Journal of Childhood Obesity

Departamento de Ciencias del Deporte y de la Actividad Fisica, Universidad de Sonora, Mexico

Publications

• Research Article   
  Comparison of Lifestyle and its Relationship with the Incidence of Obesity in Children from Primary Schools of Different Socioeconomic Status from Mexico
  Author(s): Hector Manuel Sarabia Sainz, Ariadna Thalia Bernal Mercado, Antonio Accent Jesus Perez, Saul Ignacio Vega Orozco, Omar Ivan Gavotto Nogales, Graciela Hoyos Ruiz, Roberto Ung Vazquez and Fernando Bernal Reyes*
  
  Background: Childhood obesity is a global health problem, with Mexico currently ranked in first place in terms of incidence. The lifestyle of school-age children plays a determining role in the excessive gain of body fat. As children advance through grades in school, obesity increases in the child population. Objectives: The objective of this study was to determine the incidence of obesity in children and its relationship with their lifestyle in two elementary schools of different socioeconomic status, one public and the other private. Methods: An observational cross-sectional study was carried out in a sample of 299 children from 6 to 11 years old, using a stratified sampling design through the representativeness of the two schools. The incidence of overweight and obesity was determined from the body mass index (B.. View more»
  

  DOI: 10.36648/2572-5394-9.2.20

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