Nivel y estado nutricional en niños y adolescentes de Bogotá, Colombia. Estudio FUPRECOL

Abstract

Introduction: This study aimed to analyze the nutritional status among Colombian children and adolescents and to determine the relationship between the nutritional status according to the body mass index (BMI) and the waist circumference (WC). Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in 6.383 children and adolescents with age of 9 to 17.9 years old from Bogota, Colombia. Participants completed the Krece Plus questionnaire validated by the enKid study as an indicator of the nutritional level with the following categories: high (test ≥ 9), medium (test 6-8) and low (test ≤ 5). Other measures were: weight, height, WC and BMI as markers of the nutritional status. Results: Overall, 57.9% of the participants were girls (mean age 12.7 ± 2.3 years old). The nutritional status was low with out large differences by sex and decreasing by age. In all categories of BMI, over 50% of boys and girls follow lower-quality diet, shown worse with advancing age. In both sexes, trends were observed between low nutritional level with the development of overweight. Also, WC was associated with a lower score in the Krece Plus in both sexes. Conclusions: The low nutritional level is related to changes in the nutritional status (WC and BMI) in scholars from Bogota. These fi ndings may encourage further interventions for the improvement of nutritional habits among scholars from Colombia.

Self-Rated Health Status and Cardiorespiratory Fitness in a Sample of Schoolchildren from Bogotá, Colombia. The FUPRECOL Study

“…This finding coincides with that reported by Urzúa [ 40 ], who wrote that adolescent girls have the worst perception with respect to their health, with physical well-being and particularly their perception of themselves being the two dimensions with the least favorable evaluation. This perception of themselves constitutes a warning signal for health authorities, given that it could be indicating dissatisfaction of women with their own bodies and, hence, a higher risk of the onset of inadequate nutritional habits [ 41 ]. In synthesis, the lower SRH during the school stage could certainly be related to the complexity that characterizes this stage of development, especially in girls from Bogotá, Colombia.…”

A Cross-Sectional Study of the Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome and Associated Factors in Colombian Collegiate Students: The FUPRECOL-Adults Study

“…Food consumption was assessed using the Kidmed questionnaire [28]. This tool consists of sixteen questions related to the principles of Mediterranean dietary patterns as reported previously [28].…”

“…This tool consists of sixteen questions related to the principles of Mediterranean dietary patterns as reported previously [28]. In this study, we divided participants into two groups: less or equal to 8 points (ideal healthy diet), and less or equal to 7 points (non-ideal healthy diet).…”

Body Composition, Nutritional Profile and Muscular Fitness Affect Bone Health in a Sample of Schoolchildren from Colombia: The Fuprecol Study

“…Food consumption was assessed by the Kidmed questionnaire [ 45 , 46 ]. In this study, we divided participants into two groups: less or equal to 8 points (ideal healthy diet), and less or equal to 7 points (non-ideal healthy diet).…”

“…The 7-day recall test-retest reliability was 0.68. Calcium-containing foods and soda data were analysed with the Nutritionist-diet analysis software (ICBF, Bogota, Colombia), amended to include traditional Colombian recipes according to the Kidmed values validated by Flores Navarro-Pérez et al [ 46 ]. Based on the NIH Consensus Development Program we used 1200 mg/day as optimal calcium intake in children and adolescents [ 47 ].…”