Association between school years and anthropometric and blood pressure measures: nursing work
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| Formato: | artículo original |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de Publicación: | 2021 |
| Descripción: | Aim: The aim of this study was to verify the relationship between school years and anthropometric and blood pressure parameters. Methods: This is a cross-sectional and analytical study carried out during March 2017 in a Brazilian public school with 97 students. The data were collected with sociodemographic characterization and anthropometric and blood pressure assessment forms. Regularly enrolled students (6th to 9th grade) of both sexes were included in the research. Data were analyzed using descriptive measures, Fisher's exact test, and ANOVA tests. Results: Most of the students were female (54.6%), enrolled in the 8th grade (31.5%), and with a mean age of 12.91 years ± 1.35 years. Furthermore, the researchers detected that 45.8% of the students were outside the normal range for weight. This variable was also associated (p=0.03) with the students' current year and the height, with which it showed a significant difference over the years. When comparing the average measurements, the researchers noted no difference between weight, body mass index, and systemic blood pressure. Conclusion: The nutritional disparity of malnourished or overweight children and adolescents can pose health risks with consequences in adulthood. Part of this phenomenon is due to nutritional transition. There is a demand for more effective strategies to reduce nutritional vulnerability in conjunction with the current public school health programs. Nursing plays an important role in the strategic actions to promote health in the school environment for the development and healthy growth of children and adolescents. |
| País: | Portal de Revistas UCR |
| Institución: | Universidad de Costa Rica |
| Repositorio: | Portal de Revistas UCR |
| Lenguaje: | Portugués |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/42832 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/enfermeria/article/view/42832 |
| Palabra clave: | Body Mass Index (BMI) Nutritional transition School Health Services School Nursing Services Blood pressure Child Health índice de Masa Corporal (IMC); Transición nutricional Servicios de salud escolar Servicios de enfermería escolar Presión arterial Salud de los niños Índice de Massa Corporal (IMC) Transição Nutricional Serviços de Saúde Escolar Serviços de Enfermagem Escolar Pressão Arterial Saúde da Criança |