Estado nutricional y resistencia aeróbica en escolares de educación básica: línea base de un Proyecto de Promoción de la Salud / Nutritional status and aerobic capacity among children attending public elementary schools in Chile
Rev. méd. Chile
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132(11): 1395-1402, nov. 2004. tab
Artículo
en Español
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RESUMO
Background:
The Chilean Ministry of Health has developed a health promotion program called «Vida Chile¼, whose aim is to target risk factors for chronic diseases. To achieve this, school-based initiatives in nutrition and physical activity have been implemented. The evaluation of these initiatives includes a baseline assessment of these two variables.Aim:
Baseline assessment of the nutritional status and aerobic capacity of elementary school children (1st to 8th grade). Material andmethods:
Children from seven public schools were studied. Weight, height, triceps skinfold thickness and waist circumference were measured. To test the aerobic capacity, the 20-m Shuttle Run Test (Navette) was utilized.Results:
The assessment included 4,271 children, mean age was 10.2 years. The percentile of body mass index, as compared to the CDC 2000 Reference was 67.8±26.7 and 68±26.7 for boys and girls, respectively. The prevalence of obesity among children from 6 to 8 years, was 20.3 and 17.7% for boys and girls, respectively. Approximately 30% of males and 15% of females with normal weight had a good aerobic resistance, compared to 15 and 4% of their overweight counterparts. Aerobic capacity decreased with increasing age.Conclusions:
There is a high prevalence of obesity and a deficient level of aerobic capacity among children attending public schools in Chile.
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Asunto principal:
Ejercicio Físico
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Estado Nutricional
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Nutrición del Niño
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Promoción de la Salud
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio de prevalencia
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Factores de riesgo
Límite:
Niño
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Femenino
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Humanos
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Masculino
País/Región como asunto:
America del Sur
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Chile
Idioma:
Español
Revista:
Rev. méd. Chile
Asunto de la revista:
Medicina
Año:
2004
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
País de afiliación:
Chile
Institución/País de afiliación:
Chiledeportes/CL
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Ministerio de Educación/CL
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Universidad de Chile/CL
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