Characterization of adolescents with excess malnutrition in the Rafael María de Mendive mixed center

Authors

  • Maykel Díaz Piña Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Pinar del Río. Policlínico Universitario “Ernesto Guevara de la Serna”. Sandino, Pinar del Río
  • Maricela Troche Valdés Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Pinar del Río. Policlínico Universitario “Ernesto Guevara de la Serna”. Sandino, Pinar del Río
  • Raúl Machado Rodríguez Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Pinar del Río. Policlínico Universitario “Ernesto Guevara de la Serna”. Sandino, Pinar del Río
  • Daimy Baños Sotuyo Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Pinar del Río. Policlínico Universitario “Ernesto Guevara de la Serna”. Sandino, Pinar del Río
  • Roxana García Lores Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Pinar del Río. Policlínico Universitario “Ernesto Guevara de la Serna”. Sandino, Pinar del Río

Keywords:

Overweight, Excess Malnutrition, Adolescents.

Abstract

Introduction: adolescence is a period of rapid growth and important changes in body composition; it is a stage with a high prevalence of nutritional disorders, and excess malnutrition is among the most frequent.

Objectives: to characterize adolescents with excess malnutrition belonging to the Rafael María de Mendive Mixed Center of the Sandino municipality in the period from September 2020 to January 2021.

Method: a descriptive, retrospective, cross-sectional study was carried out. The universe was represented by 552 adolescents, between 12 and 17 years of age, the sample consisted of 197 adolescents of either sex by simple random sampling. A descriptive statistical analysis was applied by calculating the numerical and percentage distribution, as well as the mean and standard deviation. The variables used were age, sex, birth weight, blood pressure, risk factors and biochemical variables.

Results: obese adolescents were predominantly male (50,8 %), in the age group between 16 and 17 (37,6 %). Among normal-weight patients, normal blood pressure figures predominated (81,2%) and normal values were found in 43,7 % of overweight patients. Abdominal obesity was the most frequent risk factor (100 %).

Conclusions: in the Rafael María de Mendive Mixed Center of the Sandino municipality, there is a predominance of obsessive adolescents of the male sex. Blood pressure figures were normal in most adolescents. The main risk factor was abdominal obesity.

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Published

2022-12-15

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Díaz Piña M, Troche Valdés M, Machado Rodríguez R, Baños Sotuyo D, García Lores R. Characterization of adolescents with excess malnutrition in the Rafael María de Mendive mixed center. Univ. Méd. Pinareña [Internet]. 2022 Dec. 15 [cited 2025 Apr. 16];18(4):e932. Available from: https://revgaleno.sld.cu/index.php/ump/article/view/932

Issue

Vol. 18 (2022): Suplemento

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Original Article

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