Alvarez-Villaseñor Andrea Socorro, George-Flores Víctor
Coordinación Médica de Investigación en Salud, Jefatura de Servicios de Prestaciones Médicas, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, La Paz, Baja California Sur, México.
Rev Med Inst Mex Seguro Soc. 2014 Nov-Dec;52(6):606-9.
Childhood obesity is a public health problem worldwide, which is associated with the diet, decreased physical activity and caloric imbalance, as well as genetic, behavioral and environmental factors.
A cross-sectional study was conducted where the prevalence of overweight and obesity was estimated in nurseries from the Mexican Institute of Social Security in the state of Baja California Sur. Three hundred and sixty-eight children aged between two and 47 months who were being looked after in nurseries of three geographical areas from the state were analyzed. The children's body mass index was measured with the Anthro software, version 3.2.2, as recommended by the World Health Organization. Data analysis was performed using descriptive statistics and the chi-square test.
Of the 368 studied children, 176 were male (48 %) and 192 female (52 %). The nurseries belonged to the northern, central-La Paz and southern areas. Average age was 26.1 ± 13.1 months. The prevalence of overweight and obesity was 17.3 %: 30 % in the central zone, 8.5 % in the Northern zone and 7.6 % in the Southern zone. There was no relationship between diagnosis and age.
The prevalence of overweight and obesity was lower than that reported worldwide. The highest prevalence was observed in the central-La Paz zone, probably due to cultural and social contexts. The prevalence of overweight and obesity in nurseries from the Baja California Sur institutional office was 17.3 %.
儿童肥胖是一个全球性的公共卫生问题，与饮食、身体活动减少和热量失衡有关，也与遗传、行为和环境因素有关。
开展了一项横断面研究，对南下加利福尼亚州墨西哥社会保障局托儿所中超重和肥胖的患病率进行了估计。分析了该州三个地理区域托儿所中368名年龄在2至47个月之间的儿童。按照世界卫生组织的建议，使用Anthro软件3.2.2版测量儿童的体重指数。采用描述性统计和卡方检验进行数据分析。
在368名研究儿童中，176名是男性（48%），192名是女性（52%）。这些托儿所分布在北部、中部-拉巴斯和南部地区。平均年龄为26.1±13.1个月。超重和肥胖的患病率为17.3%：中部地区为30%，北部地区为8.5%，南部地区为7.6%。诊断与年龄之间没有关系。
超重和肥胖的患病率低于全球报告的患病率。中部-拉巴斯地区的患病率最高，可能是由于文化和社会背景。南下加利福尼亚州机构办公室托儿所中超重和肥胖的患病率为17.3%。
