Relación del estado nutricional (IMC) con el nivel socio económico y nivel de actividad física en niños y niñas entre 8 y 11 años de cuatro escuelas del Valle de los Chillos
Year: 2015
Type: dissertation
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Objective: To determine the relationship between nutritional status and socioeconomic level; and the relationship between nutritional status and physical activity, of children from 8 to 11 years old; from APCH, Liceo del Valle, Juan Montalvo and Leopoldo Mercado schools. Methodology: A total of 350 boys and girls, who attended four schools (Unidad Educativa APCH, Unidad Educativa Liceo del Valle, Unidad Educativa Juan Montalvo, and Escuela de Educación Básica Leopoldo Mercado) in Los Chillos valley, participated in the study. The socioeconomic level of the family was identified by the socioeconomic level stratification survey, the physical activity level was determined by the INTA questionnaire, and the nutritional status was determined using the BMI with anthropometric measurements such as weight and height. The results of the survey, questionnaire and nutritional evaluation were analyzed by the Chi square test. Results: There was no statistically significant (p >0.05) relationship between nutritional status (BMI) and socioeconomic level, also there was no statistically significant (p<0.05) relationship between nutritional status (BMI) and physical activity. There was a statistically significant (p<0.05) relationship between physical activity and socioeconomic level. Conclusions: The nutritional status (BMI) wasn’t related to the socioeconomic level. The nutritional status (BMI) wasn’t related to physical activity level. There was a statistically significant relation between socioeconomic level and physical activity. The proportion of overweight and obesity in the scholars coincides with the national statistics.
Author: Ana Carolina Villegas
Language: Spanish
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2318369135