Prevalencia de sobrepeso y obesidad en niños de etapa preescolar
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2023
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Universidad de Guayaquil. Facultad de Ciencias Médicas. Tecnología Médica
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El presente estudio de investigación lleva como tema Prevalencia de sobrepeso y
obesidad en niños de etapa preescolar, el cual tuvo como objetivo determinar la
prevalencia de sobrepeso y obesidad en niños de etapa preescolar de la Escuela de
Educación Básica Particular Santa Narcisa De Jesús. Este estudio se lo realizó a 60
preescolares, la metodología que se utilizo fue el enfoque cuantitativo, de tipo
transversal, de nivel descriptivo, en el cual para la evaluación antropométrica se obtuvo
el peso, talla e Índice de Masa Corporal (IMC), la clasificación del estado nutricional se lo
realizó mediante las curvas de crecimiento de la OMS en percentiles y la calculadora
antropométrica de la OMS AnthroPlus versión 1.0.4. Los resultados de la prevalencia en
sobrepeso son del 12% y para obesidad es el 10% de acuerdo con el IMC para la edad. La
conclusión a la que se llegó con el estudio fue que la prevalencia de sobrepeso y obesidad
no es muy alta, pero hay que tomarla a consideración para que esta no aumente
conforme con la edad. Se recomienda enfatizar la realización de investigaciones sobre la
Prevalencia de Sobrepeso y Obesidad enfocada en la etapa preescolar.
Palabras clave: Sobrepeso, obesidad, estado nutricional, preescolares
Abstract The present research study has as its theme Prevalence of overweight and obesity in preschool children, which aimed to determine the prevalence of overweight and obesity in preschool children of the Escuela de Educación Básica Particular Santa Narcisa De Jesús. This study was carried out on 60 preschoolers, the methodology used was the quantitative, cross-sectional, descriptive approach, in which weight, height and Body Mass Index (BMI) were obtained for the anthropometric evaluation, the classification of nutritional status was done using the WHO growth curves in percentiles and the WHO anthropometric calculator AnthroPlus version 1.0.4. The results of the prevalence of overweight are 12% and for obesity it is 10% according to BMI for age. The conclusion reached with the study was that the prevalence of overweight and obesity is not very high, but it must be taken into consideration so that it does not increase with age. It is recommended to emphasize research on the prevalence of overweight and obesity focused on the preschool stage. Keywords: Overweight, obesity, nutritional status, preschooler
Abstract The present research study has as its theme Prevalence of overweight and obesity in preschool children, which aimed to determine the prevalence of overweight and obesity in preschool children of the Escuela de Educación Básica Particular Santa Narcisa De Jesús. This study was carried out on 60 preschoolers, the methodology used was the quantitative, cross-sectional, descriptive approach, in which weight, height and Body Mass Index (BMI) were obtained for the anthropometric evaluation, the classification of nutritional status was done using the WHO growth curves in percentiles and the WHO anthropometric calculator AnthroPlus version 1.0.4. The results of the prevalence of overweight are 12% and for obesity it is 10% according to BMI for age. The conclusion reached with the study was that the prevalence of overweight and obesity is not very high, but it must be taken into consideration so that it does not increase with age. It is recommended to emphasize research on the prevalence of overweight and obesity focused on the preschool stage. Keywords: Overweight, obesity, nutritional status, preschooler
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SOBREPESO, ESTADO NUTRICIONAL, PREESCOLARES, ESCUELA DE EDUCACION BASICA PARTICULAR SANTA NARCISA DE JESUS, CANTON GUAYAQUIL, ECUADOR