Fatores Associados Ao Ganho De Peso Rápido Em Pré-Escolares Frequentadores De Creches Públicas

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate the prevalence, and identify factors associated with rapid weight gain in preschool children. Methods: A cross sectional study was carried out with 136 children between 24 and 35 months of age attending public daycare centers in Mogi das Cruzes between February and December 2014. Interviews were conducted with the mothers for clinical, sociodemographic and anthropometric characterizations of the children. It was considered to be rapid weight gain when the children presented a difference greater than 0.67 between the weight for age Z score from birth to evaluation. A logistic regression model was adjusted for factors associated with rapid weight gain. Results: Fifty children (36.8%) presented rapid weight gain and 36 (26.5%) were overweight. Of these, 22 children were in the rapid weight gain group. The logistic model showed that longest total breastfeeding time (OR 0.94, 95%CI 0.88-0.99; p=0.031) was a protection factor, and low socioeconomic level (OR 4.18, 95%CI 1.04-18.60; p=0.044) was a risk factor for rapid weight gain.Conclusions: There was a high prevalence of rapid weight gain and being overweight among three year old preschoolers attending public day care centers in Brazil. Encouraging the practice of breastfeeding children in the first years of life, in addition to giving guidance about appropriate foods, especially for families with a low socioeconomic status, can potentially contribute to reduce rapid weight gain and, consequently, future metabolic complications of being overweight.

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