RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FAMILY FUNCTION AND OBESITY OR OVERWEIGHT CHILDREN IN SCHOOL JOSE ABELARDO QUIÑONES - LIMA, PERU - 2014

Introduction and objective: Obesity is a public health issue worldwide. Its cause is multifactorial and several reviews have determined that your intervention should be performed individually and focusing on the family environment. In our country there are few studies on the relationship between family functioning and overweight or obesity in school-age The general objective was to determine the relationship between family functioning and obesity or overweight children Colegio José Abelardo Quiñones. Method: A cross descriptive correlational no experimental study was conducted. Children data weight, height and sex was obtained in addition BMI / E was determined. a validated questionnaire on family functioning families where the type of family also would note was sent. Results and Conclusions: We examined 169 children and 119 families completed the questionnaire. Were included in the study, 79 children with nuclear and extended families. They were divided into 42 overweight and obese, and 37 students with normal BMI / E. The average total score of family functioning was 80.85 for students with normal BMI / E of 78.61 and for students with obesity and overweight. Higher values were obtained in the averages for usual areas of family functioning in students with BMI / E that students with obesity and overweight. In the present investigation we found no significant relationship between family functioning and obesity or overweight.