Estado nutricional como consecuencia de la funcionalidad familiar en una muestra de población infantil del Ecuador. 2020

Abstract

The objective of this research was to see the relationship between the nutritional status and family functionality in the child population of Ecuador. An observational cross-sectional study was developed in a sample of 179 participants between 5 and 19 years old, children and adolescents who lived within the Ecuadorian territory. Through a virtual survey shared by social networks for two months, the sociodemographic data was collected. Nutritional status was evaluated by these indicators: Height//Age (H//T) and Body Mass Index//Age (BMI//A) and family functionality was evaluated through the FF-SIL questionnaire. For data analysis, the PSPP program was used and descriptive and inferential statistics (Chi square) were performed to determine the relationship between variables. There was prevalence of a normal nutritional status in children, adolescents and functional families (57%). Most minors with normal height were grouped into functional and moderately functional families, finding significant dependence between these variables. Nevertheless, according to BMI/age, there was predominance of obesity in the child population of functional or moderately functional families. As a conclusion, family functionality was associated significantly with adolescence and nutritional status measured by height/age. However, the same variable is independent for the two age groups and the nutritional status measured by the BMI/age indicator.