Influencia de la obesidad o sobrepeso en el área ocupacional de juego en niños de 6-12 años, en etapa escolar de la Escuela Normal Superior de Pamplona y el colegio José Antonio Galán.

Abstract

This study was based on the identification of the profile of the game on 50 children aged 6-12 with obesity or overweight of two educational institutions of Pamplona, Norte de Santander, where the index ratio of body mass and age was made with nutrition to determine the presence of obesity or overweight and the application of the instrument the game profile of children of ages 6-9 and 9-12 years. Method: design quantitative, descriptive, transversal, not probabilistic population, students aged 6-12 with obesity or overweight José Antonio Galán school and the Normal School of Pamplona. Results: increased prevalence of overweight in relation to obesity, outdoor playground mode is which is less often performed mainly in obese children, satisfaction and perception of efficacy is low, mostly in children with obesity, children with obesity in relation to overweight children, prefer in increasingly integrated into gaming activities with an adult or run them in a solitary way to do them with their peers. Conclusions: there are major difficulties in the implementation of the occupational playing area depending on the age, in children with obesity in relation to overweight children.