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    Adiposidad central en escolares y adolescentes en el período de la pandemia por covid-19
    (Universdidad Técnica de Ambato/Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud/Carrera de Enfermería, 2021-03-01) Toaquiza Licta, Tannia Lucia; .Arráiz, Carolina de Fernández, Med. Esp
    Introduction: The pandemic caused by COVID-19, generated challenges in the world population, to avoid its spread measures were taken like isolation and confinement, which has generated greater sedentary lifestyle, greater number of hours doing work online, greater access to the kitchen of the house, what it could lead to obesity in children and teenagers. Objective: To determine central adiposity in schoolchildren and teenagers in the pandemic period by COVID-19. Methodology: Field research, descriptive cross section, the sample was made up of 71 students of 7-15 years old, the anthropometric parameter used to determine central adiposity was waist/hip ratio, using the application of two validated questionnaires, the analysis of data has been made in Microsoft Excel, frequencies were used, percentages, mean, standard deviation and confidence interval 95% for each variable. Results: Of a population of 125 students the 57% (n=71) had criterion of central adiposity, within of the irrigation factors were found that more than 50% of students occupy 5-6 hours to leisure activities inverse relationship with physical activity, feeding daily base on fast food (29,58% to 35,21%). Conclusions: It was evidenced that during the pandemic period by COVID-19 more than half of the studied population presented criterion of central adiposity, within of the predisposing factors was found feeding with high calorie content, limited physical activity, typical middle stratum, and grade of complete primary schooling of parents.