Obesity and Malnutrition: Impact of Habitat and Living Conditions in Adult Urban Population in Argentina

DOI:  https://doi.org/10.12804/revsalud13.02.2015.03

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Issue: Vol. 13 No. 02 (2015)
Section Clinical or Experimental Research


Keywords: Malnutrition obesity habits Socioeconomic Condition

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Karina Temporelli
Valentina Viego

Abstract

Introduction: malnutrition refers to imbalances (either deficit or excess) in energy intake, protein and / or nutrients including underweight and obesity. The aim of this work is identify the contribution of individual factors, habits and life conditions in nutritional status. Material and methods: estimates of relative risk ratios are obtained from a multinomial logistic model using microdata from the National Survey of Risk Factors conducted in 2005 and 2009 in Argentinean‘ cities among adult population. Results: malnutrition is associated with constitutive and socioeconomic variables, while habits are also important in the obesity case. Discussion: both types of problems coexist in Argentine due to high heterogeneity in life styles, turning difficult the design of public interventions aimed to solve them. This complexity highlights the importance of a careful and specific multidimensional approach (medical, social, economical).

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Temporelli, K., & Viego, V. (2015). Obesity and Malnutrition: Impact of Habitat and Living Conditions in Adult Urban Population in Argentina. Revista Ciencias De La Salud, 13(02), 159–170. https://doi.org/10.12804/revsalud13.02.2015.03
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