Browsing by Author "Flor Garrido, Ana Patricia"

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Deficiencia férrica: características y factores de riesgo, en mujeres de 15-22 años de edad de los diferentes colegios de Cuenca, 1989
(1990) Flor Garrido, Ana Patricia; Sánchez Calderón, Beatriz; Ochoa Rosales, Mariana Natividad; Piedra Abril, Luis Iván; Cañizares Aguilar, Aurelio Ernesto
Differences in nutritional status, physical activity, and fruit and vegetable consumption in urban and rural school-going adolescents in Paute, Ecuador
(2016) Abril Ulloa, Sandra Victoria; Flor Garrido, Ana Patricia; Romo Ledesma, Matthew
Ecuador is undergoing a nutrition tran- sition where overweight/obesity coexist with under-nutrition. The objective of this study was to determine nutritional status, physical activity, fruit and vegetables consumption frequency among school-going adolescents in the canton of Paute and further explore if these variables were differential by urban vs. rural residence. We conducted a cross-sectional study using a random sample of students aged 12 to 19 years from the only two public secondary schools in the canton Paute. We determined nutritional status according to the World Health Organization criteria. Demographics, physical activity habits, fruit and vegetable consumption frequency were determined by questionnaires. Of the total of 314 students, 44.9% lived in urban area and 55.1% in rural area. The prevalence of overweight/obesity was significantly higher among students with urban vs. rural residence (28.4% vs. 17.9%; P=.03). The prevalence of stunting was significantly higher among students with rural vs. urban residence (31.8% vs. 16.3%; P=.002). There were no significant differences detected between groups in the frequency of consumption of fruits and vegetables. Urban residence was asso- ciated with a greater mean number of minutes of outdoor recreation after school (76.0 minutes vs. 57.1 minutes; P=.02), greater weekly hours of planned physical activity (2.0 hours vs. 1.6 hours; P=.007), and greater daily screen time in front of a television or computer (3.2 hours vs. 2.5 hours; P<.001). Interventions to prevent or reduce overweight/obesity in Paute and other similar areas with students from both urban and rural areas should consider place of residence in their design.
Estado nutricional y factores asociados en adolescentes escolarizados de la Ciudad de Paute 2014
(Universidad de Cuenca, 2015-11-11) Flor Garrido, Ana Patricia; Abril Ulloa, Sandra Victoria; Arévalo Peláez, Carlos Eduardo
Background: Malnutrition is a problem of public health both by excess as by deficit. Objective: To determine the nutritional status and associated factors of the adolescents of the city of Paute, 2014. Materials and Methods: Observational and analytical cross-sectional study was conducted. The sample consisted of 314 adolescents of 12-19 years old of the schools in the city of Paute. Food intake and physical activity were determined by questionnaires. Results: The prevalence of underweight was 5.7% (95% CI 3.14 -8.26), overweight 18.5% (95% CI: 14.21 -22.79) and obesity 3.2% (95% CI: 1.25 -5.15). The 84.1% of adolescents were inactive. Low intake of dairy products (57.3%), fruits (44.9%), vegetables (80.9%), cereals (56.4%), meats (80.6%) and high intake of junk food (52.2%) were observed. Association between adolescent’s underweight and educational level of the mother was found OR=0.38 (IC95%: 0.15-0.99) p=0.04; and between overweight/obesity and residence in urban areas OR=1.90 (IC95%: 1.10-3.27) p=0.020. Other factors such as educational level of the father, sex, height, physical activity were not shown to be associated with overweight-obesity or underweight. Conclusions: The prevalence of malnutrition is high in adolescents. Educational and interventional programs to promote physical activity and good nutrition habits to get healthy lifestyles are necessary.