| Autor: |
Pedrero-Tomé R; Research Group Epinut (Ref 920325), Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain.; Department of Biodiversity, Ecology and Evolution, Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain., López-Ejeda N; Research Group Epinut (Ref 920325), Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain.; Department of Biodiversity, Ecology and Evolution, Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain., Sánchez Alvarez M; Research Group Epinut (Ref 920325), Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain.; Department of Biodiversity, Ecology and Evolution, Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain., Herrero-Jaúregui C; Department of Biodiversity, Ecology and Evolution, Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain., Acosta Gallo B; Department of Biodiversity, Ecology and Evolution, Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain., Dolores Marrodán M; Research Group Epinut (Ref 920325), Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain.; Department of Biodiversity, Ecology and Evolution, Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain.; Institute of Environmental Sciences (IUCA), Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain. |
| Abstrakt: |
In 2018, a cross-sectional study was conducted in six communities of Tecoluca, Bajo Lempa (El Salvador). Weight, height, sitting-height, skinfolds thickness and head, arm, and waist circumferences were measured in a sample of 334 schoolchildren. Nutritional status, body composition, and Extended Composite Index for Anthropometric Failure (ECIAF) were estimated. The Food Security Perception Survey (Spanish acronym: EPSA) was applied to 143 households. Anthropometric failure was observed in 37.5% of the schoolchildren. Association between stunting and underweight in boys and stunting and weight excess in girls was observed. About 58.7% of the households suffered from food insecurity. |
