Malnutrición por exceso: alta frecuencia de sobrepeso y obesidad en escolares chilenos con síndrome de Down / High rates of overweight and obesity in Chilean children with Down syndrome
Rev. méd. Chile
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143(4): 451-458, abr. 2015. ilus, tab
Article
in Spanish
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ABSTRACT
Background:
Overweight and obesity in Down syndrome (DS) is a common problem. Chile has a high prevalence of DS.Aim:
To determine overweight and obesity rates in students with DS and evaluate the concordance of three different growth charts. Material andMethods:
Seventy nine students with DS aged between 6 and 18 years (56% males), from three different schools, were included. Weight and height were measured and their body mass index (BMI) was calculated. The nutritional diagnosis was made according to BMI. Myrelid SDM/2002, National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)/2000, World Health Organization (WHO)/2007 charts for people with DS were used.Results:
Thirty percent of participants had hypothyroidism, 22.8% congenital heart disease and 5% asthma. Overweight and obesity rates according to SDM/2002, NCHS/2000 and WHO/2007 were 43, 57 and 66% respectively. The concordance between WHO/2007 and NCHS/2000 was almost perfect, but not with SDM/2002.Conclusions:
A high rate of overweight and obesity was found in this group of children with DS, independent of the charts used or their comorbidities.
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Main subject:
Down Syndrome
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Overweight
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Pediatric Obesity
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prevalence study
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Prognostic study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Adolescent
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Chile
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Rev. méd. Chile
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
2015
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Chile
Institution/Affiliation country:
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile/CL
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