Flores SB, Guízar MJM

Language: Spanish
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Page: 137-143
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ABSTRACT

lntroduction. The number of overweight and obesity is increasing every day, this results in major complications associated with this disease and premature aging and death. Obesity is a problem that requires the attention of health systems because currently one in four children is at risk of overweight and obesity. Objetive. To determine the association between obesity and school performance. They were made for the students of the Federal Elementary School "Miguel Hidalgo" of Cuerámaro Guanajuato. The nutritional status of school chiIdren are determining in their growth and devel opment, food is inseparable from it's psychosoci al development. Material and methods. We reviewed 306 children, 156 (5 1%) males and 1 50 (49%) females. Were weighed, measured and calculated the body mass index (BMI) lt was taken into account two groups of people, those w ith obesity, and those with normal weight, we were applied a test of knowledge as well as being considered w ith which the averages, after that we evaluated at the end of the school classes. Results.The prevalence of obesity by gender was 25.6% for female and 2 1.3% formen. The sixth grade showed the higher prevalence of obesity and overweight. The obese group was comprised of 72 students (40 girls and 32 boys) while the non obese group was formed by 163 students (83 female and 80 male). With multiple regression analysis, we found that being female was associated with better school performance. Conclusions. The results of this study showed not relationship between the presence of obesity and school performance. We found that younger females course the higher grades of elementary school. They showed more school performance than the rest of the students. lt seems to have an interpretation based primarily on socio cultura l factors.