (anthropometric method unreferenced).