Predisposing factors to overweight and obesity in students from state schools of Canton Loja, Ecuador

Authors

  • Grace del Pilar Cambizaca Mora Escuela Nacional de Salud Pública (ENSAP), La Habana, Cuba
  • Ileana Castañeda Castañeda Abascal Ramos Escuela Nacional de Salud Pública (ENSAP), La Habana, Cuba.
  • Giselda Sanabria Escuela Nacional de Salud Pública (ENSAP), La Habana, Cuba.
  • Luis A. Morocho Yaguana Escuela Nacional de Salud Pública (ENSAP), La Habana, Cuba

Abstract

Introduction: obesity is the prelude to Chronic No communicable diseases; their development at an early age endangers the general population.
Objective: identify predisposing factors for the development of overweight and obesity in students from state schools of Canton Loja, Ecuador.
Material and methods: a cross-sectional study was conducted with 1337 students of 11-17 years in schools-Canton Loja, the body mass index was determined; the results are presented in tables.
Results: overweight was present in 30.77%, obesity 12% mostly in females and in urban population, among the predisposing factors are family history, eating fast food and little physical activity.
Conclusions: more than quarters of students wereoverweight or obese and are exposed to factors modifiable and non-modifiable risks.

Keywords: overweight, obesity, predisposing factors.

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Cambizaca Mora G del P, Castañeda Abascal Ramos IC, Sanabria G, Morocho Yaguana LA. Predisposing factors to overweight and obesity in students from state schools of Canton Loja, Ecuador. Rev haban cienc méd [Internet]. 2016 May 6 [cited 2025 Dec. 25];15(2):163-76. Available from: https://revhabanera.sld.cu/index.php/rhab/article/view/1152

Issue

Vol. 15 No. 2: March-April 2016

Section

Clinical and pathological sciences

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