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Added sugar consumption in the urban Costa Rican population: Latin American study of nutrition and health ELANS-Costa Rica

Acta Médica Costarricense, 2019

  • ILSI Mesoamerica-EN

In recent years, the Latin American population has witnessed a demographic, epidemiological and nutritional transition. Among the changes observed is the decrease in the prevalence of malnutrition and the accelerated increase in overweight and obesity, attributed mainly to changes in the eating pattern, characterized by the consumption of an energy-dense diet, with high intake of source foods of simple sugars and saturated fats and poor in fiber. The objective of the study was to analyze the consumption of sugars added by the Costa Rican urban population and the factors associated with it.

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Analysis of overweight and obesity, levels of physical activity and self-esteem in childhood of the II school year of the central canton of Heredia, Costa Rica

Población y Salud en Mesoamérica (PSM), 2019

  • ILSI Mesoamerica-EN

The objective was to analyze the prevalence of overweight and obesity, the level of physical activity and self-esteem of the II Cycle school population of the central canton of Heredia. It was a cross-sectional descriptive-comparative study in which 442 boys, fourth, fifth and sixth-grade students were analyzed, of which 234 were boys and 208 girls aged between 9 and 13 years. The measurement of weight and height was performed for the calculation of the body mass index, the physical activity questionnaire for older children (PAQ-C) and the LAWSEQ questionnaire for the measurement of self-esteem level was applied.

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Analysis of overweight and obesity, levels of physical activity and self-esteem in schoolchildren in San Pedro Sula, Honduras

MHSalud Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2019

  • ILSI Mesoamerica-EN

The objective of this study was to analyze the prevalence of overweight, obesity, levels of physical activity and self-esteem of the school population of San Pedro Sula. The sample was 825 schoolchildren aged 9-13 years, which were divided into 416 women and 409 men. BMI measurements (Kg / H ^ 2), level of physical activity (PAQ-C) and self-esteem (LAWSEQ) were performed. A factor analysis (ANOVA) was performed to observe differences between groups and the Pearson correlation for the study of the relationship of variables with 95% confidence intervals.

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Analysis of overweight and obesity, levels of physical activity and self-esteem of Salvadoran children

MHSalud Universidad Nacional, 2020

  • ILSI Mesoamerica-EN

The objective of this study was to determine the BMI (Body Mass Index), the self-esteem and the level of physical activity of the children of the second cycle of the city of San Salvador. 11 schools participated: 359 (47 %) were girls and 399 (53 %) girls, with an average age of 11.49 ± 1.34 years, a height of 147.11 ± 0.10 cm, and a weight of 47.53 ± 13.758 Kg. Weight, height was evaluated, body mass index, the perception of physical activity and self-esteem, through the Physical Activity Questionnaire for Older Children (PAQ-C), and Lawrence Self-Esteem Questionnaire (LAWSEQ).

It is concluded that the data obtained in the variables of body mass index, physical activity level, and self-esteem in the students evaluated are alarming, which suggests the need to develop strategies for the intervention of this problem.

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Analysis of overweight, obesity, levels of physical activity and self-esteem of children in León, Nicaragua

MHSalud Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2018

  • ILSI Mesoamerica-EN

The objective of this research was to analyze the prevalence of overweight or obesity, levels of physical activity and self-esteem in a Nicaraguan school region. 731 students from 10 schools in the department of León Nicaragua were evaluated, of which 260 were fourth, 226 fifth and 245 sixth grade, aged between 9 and 13 years. To measure each variable in the study, height and weight were evaluated, for the calculation of BMI, the physical activity questionnaire for older children (PAQ-C) and the self-esteem questionnaire (LAWSEQ).

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