| dc.creator | Kain B,Juliana | |
| dc.creator | Olivares C,Sonia | |
| dc.creator | Romo M,Marcela | |
| dc.creator | Leyton D,Bárbara | |
| dc.creator | Vio D,Fernando | |
| dc.creator | Cerda R,Ricardo | |
| dc.creator | González P,Rosa | |
| dc.creator | Giadalah A,Antonio | |
| dc.creator | Albala B,Cecilia | |
| dc.date | 2004-11-01 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2019-11-14T12:59:45Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2019-11-14T12:59:45Z | |
| dc.identifier | https://scielo.conicyt.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-98872004001100009 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://revistaschilenas.uchile.cl/handle/2250/119656 | |
| dc.description | Background: The Chilean Ministry of Health has developed a health promotion program called «Vida Chile», whose aim is to target risk factors for chronic diseases. To achieve this, school-based initiatives in nutrition and physical activity have been implemented. The evaluation of these initiatives includes a baseline assessment of these two variables. Aim: Baseline assessment of the nutritional status and aerobic capacity of elementary school children (1st to 8th grade). Material and methods: Children from seven public schools were studied. Weight, height, triceps skinfold thickness and waist circumference were measured. To test the aerobic capacity, the 20-m Shuttle Run Test (Navette) was utilized. Results: The assessment included 4,271 children, mean age was 10.2 years. The percentile of body mass index, as compared to the CDC 2000 Reference was 67.8±26.7 and 68±26.7 for boys and girls, respectively. The prevalence of obesity among children from 6 to 8 years, was 20.3 and 17.7% for boys and girls, respectively. Approximately 30% of males and 15% of females with normal weight had a good aerobic resistance, compared to 15 and 4% of their overweight counterparts. Aerobic capacity decreased with increasing age. Conclusions: There is a high prevalence of obesity and a deficient level of aerobic capacity among children attending public schools in Chile | |
| dc.format | text/html | |
| dc.language | es | |
| dc.publisher | Sociedad Médica de Santiago | |
| dc.relation | 10.4067/S0034-98872004001100009 | |
| dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | |
| dc.source | Revista médica de Chile v.132 n.11 2004 | |
| dc.subject | Aerobic exercise | |
| dc.subject | Childhood eating and feeding disorders | |
| dc.subject | Nutritional status | |
| dc.subject | Obesity | |
| dc.title | Estado nutricional y resistencia aeróbica en escolares de educación básica: línea base de un Proyecto de Promoción de la Salud | |
