Estado nutricional y resistencia aeróbica en escolares de educación básica: línea base de un Proyecto de Promoción de la Salud

• Juliana Kain B ^[1] ; Sonia Olivares C ^[1] ; Marcela Romo M ^[1] ; Bárbara Leyton D ^[1] ; Fernando Vio D ^[1] ; Ricardo Cerda R ^[1] ; Rosa González P ^[2] ; Antonio Giadalah A ^[3] ; Cecilia Albala B ^[1]
  1. [1] Universidad de Chile

     Universidad de Chile

     Santiago, Chile

     
  2. [2] Ministerio de Educación
  3. [3] Chiledeportes

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• Localización: Revista Médica de Chile, ISSN-e 0034-9887, Vol. 132, Nº. 11, 2004, págs. 1395-1402
• Idioma: español
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  • Nutritional status and aerobic capacity among children attending public elementary schools in Chile
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  • Background: The Chilean Ministry of Health has developed a health promotion program called «Vida Chile», whose aim is to target risk factors for chronic diseases. To achieve this, school-based initiatives in nutrition and physical activity have been implemented. The evaluation of these initiatives includes a baseline assessment of these two variables. Aim: Baseline assessment of the nutritional status and aerobic capacity of elementary school children (1st to 8th grade). Material and methods: Children from seven public schools were studied. Weight, height, triceps skinfold thickness and waist circumference were measured. To test the aerobic capacity, the 20-m Shuttle Run Test (Navette) was utilized. Results: The assessment included 4,271 children, mean age was 10.2 years. The percentile of body mass index, as compared to the CDC 2000 Reference was 67.8±26.7 and 68±26.7 for boys and girls, respectively. The prevalence of obesity among children from 6 to 8 years, was 20.3 and 17.7% for boys and girls, respectively. Approximately 30% of males and 15% of females with normal weight had a good aerobic resistance, compared to 15 and 4% of their overweight counterparts. Aerobic capacity decreased with increasing age. Conclusions: There is a high prevalence of obesity and a deficient level of aerobic capacity among children attending public schools in Chile