Abstract

DOMINGUEZ AURRECOECHEA, B. et al. Nutritional status of children population in Asturias (SNUPI-AS study): thinness, overweight, obesity and stunting. Rev Pediatr Aten Primaria [online]. 2015, vol.17, n.65, pp.e21-e31. ISSN 1139-7632.  https://dx.doi.org/10.4321/S1139-76322015000100006.

Objectives: toassess the nutritional status of children under fifteen years old of the Principality of Asturias, identifying those parameters altered by excess or defect and to return the information obtained to pediatricians and managers. Methods: retrospective cross-sectional descriptive study. Target population: children under 15 years old of Asturias born between 1995 and 2012. Data source: computerized records at primary care clinic. Variables: last recorded weight and size, extent and date of birth, gender, and codes: area, base area and pediatrician. Indicators calculated: weight/age; size/age; body mass index (BMI)/age and weight/length (<five years). Patterns used for comparison: WHO standards and used the software ANTHRO and ANTHRO PLUS. The standard deviation (SD) by age and sex for BMI/age, height/age and weight/age, (Z-standard) and the prevalence of each variable adjusted for age and sex were calculated for each child. Results and conclusions: a net basis with 89,989 records was obtained: 50.98% boys and 49.02% girls. They presented stunting 1.8%; 66.56% normal weight; 22.5% overweight; 10.9% obese; severe obesity 1.9% and 1.1% thinness. By gender, the rate of obesity is higher in boys (12.4) than girls (9.2). By age, the rate of overweight was higher in children between 10 and 14 years (41.9). Children between 5 and 9 years had the highest rate of obesity (15.1) and severe obesity (3.7). The differences in prevalence of overweight among 68 basic areas studied reach 20 points; knowledge will establish priority areas for intervention.

Keywords : Asturias; Nutrition; Obesity; Overweight; Stunting; Spain; Children.

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