Obesidade em pré-escolares atendidos pelo Programa de Saúde da Família de Ribeirão Preto - SP / Obesity in preschool assisted under Family Health Program in Ribeirão Preto - SP /Brazil.

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DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2007

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Considered one of the main problems of Public Health all over the world, the obesity is growing in a significant way among the infantile population due to changes in the lifestyle and to the food habits. It is known that the childhood obesity tends to continue in the adult phase, taking the decrease of the life expectative and larger risk of diseases. The epidemic knowledge that points to groups with larger chance of developing overweight and obesity brings important contributions in the clinical approach of the disease. So, the aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of overweight in preschool children from 2 to 5 years attended by the Program of Health of the Family in the city of Ribeirão Preto - SP; to describe socioeconomic and demographic characteristics of the families; to describe infant food and anthropome trics aspects and to investigate possible associations among the variables. It is a cross-sectional study, in which anthro pometrics was collected (weight, height, skinfolds thickness and circumferences) and the collection of socioeconomics, demographic and alimentary datas. Overweight was defines as weight to height Z score >= +1. Were assessed 155 preschool with average age 4,3±1,0 years, 80 (51,6%) girls and 75 (48,4%) boys. The prevalence found were 16,8% of malnutrition and 20,6% of overweight, without difference among the sexes (p=0,92). The families were, in majority (63%) nuclear, they had 4,8±1,8 members on average and 25% of the children lived without the biological father. The mothers and the familys bosses education level and classifica tion of estimate of income didnt show association with statement nutritional of the children. The weight and the mothers IMC were larger in the childrens group with overweight (p <0,01). All the measures of circum ferences they were significantly larger in the group of overweight (p <0,01). The measures of tricipital skinfold (7,8±1,8; 9,0±1,6; 13,6±4,4) and the percentage of corporal fat (10,1±2,5; 15,3±2,7; 22,3±6,1) that, respectively for the groups malnutrition, normal and overweight, they presented p <0,01. The base of the childrens feeding, for all of the groups, was rice, milk, bean, bread and meats and foods with high caloric density as cookies, candies, soft drinks and chips presented frequent consumption. Found prevalence of overweight is suitable with transition nutrition in Brazil and the body composition childrens measures they indicate fat body excess. Before the presented data it is ended that are necessary educational and preventive measures for the infantile obesity in that population. Actions turned to alimentary and nutritional education for the children and their families are fundamental to avoid the aggravation of the problem in a close future.

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antropometria obesidade infantil prevalence prevalência nutrição infantil infant nutrition childhood obesity anthro pometry

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