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      Evaluación nutricional y de tensión arterial en niños de dos escuelas de población vulnerable de Cutral Co y Plaza Huincul: estudio cuantitativo y cualitativo Translated title: Nutritional status and blood pressure assessment in vulnerable children from two schools in Cutral Co and Plaza Huincul: a quantitative and qualitative study

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          Introducción. La situaciónnutricional de los niños constituye un conocimiento fundamental para la programación de intervenciones de atención primaria en el contexto de la actual epidemia de obesidad y de aumento de la prevalencia de síndrome metabólico en la infancia. Por ello, se realizó una evaluación nutricional y de tensión arterial de alumnos de dos escuelas con alta vulnerabilidad social, junto con un análisis cualitativo de los resultados, y se buscó conocer las opiniones de los integrantes de la comunidad para generar un conocimiento útil para la programación de intervención en salud a nivel local. Población y métodos. Estudio trasversal en escuelas seleccionadas intencionalmente, con análisis de los resultados mediante grupos focales. Se utilizaron estándares de la Organización Mundial de Salud (OMS) para peso y talla, del National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) para índice de masa corporal (IMC), de los National Institutes for Health (NIH) para tensión arterial y las referencias de Fernández J. et al. para circunferencia de cintura. Resultados. De 361 niños evaluados, 20,8% presentaron sobrepeso; 22,2%, obesidad; y 6,5%, valores de hipertensión. Hubo mayor prevalencia de obesidad en varones (p: 0,039), y no se encontró asociación entre hipertensión y obesidad central con edad y sexo. Representantes de la comunidad describieron los contextos sociales que influían en la situación encontrada. Conclusiones. Se definió que esta población presentaba una situación de malnutrición, con alta prevalencia de obesidad. La comunidad analizó los resultados focalizando los puntos a tener en cuenta para la intervención.

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          Introduction. Knowing the nutritional status of children is critical to plan primary health care interventions in the setting of the present obesity epidemic and the great increase in the prevalence of childhood metabolic syndrome. For this reason, nutritional status and blood pressure were assessed among children from two schools of high social vulnerability, results were qualitatively analyzed, and community members feedback was obtained in order to be fully aware of the situation and accordingly plan local health interventions. Population and methods. Cross-sectional study conducted at purposively selected schools, with results analyzed using focus groups. The following standards were used: the World Health Organization (WHO) growth standards for weight and height; the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) for body mass index (BMI); the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for blood pressure; and Fernández J., et al. standards for waist circumference. Results. Three hundred and sixty one children were evaluated; of them, 20.8% were overweight, 22.2% were obese and 6.5% were hypertensive. Obesity was more prevalent in boys (p: 0.039), and no relationship was observed between hypertension and central obesity with age and sex. The social factors that influence this situation were described by community representatives. Conclusions. It was established that this population was malnourished and had a high prevalence of obesity. Results were analyzed by community members who focused on the items to be considered for the intervention.

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                Archivos argentinos de pediatría
                Arch. argent. pediatr.
                Sociedad Argentina de Pediatría (Buenos Aires )
                1668-3501
                August 2014
                : 112
                : 4
                : 337-344
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                [1 ] Hospital Cutral Co
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                S0325-00752014000400008
                10.5546/aap.2014.337
                7d01b46d-5aeb-4675-9991-3a310c48411b

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                Pediatrics
                Prevention and control,School health,Anthropometry,Obesity,Prevención y control,Salud escolar,Antropometría,Obesidad

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