Nutritional Status of 8,128,014 Chilean and Immigrant Children and Adolescents Evaluated by the National Board of School Aid and Scholarships (JUNAEB) Between 2013 and 2023

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dc.contributor.authorBustos-Arriagada, Edson
dc.contributor.authorVásquez, Fabián
dc.contributor.authorEtchegaray-Armijo, Karina
dc.contributor.authorLópez-Arana, Sandra
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-23T14:02:09Z
dc.date.available2025-01-23T14:02:09Z
dc.date.issued2025-02-17
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: Nutritional issues, including overweight and obesity, along with the rising number of immigrants facing their own nutritional problems, continue to keep Chile on alert. Objective: To evaluate the epidemiological and nutritional status changes among Chilean and immigrant boys, girls, and adolescents (BGA) in schools evaluated by the National Board of School Aid and Scholarships (JUNAEB) from 2013 to 2023. Methods: This descriptive study analyzed individual, anonymous, and de-identified data on the nutritional status of BGA in pre-kindergarten, kindergarten, first grade, fifth grade, and the first year of high school using the JUNAEB Nutritional Map. Results: The sample consisted of 8,128,014 BGA, 49.2% women and 50.8% men. In 2013, immigrant BGA represented 0.4% of the total number of children evaluated, and by 2023, this percentage increased to 7.9%. It was observed that Chilean BGA had a lower proportion of thinness, risk of thinness, stunting, and normal weight, but a higher proportion of overnutrition compared to immigrants, similar to observations made during the COVID-19 pandemic. Comparisons by sex showed that Chilean and immigrant women had a lower percentage of thinness, risk of thinness, obesity, severe obesity, and stunting, and a higher proportion of normal weight when compared to men. Conclusions: The rise in immigrant BGA within the Chilean school system, together with the nutritional differences between both groups, highlights the need to consider these particularities when designing nutritional public policies in the health and education sectors.
dc.identifier.citationNutrients, Vol. 17, N°2 (2025) p. 2-12.
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.3390/nu17020327
dc.identifier.issne2072-6643
dc.identifier.orcidhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4698-1425
dc.identifier.orcidhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8536-3729
dc.identifier.orcidhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4312-1318
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12254/4044
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherMDPI
dc.rightsAtribución-NoComercial-CompartirIgual 3.0 Chile (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 CL)
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/cl/
dc.subjectChildren
dc.subjectAdolescents
dc.subjectImmigrants
dc.subjectObesity
dc.subjectThinness
dc.subjectMalnourished
dc.subjectStunting
dc.titleNutritional Status of 8,128,014 Chilean and Immigrant Children and Adolescents Evaluated by the National Board of School Aid and Scholarships (JUNAEB) Between 2013 and 2023
dc.typeArticle
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