Factors associated with overweight and childhood obesity in Spain according to the latest national health survey (2011)

• Autor(a) principal: Ajejas Bazán,Maria Julia
• Data de Publicação: 2018
• Outros Autores: Sellán Soto,Maria del Carmen, Vázquez Sellán,Antonio, Díaz Martínez,Maria Luisa, Domínguez Fernández,Silvia
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Escola Anna Nery
• Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1414-81452018000200214
• topic: Epidemiology; Pediatric Obesity; Overweight; Risk Factors; Nursing

Abstract Objective: To describe the factors associated with overweight/obesity in Spain according to the latest National Health Survey (2011). Method: Descriptive cross-sectional study with 3,752 children aged 2 to 15 years (boys=2,007; girls=1,745). Main variables: overweight; obesity; gender; level of education of the head of the family; monthly income; hours of sleep; physical exercise; hours of TV and/or computer use; daily breakfast; parents' weight perception. Diagnostic criterion was based on WHO growth patterns, defined overweight with +1SD and obesity, +2SD. Results: Boys more obese than girls. Children whose parents had a lower level of education, those who did not practice physical activity and whose parents had an income of less than 900€ per month showed a higher percentage of overweight/obesity. Conclusions: Children whose parents had a lower education and monthly income presented a higher percentage of obesity. Sleeping the recommended hours and doing some type of physical activity reduces obesity.