Prevalencia de sobrepeso y obesidad en niños menores de cinco años en el Perú 2007-2010

Pajuelo-Ramírez, Jaime; Miranda-Cuadros, Marianella; Campos-Sánchez, Miguel; Sánchez-Abanto, José

doi:10.1590/s1726-46342011000200008

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“…For example, a population-based study in Peru revealed a much lower prevalence of excess body weight (6.9%) in children under age 5 years, compared to our findings. 29 Conversely, a cross-sectional study in Brazil 30 showed a 30.3% prevalence of excess body weight in adolescents, which is higher than the one we report for that age group. Compared to our study, the official national survey of Mexico 31 revealed a lower prevalence of excess body weight among children aged 5-11 (33.2% vs 41.1%), but a higher prevalence in children aged 12-19 (36.3% vs 23.1%).…”

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<p>Association of Overweight, Obesity and Abdominal Obesity with Socioeconomic Status and Educational Level in Colombia</p>

Jiménez-Mora¹,

Nieves-Barreto²,

Montaño-Rodríguez³

et al. 2020

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Objective: Latin American countries are experiencing a nutritional and demographic transition that predisposes to the spread of the obesity epidemic, especially among the socially and economically disadvantaged. We aimed to describe the prevalence of obesity, overweight and abdominal obesity and their association with household socioeconomic status (SES) and personal educational level in the five major cities of Colombia (Bogotá, Medellín, Cali, Barranquilla and Bucaramanga). Materials and Methods: We collected demographic and anthropometric measurements from a population-based, stratified, multi-stage probability sample of individuals aged 2-75 years. Study surveys and anthropometric measurements were administered by highly trained staff. All reported prevalences are expanded to the target population, taking into account the sampling design. Results: The study sample included 1922 participants. In children and adolescents, the prevalence of overweight and obesity were respectively 23% and 8.8%. Overweight was most prevalent in the 2-4 (30.9%), followed by the 5-11 (23.8%) and the 12-17 age group (17.8%). The combined prevalence of childhood overweight and obesity increased with SES (16.8% in the lowest vs 42.8% in the highest stratum). In adults (18-75 years), the prevalence of excess body weight was 57.5% (36.2% overweight, 21.3% obesity), the prevalence of abdominal obesity was 34.4%, all prevalences increased with age. Obesity was far more prevalent among adult women (29.4%) than men (12.6%) (p˂0.001). Adult obesity and abdominal obesity decreased significantly and monotonically with SES and were most prevalent in individuals with the lowest educational level (35.3% and 50.7%, respectively). Almost 40% of overweight adults had abdominal obesity. Conclusion: Obesity and abdominal obesity are highly prevalent in the urban population of Colombia, and much more frequent among adults of lower SES and educational level. Excess body weight affected more often children of higher SES. Public health measures are urgently needed to tackle the spread of the obesity epidemic in Colombia and other Latin American countries, with a focus on low-income and low-educational level segments of society.

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<p>Association of Overweight, Obesity and Abdominal Obesity with Socioeconomic Status and Educational Level in Colombia</p>

Jiménez-Mora¹,

Nieves-Barreto²,

Montaño-Rodríguez³

et al. 2020

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“…Similar analyses from 2007 to 2010 showed that overweight in children under five years was related to: first year of life, male gender, birth weight more than 2.5 kg and living in high urbanized areas (i.e. Lima and the Coast region) [11]. However, these studies lacked of nutrition characterization during the entire period of economic development and social policy enhancement in Peru.…”

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Nutritional Transition in Children under Five Years and Women of Reproductive Age: A 15-Years Trend Analysis in Peru

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BackgroundRapid urbanization, increase in food availability, and changes in diet and lifestyle patterns have been changing nutritional profiles in developing nations. We aimed to describe nutritional changes in children under 5 years and women of reproductive age in Peru, during a 15-year period of rapid economic development and social policy enhancement.Materials and MethodsTrend analyses of anthropometric measures in children of preschool age and women between 15–49 years, using the Peruvian National Demographic and Family Health Surveys (DHS) from 1996 to 2011. WHO growth curves were used to define stunting, underweight, wasting and overweight in children <5y. We employed the WHO BMI-age standardized curves for teenagers between 15–19y. In women >19 years, body mass index (BMI) was analyzed both categorically and as a continuous variable. To statistically analyze the trends, we used regression models: Linear and Poisson for continuous and binary outcomes, respectively.ResultsWe analyzed data from 123 642 women and 64 135 children, from 1996 to 2011. Decreases over time were evidenced for underweight (p<0.001), wasting (p<0.001), and stunting (p<0.001) in children under 5y. This effect was particularly noted in urban settings. Overweight levels in children reduced (p<0.001), however this reduction stopped, in urban settings, since 2005 (∼12%). Anemia decreased in children and women (p<0.001); with higher reduction in urban (↓43%) than in rural children (↓24%). BMI in women aged 15–19 years increased (p<0.001) across time, with noticeable BMI-curve shift in women older than 30 years. Moreover, obesity doubled during this period in women more than 19y.ConclusionNutrition transition in Peru shows different patterns for urban and rural populations. Public policies should emphasize targeting both malnutrition conditions—undernutrition/stunting, overweight/obesity and anemia—considering age and place of residence in rapid developing societies like Peru.

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“…These differences had been described before. For example, it was found in previous studies that, between 2007 and 2010, the highest prevalence of overweight and obesity in Metropolitan Lima was 10.1%, while in the rainforest only 2.6% in children under 5 years [ 26 ] suffered from this problem. Conversely, Tarqui et al [ 27 ] found that, during the period 2007–2011, the coast displayed higher prevalence rates on average than Metropolitan Lima (7.6% vs 7.3%).…”

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Geographic differences in overweight and obesity prevalence in Peruvian children, 2010–2015

Torres-Román¹,

Urrunaga-Pastor²,

Avilez³

et al. 2018

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BackgroundChildhood obesity is emerging as a major public health problem worldwide. To date, most studies of obesity and overweight in Peru are focused on adults, with few of them involving children, a population at a critical stage of development. The trend in overweight and obesity prevalence in Peruvian children under the age of five has not yet been determined. Thus, the objective of the present study is to evaluate the prevalence rates of overweight and obesity between 2010 and 2015 in children under the age of five, stratified by geographical areas in Peru.MethodsData were obtained from the Nutritional Status Information System of Peru. The total number of children evaluated was 14,155,914. For the Geographic Information Systems (GIS), the program Geo Da 1.8® was used to ascertain the spatial distribution of prevalence rates and was mapped for children under five. To assess the degree of spatial dependence, exploratory spatial data analysis was performed using the Moran’s I statistic and was assessed with the Local Indicators of Spatial Association (LISA) analysis to identify geographic concentrations of high and low of obesity and overweight levels.ResultsBetween 2010 and 2015, the national prevalence of childhood overweight and obesity ranged from 6.2%- 6.8% and 1.5%–2.7%, respectively. The highest prevalence of childhood overweight and obesity was found in 2014 and 2013, respectively. During these years, we observed that obesity decreased, but overweight remained stable. The highest prevalence of overweight and obesity was found in the departments located on the coast. Significant positive spatial autocorrelation was found for both overweight and obesity. The departments with the highest prevalence of overweight and obesity were concentrated in Lima, Callao, Ica, Moquegua and Tacna. The lowest were found in Loreto, Cusco and San Martin.ConclusionThe decrease in obesity and the stabilisation of overweight are positive results for the Peruvian childhood. However, in comparison with other Latin American countries, Peru still lags in obesity prevention.

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Prevalencia de sobrepeso y obesidad en niños menores de cinco años en el Perú 2007-2010

Cited by 13 publications

References 20 publications

<p>Association of Overweight, Obesity and Abdominal Obesity with Socioeconomic Status and Educational Level in Colombia</p>

<p>Association of Overweight, Obesity and Abdominal Obesity with Socioeconomic Status and Educational Level in Colombia</p>

Nutritional Transition in Children under Five Years and Women of Reproductive Age: A 15-Years Trend Analysis in Peru

Geographic differences in overweight and obesity prevalence in Peruvian children, 2010–2015

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