Evaluación nutricional de escolares en una ciudad fronteriza entre Estados Unidos y México

• Mariel A Aviña-Barrera ^[1] ; Octelina Castillo-Ruiz ^[1] ; Francisco Vázquez-Nava ^[1] ; Adriana Perales-Torres ^[1] ; Sanjuana Aleman-Castillo ^[1]
  1. [1] Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas

     Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas

     México

     
• Localización: Revista Médica de Chile, ISSN-e 0034-9887, Vol. 144, Nº. 3, 2016, págs. 347-354
• Idioma: español
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  • Nutritional status of Mexican school age children, living in the frontier with United States
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  • Background: Undernutrition and obesity coexist among Mexican children due to poverty, sedentariness and inadequate food intake. Aim: To assess the nutritional status of school age children in a Mexican city located in the frontier with United States. Material and Methods: Cross sectional assessment of children from 28 basic schools in 2005, 2008 and 2013. Using a cluster sampling methodology, 5 children per course were selected in each school, reaching a final sample 840 children aged 7 to 12 years old. Body mass index z scores were calculated. Results: The pre valence of overweight and obesity among these children was 49, 54 and 45% in the assessments performed in 2005, 2008 and 2013 respectively. Conclusions: There is a trend towards a decrease in the frequency of obesity in these children from 2005 to 2013.