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Gomez, B., (2015). Relación entre actividad física y estado nutricional antropométrico en escolares de 7- 9 años de edad en dos instituciones educativas, Puente Piedra-Lima [Tesis, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos]. https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12672/4499
Gomez, B., Relación entre actividad física y estado nutricional antropométrico en escolares de 7- 9 años de edad en dos instituciones educativas, Puente Piedra-Lima [Tesis]. PE: Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos; 2015. https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12672/4499
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title = "Relación entre actividad física y estado nutricional antropométrico en escolares de 7- 9 años de edad en dos instituciones educativas, Puente Piedra-Lima",
author = "Gomez Chavez, Betsy Hanslin",
publisher = "Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos",
year = "2015"
}
--- Introduction: The economic, social and technological development is leading to changes in the lifestyle of the population, especially among school children, who are increasingly sedentary, increasing the tendency of excess weight of overweight, making them vulnerable to chronic non communicable diseases. Objectives: To determine the relationship between physical activity and anthropometric nutritional status in schoolchildren from 7 to 9 years old in two educational institutions. Design: observational and cross- sectional study. Location: One state school and one private (Pythagoras Americas) at Bridge Stone district in Lima. Participants: 120 schoolchildren of both sexes, between 7 to 9 years; 67 from the state school and 53 from the private. Interventions: Anthropometric measurements: weight, height, waist circumference (CC).Validated questionnaire of physical activity of the Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology. Main outcome measures: Physical activity, body mass index for age and CC. Results: Relationship between physical activity and body mass index for age was found in the state school (p = 0.016) and the private one (p = 0.030). Schoolchildren who were active showed a tendency to normal weight and less percentage of overweight; while the sedentary children had a higher percentage of excess weight. Significant association between physical activity and CC was found in both institutions (p< 0.05). A 100 % active school had normal CC, and all those who had cardiovascular risk were sedentary. Conclusions: A significant relationship between physical activity and body mass index was found, as well as between physical activity and waist circumference. Keywords: Physical activity, anthropometric nutritional status, body mass index for age, waist circumference, school-age children.
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