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Objetivos: Conocer los Niveles de autoestima, ansiedad y depresión en pacientes con sobrepeso y obesidad entre 8 a16 años de edad del Instituto Nacional de Salud del Niño que acuden al servicio de endocrinología entre los meses de mayo a junio del 2012. Materiales y métodos: estudio de tipo descriptivo, prospectivo y transversal, se encuestó a 73 pacientes con sobrepeso y obesidad entre los 8 a 16 años de edad, atendidos en el servicio de endocrinología del Instituto Nacional de Salud del Niño durante los meses de mayo y junio del 2012. Resultados: 35 (47.9 per cent) del total de pacientes tuvieron niveles elevados de ansiedad-estado; 16 (21.9 per cent) presentaron niveles altos de ansiedad-rasgo; 51 (69.9 per cent) no presentaron depresión; 36 (49.3 per cent) presentaron niveles normales de autoestima; 26 (55.3 per cent) del total de varones presentaron ansiedad-estado; 21 (51 per cent) pacientes entre 8 a 10 años presentaron niveles elevados de ansiedad-estado...
Objectives: Knowing the levels of self-esteem, anxiety and depression in obese patients from 8 to 16 years of age from the National Institute of Child Health attending the endocrinology service between May and June 2012. Material and methods: descriptive study, prospective and cross-sectional study surveyed 73 patients with overweight and obesity among 8-16 years old, assisted in the service of Endocrinology, National Institute of Child Health during the months of May and June 2012. Results: 35 (47.9 per cent) of all patients had elevated levels of state anxiety, 16 (21.9 per cent) had high levels of trait anxiety, 51 (69.9 per cent) had no depression, 36 (49.3 per cent) had normal levels of self-esteem; 26 (55.3 per cent) of all men had anxiety-state, 21 (51 per cent) patients within 8 to 10 years had elevated levels of state anxiety...