Spatial analysis of childhood obesity and overweight in Peru, 2014

Authors

  • Akram Hernández-Vásquez Universidad de Buenos Aires. Buenos Aires, Argentina. Médico cirujano, magíster en Gestión y Políticas Públicas.
  • Guido Bendezú-Quispe Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional San Luis Gonzaga. Ica, Perú. estudiante de Medicina
  • Deysi Díaz-Seijas Instituto Nacional Cardiovascular - EsSalud. Lima, Perú. enfermera, especialista en Cuidados Intensivos
  • Marilina Santero Universidad de Buenos Aires. Buenos Aires, Argentina. médica
  • Nicole Minckas Universidad de Buenos Aires. Buenos Aires, Argentina. licenciada en Nutrición, magíster en Efectividad Clínica
  • Diego Azañedo Instituto de Investigación, Universidad Católica los Ángeles de Chimbote. Chimbote, Perú. cirujano dentista
  • Daniel A. Antiporta Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Baltimore, USA. licenciado en Nutrición, magíster en Salud Pública.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17843/rpmesp.2016.333.2298

Keywords:

Geographic information systems, Overweight, Obesity, Child, Preschool, Peru

Abstract

Objectives. To estimate regional prevalence and identify the spatial patterns of the degree of overweight and obesity by districts in under five years children in Peru during 2014. Materials and methods. Analysis of the information reported by the Information System Nutritional Status (SIEN) of the number of cases of overweight and obesity in children under five years recorded during 2014. Regional prevalence for overweight and obesity, and their respective confidence intervals to 95% were calculated. Moran index was used to determine patterns of grouping districts with high prevalence of overweight and/or obesity. Results. Data from 1834 districts and 2,318,980 children under five years were analyzed. 158,738 cases (6.84%; CI 95%: 6.81 to 6.87) were overweight, while 56,125 (2.42%; CI 95%: 2.40 to 2.44) obesity. The highest prevalence of overweight were identified in the regions of Tacna (13.9%), Moquegua (11.8%), Callao (10.4%), Lima (10.2%) and Ica (9.3%), and in the same regions for obesity with 5.3%; 4.3%; 4.0%; 4.0% and 3.8% respectively. The spatial analysis found grouping districts of high prevalence in 10% of all districts for both overweight and obesity, identifying 199 districts for overweight (126 urban and 73 rural), and 184 for obesity (136 urban and 48 rural). Conclusions. The highest prevalence of overweight and obesity were identified in the Peruvian coast regions. Moreover, these regions are predominantly exhibited a spatial clustering of districts with high prevalence of overweight and obesity.

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2016-07-27

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Hernández-Vásquez A, Bendezú-Quispe G, Díaz-Seijas D, Santero M, Minckas N, Azañedo D, et al. Spatial analysis of childhood obesity and overweight in Peru, 2014. Rev Peru Med Exp Salud Publica [Internet]. 2016 Jul. 27 [cited 2024 Mar. 28];33(3):489-97. Available from: https://rpmesp.ins.gob.pe/index.php/rpmesp/article/view/2298

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