Prevalencia y factores de riesgo de sobrepeso en colegialas de 12 a 19 años en una región semiurbana del Ecuador

Resumen

The prevalence of overweight found in this study is similar to that found in an earlier country-wide study but was less than that detected in reports from industrialized countries and other countries of Latin America. Factors appearing to have the greatest impact on an adolescent girl's BMI were physical activity and estimated maternal BMI, regardless of total energy intake and dietary composition.