Determination of Relationship among Macronutrient Intake and Overweight/Obesity in School Children from Celaya, Guanajuato, Mexico

Authors

  • Gilberto Flores-Vargas Department of Research and Technological Development, Directorate of Teaching and Research, Institute of Public Health from Guanajuato State, Guanajuato, Mexico.
  • Nicolás Padilla-Raygoza Department of Research and Technological Development, Directorate of Teaching and Research, Institute of Public Health from Guanajuato State, Guanajuato, Mexico.
  • María de Jesús Gallardo-Luna Department of Research and Technological Development, Directorate of Teaching and Research, Institute of Public Health from Guanajuato State, Guanajuato, Mexico.
  • Efraín Navarro-Olivos Directorate of Teaching and Research, Institute of Public Health from Guanajuato State. Guanajuato, Mexico.
  • Hazel Marisol Urrusquieta-Flores Center of University Studies Vizcaya de las Américas, Uruapan, México.
  • Sandra Neli Jimenez-García Department of Nursing and Obstetrics, Division of Health Sciences and Engineering, Campus Celaya Salvatierra, University of Guanajuato, Celaya, México.
  • Esther Ramírez-Moreno Interdisciplinary Research Center, Academic Area of Nutrition, Institute of Health Sciences, Pachuca, México.
  • Verónica Benítez-Guerrero Academic Unit of Nursing, Autonomous University of Nayarit, Tepic, México.
  • José Arias-Rico Academic Area of Nursing, Institute of Health Sciences, Autonomous University of Hidalgo, México.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.9734/bpi/idhr/v2/3500F

Keywords:

Overweight, obesity, macronutrients, school-age children

Abstract

Objective: To determine if exists relationship between macronutrient intake and overweight/obesity in schoolchildren, from Celaya, Guanajuato, Mexico.

Methods: 225 school-aged children (6 to 13 years) were evaluated in Celaya, Guanajuato. Anthropometric measurements were performed and individual interviews with parents and children were conducted to collect information on the frequency of food consumption using a validated questionnaire (SNUT) from which the intake of macronutrients (carbohydrates, proteins, and fats) and fat subtypes. Chi squared statistic was computed, and its corresponding p-value, to identify the association of macronutrient intake with overweight/obesity in schoolchildren.

Results: There are not relationship between macronutrient intake (proteins, carbohydrates, and lipids) and overweight/obesity in this sample of schoolchildren from Celaya, Guanajuato. Macronutrients with obesity were: carbohydrates with obesity, X2 = 3.47, P=.18; proteins X2 = 3.36, P=.19; lipids (Z for two proportions) with P>.05.

Conclusion: It is possible that there are other strong factors in relationship with overweight/obesity, such as physical activity.

Published

2021-08-07

How to Cite

Gilberto Flores-Vargas, Nicolás Padilla-Raygoza, María de Jesús Gallardo-Luna, Efraín Navarro-Olivos, Hazel Marisol Urrusquieta-Flores, Sandra Neli Jimenez-García, … José Arias-Rico. (2021). Determination of Relationship among Macronutrient Intake and Overweight/Obesity in School Children from Celaya, Guanajuato, Mexico. Issues and Development in Health Research Vol. 2, 81–88. https://doi.org/10.9734/bpi/idhr/v2/3500F

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Issues and Development in Health Research Vol. 2

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