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The National Public Health Institutes (NPHI), members ofthe Latin American Regional Network of the InternationalAssociation of National Institutes of Public Health, metface to face at the headquarters of the National Instituteof Public Health of Mexico, in the City of Cuernavaca, from October 5 to 7, 2022, with the participation of thedirectors or their representatives of the NPHIs of (...)

   

Objetivo. Presentar las prevalencias de adultos que acudieron a realizarse pruebas de detección de enfermedades crónicas no transmisibles (ECNT) en el año previo, las prevalencias por diagnóstico previo de algunas ECNT, así como la proporción de los que siguen tratamiento farmacológico. Material y métodos. Se analizó la información de los cuestionarios de 11 895 adultos participantes de la Encuesta Nacional de Salud y Nutrición de 2022. Se presentan prevalencias e intervalos de confianza al 95%. Resultados. En el año previo se realizaron pruebas de detección de diabetes 12.2%, de hipertensión 9.1% y de dislipidemias 9.0%. La prevalencia por diagnóstico previo de diabetes es de 10.9%, de hipertensión 15.9% y de hipercolesterolemia 30.6%; de éstos, siguen tratamiento farmacológico 89.5, 81.7 y 60.4%, respectivamente. Conclusión. Los porcentajes de quienes acudieron a realizarse pruebas de tamizaje siguen siendo bajas y aún son inferiores a los observados en 2012. Tanto las prevalencias por diagnóstico previo de diabetes y de hipercolesterolemia han aumentado, mientras que la de hipertensión disminuyó 0.17%. Es recomendable realizar la detección de factores de riesgo cardiovascular, incluyendo la diabetes, de manera integrada y se incrementen las tasas de tratamiento.

Objective. To describe the updated prevalence of overweight and obesity in Mexican school-aged children and adolescents with data from continuous National Health and Nutrition Survey (Ensanut) in 2020-2022 years. Materials and methods. This analysis includes a sample of 6 950 school-aged children and 5 421 adolescents participants from Ensanut 2020-2022. From their weight and height measurements, the BMI (Body Mass Index) Z-score was obtained and the overweight and obesity prevalences were estimated at national level and by sex, dwelling area, geographical region and welfare status. Results. In school-aged children the prevalence of overweight was 19.2% (95%CI: 18,20.4) and for obesity was 18.1 (95%CI: 16.8,19.4); in males an increase of 5.8 percentage points (pp) was observed in obesity prevalence from 2006 to 2020-2022. In adolescents, the prevalence of overweight was 23.9% (95%CI: 22.4,25.5) and for obesity was 17.2% (95%CI: 15.8,18.6); in both sexes, the prevalence of obesity has increased around 5 pp from 2006 to 2020-2022. Conclusion. Overweight and obesity in these age groups remains as a population health problem in Mexico. It is necessary to conduct in-depth studies to develop effective strategies for its attention.

Objective. To measure household water availability among Mexican families. Materials and methods. We used data from the Encuesta Nacional de Salud y Nutrición 2022 (Ensanut 2022) to assess if families received water daily for 24 hours a day during the last four weeks. We also assessed water scarcity over the previous 12 months during the driest season. Results. 31.5% of Mexican households received water 24/7, and from these, 17.4% did not report any scarcity in the previous 12 months. Water intermittency is more common in the south of Mexico and among the poorest families. 81% store water and among these, 16% do so in portable containers such as buckets. Conclusion. We present the first nationally representative estimates of water intermittency in Mexico. Most families experienced intermittency and, as a result, needed to store water. Water storage could deteriorate water quality and therefore the trust families have in the water they consume, with potential effects for the health of families in Mexico. Connection to piped water alone does not reflect the reality of water access within households in Mexico.