Hipertransaminasemia y su relación con los hábitos alimentarios en niños con sobrepeso-obesidad de 5 a 14 años que asisten al centro de salud Santiago de Guayaquil, periodo 2021.

Abstract

The elevation of the liver profile in school groups and adolescents leads to the future development of liver diseases such as non-alcoholic fatty liver that occurs due to alterations in liver function; that can increase the presence of risk factors and the probability of developing liver diseases due to unhealthy eating due to inappropriate habits or socioeconomic factors that lead to being overweight and obese, so it is important to perform biochemical tests to detect in a timely manner the mentioned disease; In addition, to evaluate the therapeutic response by providing an adequate treatment focused on dietary modifications and lifestyles. The objective of this research study is to determine hypertransaminasemia and its relationship with eating habits in overweight/obese children from 5 to 14 years of age who attend the Santiago de Guayaquil health center, in the period 2021. From a methodological point of view, a cross-sectional descriptive correlational study was developed based on a quantitative approach and a type of non-experimental design. Participants were 180 overweight and obese schoolchildren and adolescents, aged between 5 and 14 years without drug administration, respiratory or gastrointestinal infectious pathologies, specific viral infections of the liver or urinary tract. The results show that 29% of the sample is overweight and 71% obese, of which 41% have elevated values of (AST), 49% of alanine transaminase (ALT). In reference to eating habits, 5% have a good diet, but the consumption of nutrients must be improved and 95% of them have a high-fat diet with low consumption of fruits, vegetables and fiber. It is concluded that there is a relationship between hypertransaminasemia and eating habits in overweight and obese schoolchildren and adolescents, these results being statistically significant (P-value < 0.05).