Factores de riesgo asociados a enfermedades cardio-metabólicas en niños entre 8 y 12 años de la escuela municipal Héroes del Cenepa, en el periodo septiembre 2019 - marzo 2020

Abstract

Abstract: Cardio-metabolic diseases are characterized by their slow progression and long duration; They begin in childhood where risk factors are not identified early. They will progress giving effects on the child's health. The present project is aimed at knowing the risk factors that influence the development of future cardio-metabolic diseases; For this, 116 children from 8 to 12 years old from the Héroes del Cenepa school were included.The results showed that a small percentage of children are overweight,and obese; Regarding sex, there is a predominance of the female sex with more than half of the girls in the overweight category, while in obesity the male sex predominated, with three quarters of the total.Of all the risk factors included in the presentinvestigation, three obtained significance: BMI, abdominal circumference: in which more than half of the children had a normal abdominal index for age, determining an absence of cardiovascular risk in them. , while only a small percentage (less than 10%) fell within the category of moderate and severe cardiovascular risk. Regarding blood pressure during the two measurements carried out in children, two increased concentrations in their blood pressure and diastolic levels, which are also within the categoryof overweight and obesity.So, it is evident that these factors are directly proportional in the development of future cardio-metabolic diseases in the child.