Prevalencia de sobrepeso y obesidad y su relación con estilos de vida en escolares de la Unidad Educativa Velasco Ibarra cantón Guamote 2015.

Abstract

Research carried out in order to relate the lifestyle and dietary habits with the prevalence of overweight and obesity in a simple of 86 students of basic education, belonging to Unidad Educativa Velasco Ibarra, of Guamote canton through a cross-sectional study, no experimental. Data collection was performed by applying the survey Krece plus, it was taken measures such as weight, height and the IMC//E, T//E indicators were built. For tabulation and statistical analysis of data was used Software Anthro Plus, the program JMP version 5.1. The following results were obtained from the total, 52,3% was found with adequate nutritional status 20,9% with thinness, 25,6% overweigh and 1,2% obese. According to figures from food consumption, 14% had a high nutritional value, 75,6% with an average nutritional status. 10,5% with low nutritional value. Regarding physical activity, 73% were classified as poor 25,6% regularly and 1,2% was good. Finally, it follows that there is a greate probability of finding overweight schoolchildren who are at a bad level o physical activity, and an average nutritional level, that students whose level o nutrition is high. Dissemination of good food habits and conduct physical activity could prevent the development of Chronic Non-Communicable Diseases in the short, medium or long term.