Evaluación nutricional de escolares en una ciudad fronteriza entre Estados Unidos y México
Nutritional status of Mexican school age children, living in the frontier with United States
Rev. méd. Chile; 144 (3), 2016
Publication year: 2016
Background:
Undernutrition and obesity coexist among Mexican children due to poverty, sedentariness and inadequate food intake.Aim:
To assess the nutritional status of school age children in a Mexican city located in the frontier with United States.Material and Methods:
Cross sectional assessment of children from 28 basic schools in 2005, 2008 and 2013. Using a cluster sampling methodology, 5 children per course were selected in each school, reaching a final sample 840 children aged 7 to 12 years old. Body mass index z scores were calculated.Results:
The pre valence of overweight and obesity among these children was 49, 54 and 45% in the assessments performed in 2005, 2008 and 2013 respectively.Conclusions:
There is a trend towards a decrease in the frequency of obesity in these children from 2005 to 2013.
Evaluación Nutricional, Estado Nutricional, Sobrepeso/epidemiología, Factores de Edad, Análisis de Varianza, Índice de Masa Corporal, Estudios Transversales, México/epidemiología, Encuestas Nutricionales/métodos, Valores de Referencia, Factores Sexuales, Factores de Tiempo, Circunferencia de la Cintura