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Spatial analysis of childhood obesity and overweight in Peru, 2014 [Análisis espacial del sobrepeso y la obesidad infantil en el Perú, 2014]
(Universidad Católica los Ángeles de Chimbote, 2016-07)
Objectives. To estimate regional prevalence and identify the spatial patterns of the degree of overweight and obesity by districts in under five years children in Peru during 2014. Materials and methods. Analysis of the ...
Short sleep duration and childhood obesity: Cross-sectional analysis in Peru and patterns in four developing countries
(Public Library of Science, 2014)
Background: We aimed to describe the patterns of nutritional status and sleep duration in children from Ethiopia, India, Peru and Vietnam; to assess the association between short sleep duration and overweight and obesity, ...
Prevalence of overweight and obesity among 6- to 9-year-old schoolchildren in Cuenca, Ecuador: relationship with physical activity, poverty, and eating habits
(2013)
Background. The high prevalence of childhood overweight and obesity is a health problem worldwide. In developing countries, we lack information on the extent of the problem and the risk factors involved.
Objective. To ...
Prevalence of overweight and obesity among 6- to 9-year-old schoolchildren in Cuenca, Ecuador: Relationship with physical activity, poverty, and eating habits
(2013-12-01)
Background. The high prevalence of childhood overweight and obesity is a health problem worldwide. In developing countries, we lack information on the extent of the problem and the risk factors involved. Objective. To ...
Wealth index and risk of childhood overweight and obesity: evidence from four prospective cohorts in Peru and Vietnam.
(Springer International Publishing, 2015-11-24)
OBJECTIVES: To estimate the incidence and risk of childhood overweight and obesity according to socioeconomic status in Peruvian and Vietnamese school-aged children. METHODS: Longitudinal data from the Young Lives study ...
Trajectories of aggressive and depressive symptoms in male and female overweight children: Do they share a common path or do they follow different routes?
(PLoS ONE, 2018-01-05)
The prevalence of childhood overweight is a major social and public health issue, and primary assessment should focus on early and middle childhood, because weight gain in these phases constitutes a strong predictor of ...
Early anthropometric indices predict short stature and overweight status in a cohort of peruvians in early adolescence
(Wiley, 2012)
While childhood malnutrition is associated with increased morbidity and mortality, less well understood is how early childhood growth influences height and body composition later in life. We revisited 152 Peruvian children ...
The double task of preventing malnutrition and overweight: a quasi-experimental community-based trial
(London, 2013)
Background: The Maternal-Child Pastoral is a volunteer-based community organization of the Dominican Republic that works with families to improve child survival and development. A program that promotes key practices of ...