Indicadores de protección de la salud en la infancia: Bajo peso, sobrepeso y obesidad en niñas y niños de las escuelas públicas de la ciudad de Neiva-Colombia

The Childhood obesity is one of the most serious public health problems of the 21st century with a tendency to increase causing serious consequences in adulthood. The purpose of this study was to identify the prevalence of low weight, overweight, obesity and possible risk factors in public school students of Ciudad de Neiva. Using a cross-sectional study design in 423 girls and children between 6 and 14 years old from four schools in Neiva and applied to them instruments for the assessment of anthropometric parameters, physical activity, age, sex, origin, among others. During the analysis, logistic regression tests were used to identify possible causal association. The overall prevalence of low weight was 5.2%, overweight 15.1% and obesity exceeded 10.2%. The logistic regression analysis showed that the "low activity" and "inactive" students had a risk of being overweight (OR: 3.15, 95% CI: 1.71 - 5.84) and obesity (OR: 2.88; 95% CI: 1.39 - 6.03). The study showed that the prevalence of obesity and overweight disorders is high in this population group and is related to sedentary lifestyle. They are recommended to perform other prospective studies to achieve other possible risk factors in the family environment.