Desmedro, sobrepeso/obesidad y composición corporal en escolares de la Ciudad de Riobamba. 2012

Abstract

The aim of this study was to establish the relationship between stunting, overweight / obesity and body composition in children / school age as the city of Riobamba. In Ecuador, in 2010, the estimated prevalence of overweight and obesity, exceed 76 percent and in children at 14 percent. The stunting is also present in these populations and these two problems are attributed to the nutrition transition. Stunting and obesity coexist in the same population and the same children, which triggers chronic diseases in adulthood and can be explained from the basics of developmental plasticity. It was performed a cross-sectional study, case-control analysis with nested clusters. It was found higher values of indicators of body composition in children with stunting, overweight / obesity than in controls. Average waist circumference 76.51 cm for children / as without the expense and 83.53 cm for children / as with the expense (p = <0.0001). Sum of sub scapular and triceps folds was 34.79 mm for children / as no expense and 41.13 mm for children / as with the expense (p = <0.0001). The average was 29.29 percent body fat in children / as no expense and 32.01 percent for children / as with the expense (p = <0.0001). It was concluded that children / as with the stunting (smaller) and overweight / obese have higher values of body composition in obese than normal size. It is recommended continuing with a clinical and biochemical indicators study.