Alteraciones del estado nutricional y tensión arterial en adolescentes de la Unidad Educativa Ángel Polibio Chávez, del cantón San Miguel provincia de Bolívar 2014.

Abstract

The objetive of the present research is to determine the Nutricional Status alterations and Blood Pressure in teenagers from the” Angel Polibio Chávez Educational Unit San Miguel Cantón, Bolívar Province, during the year 2014”. Non experimental design as a Cross_sectional study, the universe was 458 teenagers, the sample was established by means of a statistcs sample, where was determined 101 women and men teenagers.The data were tabulated through WHO Antro plus, JMP v S.1 and Microsoft Excel 2010 software, this was used to determine variables: General characteristics, Nutritional Status and Blood Plessure; the results were women teenagers 56.5%, men teenagers 43. 5% aged from12 to 14 years, in the Nutritional Status Valoration, according to the Body Max Index, it was determined that there is overweight in a 14.1% and obessityin a 4.7 % acoording to the indicator, 21.3% showed any alteration in hight. It was also found alterations in the diastolic blood pressure in the population with 3.5% of previos hypertension. The correlation is directly proportional between the diastolic blood pressure and body max index, the correlation is weak and statistically significant (P=0,0290). The correlation is directly proportional between the diastolic blood pressure and the T//E, this relation Is also weak and statistically significant (P= 0,0110). It is Recommended to carry out a new valoration with the same parameters to the study group in order to monitor the Nutritional Status and Blood Pressure Values.