To establish the prevalence of body mass index (BMI), obesity, insulin resistance (IR) and metabolic syndrome (MS) a Cross Sectional Study was performed, in a proportional stratified sample of 253 students, admitted to the first semester at different faculties of Universidad Tecnológica Equinoccial, during the 2011 school year. This research program was carried out in order to design a baseline that will allow tracking changes in the parameters described, every two years. 23% of students had a BMI considered above normal (95% CI: 17.9 to 28.6%), presenting higher prevalence of obesity in males: 16%, than in females: 6% (p <0.05). The insulin resistance was studied through the Homeostasis Model Assessment (HOMA); the values varied among t...
Introduction: cigarette consumption currently represents one of the main public health problems, sin...
Objective: To analyze the relationship between nutritional status and physical activity, socioeconom...
Introduction: Poor sleep quality may be associated with a high percentage of body fat, due to altera...
Obesity and its complications are one of the major pandemics at the global level, especially type 2 ...
Introduction. Obesity is considered a public health problem. Its presence at an early age implies an...
Introduction: Obesity in children and adolescents is a public health problem that is increasing worl...
Introduction: Since the health of students influences their academic performance and terminal effici...
Introduction: Changes in lifestyles predispose university students to face constant stressful situat...
Objective: To describe the prevalence of overweight and obesity in relation to lifestyle factors in ...
Introduction: Obesity is a public health problem that tends to increase and compromises the health o...
Introducción. La prevalencia del síndrome metabólico está en aumento y constituye riesgo elevado par...
Introducción: La obesidad infantil se ha convertido en uno de los problemas de salud pública más gra...
Obesity is a pathology that affects health conditions, which forces an early detection and the use o...
Abstract The objective of this study was to know the relationship between dietary intake (DI) and bo...
A obesidade é um dos principais problemas de saúde pública, sendo geralmente identificada pelo índic...
Introduction: cigarette consumption currently represents one of the main public health problems, sin...
Objective: To analyze the relationship between nutritional status and physical activity, socioeconom...
Introduction: Poor sleep quality may be associated with a high percentage of body fat, due to altera...
Obesity and its complications are one of the major pandemics at the global level, especially type 2 ...
Introduction. Obesity is considered a public health problem. Its presence at an early age implies an...
Introduction: Obesity in children and adolescents is a public health problem that is increasing worl...
Introduction: Since the health of students influences their academic performance and terminal effici...
Introduction: Changes in lifestyles predispose university students to face constant stressful situat...
Objective: To describe the prevalence of overweight and obesity in relation to lifestyle factors in ...
Introduction: Obesity is a public health problem that tends to increase and compromises the health o...
Introducción. La prevalencia del síndrome metabólico está en aumento y constituye riesgo elevado par...
Introducción: La obesidad infantil se ha convertido en uno de los problemas de salud pública más gra...
Obesity is a pathology that affects health conditions, which forces an early detection and the use o...
Abstract The objective of this study was to know the relationship between dietary intake (DI) and bo...
A obesidade é um dos principais problemas de saúde pública, sendo geralmente identificada pelo índic...
Introduction: cigarette consumption currently represents one of the main public health problems, sin...
Objective: To analyze the relationship between nutritional status and physical activity, socioeconom...
Introduction: Poor sleep quality may be associated with a high percentage of body fat, due to altera...