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Estimación de sobrepeso y obesidad en preescolares Normatividad nacional e internacional.
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Revista Medica del IMSS . ene/feb2014 Supplement, Vol. 52, pS26-S33. 8p. - Publication Year :
- 2014
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Abstract
- Background: Prevalence of overweight and obesity in children under 5 years can be affected by type of anthropometric indicator and selected threshold values. We assessed variation on estimates according to national and international regulations (NOM-031-SSA2-1999, NOM-008-SSA3-2010, GPC-SSA-025-08 and GPC-IMSS-029-08; WHO-2006, CDC-2000 and IOTF, respectively). Methods: Cross-sectional study in all the daycare centers (100 %) affiliated to Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social-Nuevo León during June-December, 2010 (n = 11 141 children). Overweight and obesity were defined on the basis of each regulation, and total and stratified prevalences by age and sex were estimated. Results: According to national regulation, overweight/obesity estimates varied from 12 to 22 %, and to international normativity, from 3 to 14 %. The highest prevalence was given by NOM-008-SSA3-2010 and GPCSSA-025-08; and the lowest by WHO-2006. There were no differences by sex, but they existed by age; the highest discrepancy occurred in the 3.0-3.9 age group with 28 %. Conclusion: Health personnel and health policy makers should be aware of variation on estimates according to the definition employed. We recommend to standardize national regulation for pointing out overweight/obesity in preschoolers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- Spanish
- ISSN :
- 04435117
- Volume :
- 52
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Revista Medica del IMSS
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 96136845