Impacto da obesidade sobre parâmetros antropométricos e bioquímicos de crianças no município de Uruguaiana/RS

Abstract

To evaluate the impact of obesity in anthropometric and biochemical parameters in children in the city of Uruguaiana / RS. Cross-sectional study with children aged 5 and 10 years, diagnosed with obesity according to the criteria of the World Health Organization (2007). evaluation were conducted anthropometric, blood pressure measurement and laboratory tests: TG, TC, HDL-C, blood glucose and fasting insulin. The results are expressed as mean and standard deviation and correlation was made between BMI and the variables WC, glucose, insulin, HOMA-IR, TG, TC, LDL-C, HDL-C, weight, height, age, SBP and PAD. The level of significance for the test was 5%. The sample consisted of 28 children with an average age of 8 years, and 53.57% male. As the nutritional status, 78.6% were classified with severe obesity. The correlation was significant between BMI and the variables: weight, height, WC, SBP, DBP and triglycerides. Our results demonstrated biochemical, anthropometric and clinical changes caused by obesity to the health of children studied. These data are important as a way of disseminating and subsidies for the development of methods so that it can intervene in this population.