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Patrones espaciales de los grupos de obesidad infantil vinculados a las desigualdades socioeconómicas
Orit Mazza1,2, Chemda Gluck1, Amir Haim1,3
1Loewenstein Rehabilitation Medical Center, Raanana, Israel.
Frontiers in public health
|September 4, 2025
Resumen
El análisis geográfico revela grupos significativos de obesidad infantil vinculados a factores socioeconómicos y demográficos en el Medio Oriente. Comprender estos patrones espaciales es crucial para las intervenciones de salud pública.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Salud pública
- Epidemiología
- Sistemas de información geográfica (SIG)
Sus antecedentes:
- La obesidad infantil es un desafío de salud global con influencias ambientales complejas.
- Los factores socioeconómicos son determinantes críticos de la prevalencia de la obesidad infantil.
- El análisis geográfico puede identificar patrones espaciales y grupos de obesidad infantil.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Identificar agrupaciones geográficas de alta y baja prevalencia de obesidad infantil.
- Examinar la asociación espacial entre la obesidad infantil y los factores socioeconómicos y demográficos.
- Comprender el papel del entorno geográfico inmediato en la obesidad infantil.
Principales métodos:
- El análisis de clúster y la autocorrelación espacial (I de Moran) se utilizaron para identificar los puntos calientes de la obesidad.
- Se aplicó la estadística de Getis-Ord G* para el análisis de puntos calientes.
- La regresión ponderada geográficamente local (GWR) y la regresión ponderada geográfica a escala múltiple (MGWR) modelaron la relación entre la obesidad y las variables socioeconómicas/demográficas.
Principales resultados:
- Se identificaron grupos espaciales significativos de obesidad infantil.
- Los modelos GWR y MGWR mostraron un alto poder explicativo (R-cuadrado hasta 96,4%) y efectos localizados significativos.
- Los predictores clave incluyeron años promedio de educación, tamaño familiar e índice socioeconómico, con heterogeneidad espacial observada.
Conclusiones:
- Las técnicas geográficas revelan efectivamente los patrones espaciales de la obesidad infantil.
- Este estudio es el primero en vincular los grupos de obesidad infantil con factores socioeconómicos / demográficos en el Medio Oriente.
- Los hallazgos destacan la importancia de la dependencia espacial, la heterogeneidad y el entorno inmediato en la obesidad infantil, con patrones que varían según el nivel de ingresos del país.
Palabras clave:
Obesidad infantilSistemas de información geográficaObesidadsobrepesoanálisis espacialMás Videos Relacionados
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