Frecuencia de obesidad y sobrepeso en pacientes de 10 a 18 años, en la consulta externa de un hospital de niños de la ciudad de Guayaquil, año 2020.

Abstract

Obesity represents a severe public health problem, people affected by obesity, in addition to showing limitations in their biological, psychological and social capacities, and have a lower life expectancy than people with normal weight, since they tend to develop signs and symptoms of the disease. Called metabolic syndrome. The work carried out deals with the frequency of obesity and overweight, whose objective was to determine the frequency of obesity and overweight in patients aged 10 to 18 years, in the outpatient consultation of a Children's Hospital of the City of Guayaquil, year 2020. Design: quantitative, descriptive, retrospective, cross-sectional approach. Technique: Indirect observation. Instrument: Indirect observation guide. Population: 1000 medical records. Sample 278 adolescents, Results: 10-12 years 39%, male 51%, primary 75%, urban 56%, mestizo 63%, I.M.C. 4.2% are overweight, weight 41-50Kg. 35%, size 135-140cm 39%, F.G. mother 52%, diet: fat 28%, physical activity 68% none, sedentary lifestyle: video games 28%, complications: endocrine 32%, nutritional habits: consumption of fried foods 32%. Conclusion: Specific recommendations are necessary in the care of mothers in terms of their genetic factors and in the daily diet of children since the diet is high in carbohydrates and with this there is a high percentage of overweight and obesity grade I, which is about it falls in children 10 to 12 years old whose weight, from 41 to 50 kg, is high for their age.