DETERMINATION OF HEIGHT AND WEIGHT IN SCHOOLCHILDREN IN URBAN AND PERI-URBAN AREAS

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine the weight and size of schoolchildren in urban areas, the study was carried out in 380 schoolchildren aged 6 to 12 years of different educational establishments in the city of Sucre in urban and peri-urban areas. The anthropometric measurements were obtained with a scale, measuring tape and height meter, for the data collection an anthropometric record was used and the data was emptied to an Excel table, for the calculation of OR the epidat 3.1 application was used. The data obtained in the two areas indicate that the highest percentage of children in the peri-urban area have some type of malnutrition (severe, mild) and constitute 24.74% of schoolchildren, in the urban area they have 15, 79% malnutrition (mild). Obesity is more frequent in the urban area with 9.47%, in the peri-urban area with a lower percentage of 0.26%. With respect to size, 5.26% of children in the peri-urban area do not have a suitable size for age, in the urban area the highest percentage of schoolchildren has adequate size with 28.42%, thus demonstrating the differences between the two urban and peri-urban areas of the city of Sucre with respect to size and weight; with a low percentage in size and ideal weight in the peri-urban area unlike the urban area where it has a higher percentage. According to calculations, there is a greater probability of being obese, overweight and tall in the urban area, while in the peri-urban area it is more likely to have malnutrition and short stature.