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Prevalence of overweight and obesity among 6- to 9-year-old schoolchildren in Cuenca, Ecuador: Relationship with physical activity, poverty, and eating habits

Background. The high prevalence of childhood overweight and obesity is a health problem worldwide. In developing countries, we lack information on the extent of the problem and the risk factors involved. Objective. To determine the prevalence rates of overweight and obesity and of abdominal obesity,...

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Autores Principales:	Abril Ulloa, Sandra Víctoria, Donoso Moscoso, Silvana Patricia, García, J.L, Rojas Reyes, Rosendo Iván
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Materias:	Eating habits Nutritional status Obesity Overweight Poverty Schoolchildren
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spelling	oai:localhost:123456789-291272018-10-01T15:36:15Z Prevalence of overweight and obesity among 6- to 9-year-old schoolchildren in Cuenca, Ecuador: Relationship with physical activity, poverty, and eating habits Abril Ulloa, Sandra Víctoria Donoso Moscoso, Silvana Patricia García, J.L Rojas Reyes, Rosendo Iván Eating habits Nutritional status Obesity Overweight Poverty Schoolchildren Background. The high prevalence of childhood overweight and obesity is a health problem worldwide. In developing countries, we lack information on the extent of the problem and the risk factors involved. Objective. To determine the prevalence rates of overweight and obesity and of abdominal obesity, and their relationship with physical activity, poverty, and eating habits in schoolchildren in Cuenca, Ecuador. Methods. A cross-sectional survey in a representative sample (n = 743) schoolchildren aged 6 to 9 years was conducted. Overweight and obesity were detected using the International Obesity Task Force cutoffs according to body mass index (BMI), and abdominal obesity was detected according to waist circumference. Poverty, physical activity, and eating habits were assessed with validated questionnaires. Results. The prevalence rates of overweight and obesity and of abdominal obesity were 26.0% and 10.6%, respectively. There were no differences between the sexes, but the prevalence of overweight and obesity was 1.5- to2-fold higher in 9-year-old than in 6-year-old children (p<.05). Multivariate models demonstrated that higher BMI and waist circumference were significantly related to low physical activity and nonpoverty. Insufficient physical activity (in 75% of children) was associated with a 13% to 18% increased risk of overweight and obesity and abdominal obesity. Eating breakfast and eating more than three meals per day (in 96.7% and 85.9% of children, respectively) were not related to the prevalence of overweight and obesity. Eating fruits during school break was associated with a lower BMI. Conclusions. The high prevalence of overweight and obesity observed in schoolchildren increased from the ages of 6 to 9 years and was associated with insufficient physical activity and nonpoverty. Promoting physical activity and fruit consumption in school snacks should be explored as intervention measures to prevent and reduce overweight and obesity in Cuenca schoolchildren. © 2013 Nevin Scrimshaw International Nutrition Foundation. 2018-01-11T16:47:29Z 2018-01-11T16:47:29Z 2013-12-01 info:eu-repo/semantics/Article 3795721 https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84892718966&partnerID=40&md5=bd98105d36ade764fa1e67246e924b1c http://dspace.ucuenca.edu.ec/handle/123456789/29127 en_US instname:Universidad de Cuenca reponame:Repositorio Digital de la Universidad de Cuenca info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ec/ Food and Nutrition Bulletin info:eu-repo/date/embargoEnd/2022-01-01 0:00
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spellingShingle	Eating habits Nutritional status Obesity Overweight Poverty Schoolchildren Abril Ulloa, Sandra Víctoria Donoso Moscoso, Silvana Patricia García, J.L Rojas Reyes, Rosendo Iván Prevalence of overweight and obesity among 6- to 9-year-old schoolchildren in Cuenca, Ecuador: Relationship with physical activity, poverty, and eating habits
description	Background. The high prevalence of childhood overweight and obesity is a health problem worldwide. In developing countries, we lack information on the extent of the problem and the risk factors involved. Objective. To determine the prevalence rates of overweight and obesity and of abdominal obesity, and their relationship with physical activity, poverty, and eating habits in schoolchildren in Cuenca, Ecuador. Methods. A cross-sectional survey in a representative sample (n = 743) schoolchildren aged 6 to 9 years was conducted. Overweight and obesity were detected using the International Obesity Task Force cutoffs according to body mass index (BMI), and abdominal obesity was detected according to waist circumference. Poverty, physical activity, and eating habits were assessed with validated questionnaires. Results. The prevalence rates of overweight and obesity and of abdominal obesity were 26.0% and 10.6%, respectively. There were no differences between the sexes, but the prevalence of overweight and obesity was 1.5- to2-fold higher in 9-year-old than in 6-year-old children (p<.05). Multivariate models demonstrated that higher BMI and waist circumference were significantly related to low physical activity and nonpoverty. Insufficient physical activity (in 75% of children) was associated with a 13% to 18% increased risk of overweight and obesity and abdominal obesity. Eating breakfast and eating more than three meals per day (in 96.7% and 85.9% of children, respectively) were not related to the prevalence of overweight and obesity. Eating fruits during school break was associated with a lower BMI. Conclusions. The high prevalence of overweight and obesity observed in schoolchildren increased from the ages of 6 to 9 years and was associated with insufficient physical activity and nonpoverty. Promoting physical activity and fruit consumption in school snacks should be explored as intervention measures to prevent and reduce overweight and obesity in Cuenca schoolchildren. © 2013 Nevin Scrimshaw International Nutrition Foundation.
author	Abril Ulloa, Sandra Víctoria Donoso Moscoso, Silvana Patricia García, J.L Rojas Reyes, Rosendo Iván
author_facet	Abril Ulloa, Sandra Víctoria Donoso Moscoso, Silvana Patricia García, J.L Rojas Reyes, Rosendo Iván
author_sort	Abril Ulloa, Sandra Víctoria
title	Prevalence of overweight and obesity among 6- to 9-year-old schoolchildren in Cuenca, Ecuador: Relationship with physical activity, poverty, and eating habits
title_short	Prevalence of overweight and obesity among 6- to 9-year-old schoolchildren in Cuenca, Ecuador: Relationship with physical activity, poverty, and eating habits
title_full	Prevalence of overweight and obesity among 6- to 9-year-old schoolchildren in Cuenca, Ecuador: Relationship with physical activity, poverty, and eating habits
title_fullStr	Prevalence of overweight and obesity among 6- to 9-year-old schoolchildren in Cuenca, Ecuador: Relationship with physical activity, poverty, and eating habits
title_full_unstemmed	Prevalence of overweight and obesity among 6- to 9-year-old schoolchildren in Cuenca, Ecuador: Relationship with physical activity, poverty, and eating habits
title_sort	prevalence of overweight and obesity among 6- to 9-year-old schoolchildren in cuenca, ecuador: relationship with physical activity, poverty, and eating habits
publishDate	2018
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Prevalence of overweight and obesity among 6- to 9-year-old schoolchildren in Cuenca, Ecuador: Relationship with physical activity, poverty, and eating habits

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