Fatores potenciais para o desenvolvimento de doenças crônicas não transmissíveis em escolares de 05 a 10 anos de idade: no interior do Ceará.

Abstract

During growth, the child goes through moments of physical, psychic and social adaptations, these adaptations are part of the development of every human being. From the progressive development of the child, the family also undergoes intense modifications, which are responsible for dictating development, stimulating the practice of healthy life habits, and then preventing the development of diseases and health problems of the child. Overall objective: To evaluate the body mass index of children in the 5- to 10-year age group and to correlate the findings with the possible potential factors for the development of chronic not transmissible diseases (CNTD). Methodology: It is descriptive – exploratory type, field, with quantitative approach. The research was carried out in three elementary schools of the Municipality of Umari in the state of Ceará, being that these schools are two of the private initiative and another public (municipal). The data of the research were analyzed by the statistical program SPSS version 24.0. Outcome and discussion: 121 students were selected for evaluation by completing all steps for inclusion in the survey. Regarding the nutritional status of the students evaluated, using the chart of nutritional curve of the child's book of the Ministry of Health of 2007, it was observed that most of them presented a adequate BMI. The frequency of consumption was assessed according to the parents and guardians reports, and whether they consumed such foods daily, weekly, biweekly, monthly or do not eat, also reporting how many times the average student consumes food. Although the data refer to a satisfactory number of students in relation to physical activity practices, there is a significant demonstration of students who do not practice or practice only once a week. Conclusion: Anthropometric measures are simple and extremely relevant to identify the risks of developing CNTDs in schoolchildren aged 5 to 10 years. The high rates of overweight and underweight discovered with the analysis of the investigated, shows the need for preventive actions in schools, causing the family to participate in these actions, to have a high rate of change in habits and a good biopsychosocial development of schoolchildren.