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Comparison of the prevalence of Overweight and Obesity between scholar and non scholar children in Mexico
Author(s) -
Cuevas Lucia,
Villalpando Salvador,
Avila Marco Antonio,
Shamah Teresa
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
the faseb journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709
H-Index - 277
eISSN - 1530-6860
pISSN - 0892-6638
DOI - 10.1096/fasebj.23.1_supplement.342.4
Subject(s) - overweight , obesity , medicine , attendance , environmental health , psychological intervention , demography , pediatrics , gerontology , psychiatry , sociology , economics , economic growth
Using data from the National Health and Nutrition Survey (ENSANUT ‐2006) in Mexico, and selecting a sample of children (aged 6 ‐11y), this study describes the prevalence of overweight and obesity and its correlation with school attendance, evaluating the BMI by the IOTF criteria. The children who attend school had a greater prevalence of overweight and obesity (27.5%) compared with non attending children 21.6 (5.7 pp lower), this children are involved in infantile work or do not attend school because of their poor condition. In both groups the highest prevalence of overweight and obesity were in the Northern region of the country (attending school 30.8% vs non attending 27.4%) compared with the Southern region (attending school 23.4% vs non attending 18.5%), this latter region, is the poorest in the country. The findings can be used for planning and targeting interventions aimed to prevent and control the important increase in overweight and obesity observed in school age children in Mexico.