Healthy lifestyle in children of an institution initial education

Abstract

Introduction: The objective of this research was to characterize the healthy lifestyles of boys and girls in the initial stage attended by the La Alquitrana Child Care Foundation of the Ministry of Popular Petroleum Power, Capital District, Venezuela and determine the relationships between the factors that influence the styles of group life. Methods: It is a field research, descriptive, prospective, transversal and analytical, carried out during the period February-March 2018. An instrument was designed to collect the information through open and closed questions. Anthropometric measurements were taken. Results: According to the BMI values obtained, 91,03% of the children are in the Normality range; while 8,97% have a risk of overweight and obesity. The semi-quantitative evaluation of food consumption reveals that 67,26% have an adequate diet, 21,98% have an inadequate diet in excess and only 10,76% have an inadequate diet due to deficits. The frequency of consumption revealed greater consumption of meat, eggs, fruits, evidencing a varied diet, but low in consumption of fish and dairy. 67,26% do not perform any physical activity. High correlations were obtained between Weight-Size, Weight-Kcal / day and Size-Kcal / day (r> 0,82); significant differences, by sex, between Weight (t = 1,85> 1,65 = t1; 0,05) and Size (t = 1,69 <t1; 0,05). There is also an association between Social stratum-income, Social status with Breastfeeding, Physical Activity and Eating Time (p <0,001). Conclusions: the lifestyle of these children is characterized by: Social stratum, income, breastfeeding, physical activity and nutritional status.