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<journal-id>2664-2891</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista científica ciencias de la salud]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. cient. cienc. salud]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2664-2891</issn>
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<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad del Pacífico]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S2664-28912024000100020</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.53732/rccsalud/2024.e6149</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Prevalencia de sobrepeso y obesidad en una escuela de la ciudad de Luque en el 2023]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Prevalence of overweight and obesity in a school in the city of Luque in 2023]]></article-title>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Espínola-Aguilera]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[María Fernanda]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Gómez-Ramos]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Fátima Aylen]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Ríos-González]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Carlos Miguel]]></given-names>
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<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad del Pacífico Facultad de Ciencias Médicas ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Asunción ]]></addr-line>
<country>Paraguay</country>
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<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2024</year>
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<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2024</year>
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<volume>6</volume>
<fpage>20</fpage>
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<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.iics.una.py/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2664-28912024000100020&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.iics.una.py/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2664-28912024000100020&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.iics.una.py/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2664-28912024000100020&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN Introducción. La obesidad infantil está asociada con una serie de problemas de salud tanto en la infancia como en la vida adulta. Los niños obesos tienen un mayor riesgo de desarrollar enfermedades crónicas, como la diabetes tipo 2, enfermedades cardíacas, etc. Objetivo. Determinar prevalencia de sobrepeso y obesidad en una escuela de la ciudad de Luque en el mes de agosto del 2023. Materiales y Métodos. Estudio descriptivo, de corte transversal, con muestreo de casos consecutivos, en niños de 9 a 12 años de la Escuela Privada Madre Rosa Santaeugenia de la ciudad de Luque del departamento Central de Paraguay. Resultados. Participaron 100 alumnos, el 50% es de sexo femenino, el 55% tenía una edad entre 9 y 10 años. El 16% de los participantes se encontraban con sobrepeso u obesidad, el 58% refirió realizar al menos de 1 a 2 hora de actividad física fuera de la escuela, el 11% refirió pasar más de 4 h frente a una pantalla, el 38% confirmó nunca haber recibido en la escuela información sobre alimentación y estilo de vida saludable. Conclusión. Si bien en el estudio la mayor cantidad de participante se encontraba con un peso adecuado, el sobrepeso y la obesidad es una problemática alarmante alrededor de todo el mundo, lo cual es una lucha que debe abordarse de manera inmediata y el abordaje de este problema requiere un enfoque integral que involucre tanto a padres, educadores e instituciones educativa.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT Introduction. Childhood obesity is associated with a few health problems both in childhood and in adulthood. Obese children are at increased risk of developing chronic diseases, such as type 2 diabetes, heart disease, etc. Objective. To determine the prevalence of overweight and obesity in a school in the city of Luque in the month of August 2023. Materials and Methods. Descriptive, cross-sectional study, with sampling of consecutive cases, in children aged 9 to 12 years from the Madre Rosa Santaeugenia Private School in the city of Luque in the Central department of Paraguay. Results. 100 students participated, 50% were female, 55% were between 9 and 10 years old. 16% of the participants were overweight or obese, 58% reported doing at least 1 to 2 h of physical activities outside of the school and 11% of the participants referred having never received education about nutrition and healthy lifestyle at school. Conclusion. Although in the study most participants were of adequate weight, overweight and obesity is an alarming problem around the world, which is a struggle that must be addressed immediately and addressing this problem requires a comprehensive approach that involves parents, educators and educational institutions.]]></p></abstract>
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