Sobrepeso, obesidad y condiciones socioculturales en escolares entre los siete y los once años de edad en la ciudad de orizaba, veracruz
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2094517 |
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| Authors | Timisay Monsalve Vargas, Timisay Monsalve-Vargas (0000-0002-8046-9006, Universidad de Antioquia), Juliana Isaza Peláez (0000-0002-2606-3849, Universidad de Antioquia), Carlos Serrano-Sánchez (0000-0001-6194-4281, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico), Carlos Serrano Sánchez (0000-0003-3319-9303) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 48 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 273-299 |
| Publication date | 2014-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Anales de Antropología (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0185-1225 • E-ISSN: 2448-6221 |
| Publisher | Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (PUBLISHER • MX) |
| DOI | 10.1016/s0185-1225(14)70497-7 |
| OpenAlex | W2141992055 |
| Language | ES |
| References cited | 9 |
274 male and female students between seven and eleven years old in the city of Orizaba, Veracruz, in regard to malnourishment by overweight and obesity, and socio-cultural conditions of their daily lives were evaluated by quantitative and qualitative methods, and indexes weight for age , body mass index (bmi) and sum of skinfolds. We used the Epi - Info version 3.4.3 software and the standard of the 2000 NCHS (National Center for Health Statistics). The socio-cultural conditions were analyzed by a food survey of 24- hour recall to 132 individuals and an activity recall questionnaire to 126 children. Some overweight children were selected for participant observation and interviews. The distribution curve of the total sample weight for age in mean z scores showed bias to the right. In the classification of bmi, 41.6 % of the total sample were overweight or at risk of overweight. The amount of fat pads showed a high percentage of obesity and 16 %\nof the sample had excess adiposity. These results relate to large consumption of high-calorie foods and prevailing sedentary habits
Art · Humanities · Political science · Health and Lifestyle Studies · Indigenous Health and Education · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
| Highly cited | No |
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