Prevalence of underweight, stunting, overweight and obesity: their evolution in children from Azampay (Catamarca, Argentina)

  • Gisel Padula Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo UNLP, Instituto de Genética Veterinaria (IGEVET), Ing. Fernando Noel Dulout, Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, UNLP-CONICET. Calle 60 y 118 s/n, B1904AAP La Plata. Buenos Aires. Argentina.
  • Susana A. Salceda CONICET, Departamento de Antropología. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo. Paseo del Bosque s/n, B1904AAP La Plata. Buenos Aires. Argentina.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.34096/runa.v34i2.645
Keywords: Evaluación Antropométrica, Niños, Desnutrición Global, Desmedro, Sobrepeso y Obesidad

Abstract

This study assesses the evolution of underweight, stunting, overweight and obesity prevalence in schoolchildren from Azampay between 1995 and 2004. The sample includes children between 6 and 13 years of age (1995: 32; 2004: 42). The recorded variables were Age (A), Weight (W) and Height (H). Weight-for- age (W//A), Height-for-age (H//A) (WHO reference 2007, -2 SD) and body mass index (BMI) (The International Obesity Task Force, with the values set out therein), were estimated. Epi-Info 6.0 software was used for statistical evaluation (χ2 p ≤ 0.05%).We observed a drop in underweight to the present (from 11.54% to 3.45%). Likewise, stunting and overweight decreased (the former, from 6.25% to 0%, and the latter from 6.25% to 4.76%). Differences were not statistically significant. Obesity prevalence was zero. Overall, new strategies for survival due to the deterioration of traditional patterns of subsistence, have not adversely affected the growth of children

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Author Biographies

Gisel Padula, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo UNLP, Instituto de Genética Veterinaria (IGEVET), Ing. Fernando Noel Dulout, Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, UNLP-CONICET. Calle 60 y 118 s/n, B1904AAP La Plata. Buenos Aires. Argentina.
Lic. en Antropología, Dra. en Ciencias Naturales, Jefe de Trabajos Prácticos, Investigador Asistente CONICET
Susana A. Salceda, CONICET, Departamento de Antropología. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo. Paseo del Bosque s/n, B1904AAP La Plata. Buenos Aires. Argentina.
Lic. en Antropología, Dra. en Ciencias Naturales, Profesor Titular, Investigador Superior CONICET
Published
2013-07-30
How to Cite
Padula, G., & Salceda, S. A. (2013). Prevalence of underweight, stunting, overweight and obesity: their evolution in children from Azampay (Catamarca, Argentina). RUNA, Archivo Para Las Ciencias Del Hombre, 34(2), 233-244. https://doi.org/10.34096/runa.v34i2.645
Issue
Vol 34 No 2 (2013)
Section
Espacio Abierto - Artículos Originales

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