Prevalencia de sobrepeso, obesidad y su relación de hábitos alimentarios en mujeres embarazadas en el establecimiento de salud del primer nivel de atención el cerro, en el período de octubre 2018 a febrero 2019 en la ciudad de Guayaquil.

Abstract

Introduction: The prevalence of overweight and obesity in women of reproductive age has increased worldwide. Objective: To describe the prevalence of overweight, obesity and its relationship with the eating habits of pregnant women in a health facility of the First level of care in the period from October 2018 to February 2019. Materials and methods: This is a cross-sectional descriptive study of an analytical type, for which the clinical records of 48 pregnant and puerperal patients of El Cerro health center with a diagnosis of ICD-10 O260, which is corresponding to gestational obesity, in the period between October 2018 and February 2019. Results: Of the 48 patients in pregestational period, 38 had a hypercaloric diet and they had a BMI greater than 24.9 (overweight 11 and obesity 27), and only 10 patients had a normocaloric diet with a normal BMI. Dietary habits with hypercaloric diets are associated with a high BMI in the gestational period due to obtaining a statistically significant significance.