| Author | dc.contributor.author | Kain Berkovic, Juliana | |
| Author | dc.contributor.author | Olivares Cortés, Sonia | es_CL |
| Author | dc.contributor.author | Romo M., Marcela | es_CL |
| Author | dc.contributor.author | Leyton Dinamarca, Bárbara | es_CL |
| Author | dc.contributor.author | Vio del Río, Fernando Tomás | es_CL |
| Author | dc.contributor.author | Cerda Rioseco, Ricardo | es_CL |
| Author | dc.contributor.author | González P., Rosa | es_CL |
| Author | dc.contributor.author | Giadalah Astudillo, Francisco Antonio | es_CL |
| Author | dc.contributor.author | Albala Brevis, Cecilia | es_CL |
| Admission date | dc.date.accessioned | 2007-04-18T20:41:49Z | |
| Available date | dc.date.available | 2007-04-18T20:41:49Z | |
| Publication date | dc.date.issued | 2004-11 | |
| Cita de ítem | dc.identifier.citation | REVISTA MEDICA DE CHILE 132 (11): 1395-1402 NOV 2004 | en |
| Identifier | dc.identifier.issn | 0034-9887 | |
| Identifier | dc.identifier.uri | https://repositorio.uchile.cl/handle/2250/123793 | |
| Abstract | dc.description.abstract | Background: The Chilean Ministry of Health has developed a health promotion program called "Vida Chile" whose aim is to target risk factors for chronic diseases. To achieve this, school-based initiatives in nutrition and physical activity have been implemented. The evaluation of these initiatives includes a baseline assessment of these two variables.
Aim: Baseline assessment of the nutritional status and aerobic capacity of elementary school children (1st to 8th grade).
Material and methods: Children from seven public schools were studied. Weight, height, triceps skinfold thickness and waist circumference were measured. To test the aerobic capacity, the 20-m Shuttle Run Test (Navette) was utilized.
Results: The assessment included 4,271 children, mean age was 10.2 years. The percentile of body mass index, as compared to the CDC 2000 Reference was 67.8+/-26.7 and 68+/-26.7for boys and girls, respectively. The prevalence of obesity among children from 6 to 8years, was 20.3 and 17.7% for boys and girls, respectively. Approximately 30% of males and 15% of females with normal weight bad a good aerobic resistance, compared to 15 and 4% of their overweight counterparts. Aerobic capacity decreased with increasing age.
Conclusions: There is a high prevalence of obesity and a deficient level of aerobic capacity among children attending public schools in Chile. | en |
| Lenguage | dc.language.iso | es | en |
| Publisher | dc.publisher | SOC MEDICA SANTIAGO | en |
| Keywords | dc.subject | PHYSICAL-ACTIVITY | en |
| Título | dc.title | Estado nutricional y resistencia aeróbica en escolares de educación básica: línea base de un proyecto de promoción de la salud | en |
| Title in another language | dc.title.alternative | Nutritional status and aerobic capacity among children attending public elementary schools in Chile | en |
| Document type | dc.type | Artículo de revista | |
