Factores de riesgo relacionados con la obesidad en niñas y niños menores de 5 años.

An analytic case-control study was carried out in children under 5 years, belonging to "Camilo Torres Restrepo" Polyclinic of Santiago de Cuba during 2009, in order to identify the risk factors for obesity in this population. The sample consisted of 360 patients, 120 cases and 240 controls, selected at a ratio of 1:2 from a study on weight and height. For statistical validation odds ratio and the attributable risk percentage were used. Among risk factors causing of the disease were: bottle feeding, family history of obesity, inadequate treatment for physiological anorexia, and early and inappropriate solid food introduction and poor eating habits. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]