Anthropometric parameters in children with overnourishment attending "Camilo Cienfuegos" semi-boarding school in Puerto Padre

• Published in: Revista electrónica "Dr. Zoilo E. Marinello Vidaurreta" Vol. 48; p. e3292
• Main Authors: Idalmis Rivero-Rodríguez, José Ramón Martínez-Pérez, Mayelín Aballe-Campos, Farah De la Caridad Ramírez-Pupo, Lidia María Ortíz-González
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Spanish
• Published: Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Las Tunas 01-05-2023
• Subjects: adiposidad; antropometría; obesidad; sobrepeso
• ISSN: 1029-3027

Background: undernutrition due to excess in the pediatric age is a pressing problem for health systems and society. Anthropometric indicators associated with adiposity are used in its diagnosis. Objective: to describe anthropometric parameters in children with overnourishment attending the "Camilo Cienfuegos" semi-boarding school in Puerto Padre, Las Tunas, from January to June 2022. Methods: an observational, descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted in 67 children with excessive malnutrition, in the institution and time period defined in the objective. The information was obtained through a questionnaire and anthropometric parameters’ measurements. Descriptive statistics was used in the processing and the t-student and chi-square tests were used in the comparison of variables. Results: 56.72 % were overweight and 43.28 % obese, more frequent in males (64.18 %). Children with extremely high adiposity predominated (44.78 %), more pronounced in men (60 %). The percentage of body fat was higher in girls (33.52±5.02) showing significant differences (t=13.03; p=0.0000); by age there were more cases between 10 and 12 years. 58.21 % had a normal waist-to-hip index, although 57.14 % of the girls classified with an obese waist-to-hip index. In the fat area, the name predominated over the norm, with values above 90 % in both sexes, in the muscle prevailed the average fat. Conclusions: anthropometric characteristics were described in the children malnourished due to excess attending "Camilo Cienfuegos" semi-boarding school.