Underreporting of Overweight and Obesity in Primary Care: A Cross-sectional Study of Children Aged 6–11 Years old
Yadira Guadalupe Viveros Alanis, Daniel López-Hernández, Aldo Oviedo-Chavez, Leticia Brito-Aranda, Alejandra Sandoval-Morales, Tania Castillo-Cruz, Luis Beltran-Lagunes, Berenice Mancilla-Del-Alto, Dora Orquidea Gamboa-Martinez, Perla Veronica Salinas-Palacios, Liliana Grisel Liceaga-Perez, Rocio Liliana Jimenez-Hernandez, Xochitl Liliana Olivares-Lopez, Victor Hugo Noguez-Alvarez, Edgar Cruz Aviles, Guadalupe Jacqueline Flores-Morales, Edgar Esteban Torres-Garcia, Tabata Gabriela Anguiano-Velazquez, Miguel Angel Nuñez-Calvillo, Carmen Lizzete Juarez-Montoya & Israel Ambrosio-Ramirez · Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology · 2025
Aims: To explore the underreporting of nutritional status among children aged 6–11 years old in primary care, assessed using BMI categories (from World Health Organization). Additionally, the study will evaluate the prevalence of overweight and obesity by age and sex and examine...