Estado nutricional relacionado con la ingesta alimentaria en niños y niñas de 6 a 12 años de la Escuela Simón Bolívar, Cantón Riobamba, Provincia de Chimborazo, 2014.

Abstract

To determine the nutritional status related to dietary intake in children aged 6 to 12 years at Simon Bolívar School, in Riobamba, province of Chimborazo, 2014, is the purpose of this research. The study was non-experimental cross-sectional design; the universe was 1283 people, the sample established by statistical formula being determined 125 children for the study. The data were tabulated by the computerized programs “Canasta”, WHO Anthro Plus, Microsoft Excel 2010, and JMP Version 5.1. For identifying variables: general characteristics, anthropometric evaluation and food consumption being obtained the following results: 68.8 % men, age ranging from 10 to 11 years in Anthropometric Evaluation 57.6% have a normal nutritional status, 1.6 % with Severe Emaciation and 75.2 % had normal height, 0.8 % severe short stature /high age and height. To analyze the relation between Body Index/Age mass the diagnosis diet there is a 5.60 % chance of finding thin patients and diagnosis of inadequate diet and insufficient energy in macronutrients. Such differences are statistically significant p. under 0.05 (0.04) It is therefore concluded that the IMC /Aged is related to diagnosis of the total diet. It is recommended the energy consumption according to individual characteristics and health status. Five types of food and all the feeding groups must be included to achieve the children have a Normal Nutritional Status.