Artículo de revista
Determinant factors of excess of weight in school children: A multilevel study Factores determinantes del exceso de peso en escolares: Un estudio multinivel
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Revista Medica de Chile, Volumen 135, Issue 12, 2018, Pages 1510-1518
00349887
07176163
Autor
Amigo Cartagena, Hugo
Bustos, Patricia
Erazo, Marcia
Cumsille, Patricio
Silva, Claudio
Institución
Resumen
Background: Rates of obesity reach high levels in Chile, with geographic, social and school variations. Aim: To identify factors at two levels associated with excessive weight in school children: child-family characteristics and school-neighborhood. Material and methods: Using a cross-sectional and multi-step design, seven counties with the highest prevalence of obesity were identified, and schools were randomly chosen from within the 1st, 3rd and 5th quintiles of the school strata (same level of obesity prevalence). Within each school, twelve 2nd grade children were randomly chosen (n =42 schools and 504 students). Nutritional status, food intake, eating habits and physical activity were measured. Socio demographic, economic characteristics and nutritional status of the parents were assessed. Home size and facilities for children physical activities were assessed, as well as school infrastructure and management. Results: Most of the explained variance (97%) in the Body Mass Index (BMI