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Carmen Flores Navarro-Pérez1, Emilio González-Jiménez, Jacqueline Schmidt-RioVilla
1Departamento de Enfermería. Centro de Investigación Mente Cerebro y Comportamiento (CIMCYC). Universidad de Granada. Melilla. emigoji@ugr.es.
Nutricion Hospitalaria
|August 31, 2016
Summary
Colombian children and adolescents with very low nutritional levels, indicated by the Krece Plus questionnaire, showed higher risks of overweight and abdominal obesity. Poor diet quality is linked to poor nutritional status in this population.
Area of Science:
- Nutritional Science
- Pediatric Health
- Public Health
Background:
- Assessing nutritional status in Colombian children and adolescents is crucial for public health.
- Understanding the relationship between dietary quality and anthropometric markers like Body Mass Index (BMI) and Waist Circumference (WC) is essential.
Purpose of the Study:
- To analyze the nutritional level in Colombian children and adolescents.
- To determine the relationship between nutritional level and nutritional status (BMI and WC).
Main Methods:
- Cross-sectional study of 6,383 Colombian children and adolescents (9-17.9 years) in Bogotá.
- Utilized the Krece Plus questionnaire to assess nutritional level (high, medium, low).
- Measured weight, height, and WC; calculated BMI as nutritional status markers.
Main Results:
- Over 50% of participants across all BMI categories consumed a very low-quality diet, worsening with age.
- A very low nutritional level correlated with increased risk of overweight in both sexes.
- Abdominal obesity (WC) was associated with low Krece Plus scores in both sexes.
Conclusions:
- Very low dietary quality in Bogotá schoolchildren is linked to altered nutritional status (BMI and WC), particularly in girls and adolescents.
- Findings highlight the need for interventions to improve nutritional habits among Colombian schoolchildren.
