Asociación de la salud cardiometabólica de preescolares y sus padres con características nutricionales y sociodemográficas familiares

Translated title of the contribution: Association of cardiometabolic health of preschoolers and their parents with family sociodemographic characteristics

Isabel Obando Calderón, Yennifer Ávila Pizarro, Marlys Leal Oyarzún, Lorena Paredes Arévalo, Jesus Guadalupe Lugo Armenta, Cristian Álvarez

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Abstract

Introduction: Little is known about the association between cardiometabolic markers in preschoolers with family nutritional and sociodemographic characteristics. Objective: To determine the association between cardiometabolic markers in preschoolers and their parents with family nutritional and sociodemographic characteristics. Materials and methods: cross-sectional study of association and correlation between parent-child variables, multicenter, 140 subjects participated (70 preschoolers and their respective parents). The variables were nutritional status, body composition, prehensile strength and blood pressure of parents and their preschool children and sociodemographic variables of the families. Results: There was a significant difference at 5% between parents' obesity and children's obesity, with a positive correlation (0.397) between the variable "percentage of fat" parents/children. In relation to the "mother's level of schooling" there was a significant difference with the "percentage of fat" of the children (p<0.011). Similarly, there was a significant difference (p=0.033) between the variable "Having siblings" with respect to the variable "percentage of fat" of the children. Finally, there was an association between "Tablet use" (audiovisual device) and "blood pressure" of the children (p=0.030). The variable "Tablet use" was significantly associated with the "prehensile strength" of the children (p=0.044). Conclusions: Obese parents with a high percentage of fat have preschool children with a low cardiometabolic profile; the variables lower educational level of the mother and having siblings were associated with a higher percentage of fatness in children; together, the use of Tablet in preschoolers showed higher levels of blood pressure and lower prehensile strength.

Translated title of the contributionAssociation of cardiometabolic health of preschoolers and their parents with family sociodemographic characteristics
Original languageSpanish
Pages (from-to)83-96
Number of pages14
JournalArchivos Latinoamericanos de Nutricion
Volume74
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Apr 2024
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Medicine (miscellaneous)
  • Nutrition and Dietetics

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