Prevalencia de sobrepeso y obesidad en pacientes atendidos en la consulta externa de pediatría del Hospital General Naval de Guayaquil (HOSNAG) comprendido en el periodo enero de 2015 a diciembre del 2017.

Abstract

Overweight and obesity are pathologies in which there is an increase in the amount of body adipose tissue in the various compartments. This produces a state of chronic inflammation in the organism that leaves the individual susceptible to a wide range of comorbidities. In recent years, this condition has been increasing its prevalence and is related to the impact of globalization. Objectives Determine the prevalence of overweight and obesity and the association with comorbidities in pediatrics Methodology We proceeded to perform a descriptive, observational, prevalence study at the Naval General Hospital of Guayaquil (HOSNAG) in a patient aged 0-13 years who were treated in the Outpatient Consultation Results Of 199 patients, 51.75% (n=103) were males and 48.24% (n=96) were females. The age average was 9.46 years old, weigh average 44.53 Kg, height average 1.38 m. We get prevalence for overweight that reaches a 23.62% and obesity 4.02%. We notice that overweight´s prevalence was higher on males about 27.45%. Obesity’s prevalence was higher on females about 6.32%. he most prevalent age group was found to be between 10.13 years Also, the most associated comorbidity was the general infections about 6.5%. Conclusion The prevalence results obtained in the study are similar to certain international studies, but if compared to ENSANUT there is a small difference that does not allow us to extrapolate to analyze. Therefore, although it is not such a broad statistic we can use it as a reference and as a starting point for new research that allows us to correlate the data obtained globally.