Detección temprana de factores de riesgo cardiovascular relacionados con sobrepeso y obesidad en escolares del colegio Paulo VI IED

Abstract

Phase I of the Macroproject “Early detection of cardiovascular risk factors and implementation of strategies related to physical activity in Colombian schoolchildren”. Course objective: to determine the distribution and frequency of cardiovascular health protective and risk factors in Colombian schoolchildren in order to implement primary prevention strategies related to physical activity in the school setting; Specific objectives: To determine the cardiovascular risk of schoolchildren from the measurement of anthropometric characteristics; determine the cardiovascular risk of schoolchildren from the measurement of hemodynamic variables; identify factors such as sleep, the number of meals per day, extracurricular physical activity that affect cardiovascular health and establish the relationship between risk factors and protective cardiovascular health in schoolchildren.