1077 The Relation of Obesity and Overweight with a Persistence of Nutritional Deficiency on School Children in Parelheiros, SãO Paulo, Brazil

Abstract

Objectives: A sample of schoolchildren in a low socioeconomic level, the persistence of nutritional deficiency, overweight and obesity. Methods: Cross-sectional study with a sample of 1761 students from three schools of basic education of Parelheiros, without distinction of sex or ethnicity. The survey was submitted to anthropometric assessment, with measurement of body weight and height to calculate the weight-for-stature and stature-for-age describing the children in overweight and obesity, or separating them in past malnutrition, acute, chronic, according to Waterlow / Batista. Results: The prevalence of nutritional deficiency was 525 (29.81%), 52.76% males and 42.24% were female. The population enrolled in the region's EMEF Parelheiros (81.04%) showed a higher proportion of past malnutrition, 22.15%, while 6.13% are acutely malnourished, and 1.53%, chronically. The prevalence of overweight was 13% and of obese 9.09%. In this sample, 33.42% of males were overweight and 24.16% obese, 25.45% of females were overweight and 16.97% obese. Conclusion: Malnutrition persists among the lowincome population and its irretrievable form, the past malnutrition, is the most expressive. However, this study notes that overweight and obesity are a growing problem in low-income population due to its customs, food and lack of information. There is a difference in percentage between obesity and overweight among the genders and considering the whole sample, overweight individuals prevails against obese ones. Thus, it is important to stress that we are experiencing a period of transition in nutritional status, in which obesity and overweight have proved to be one of the most significant public health problems.