Estudio de sobrepeso medido por IMC o percibido y comportamientos de control del peso en adolescentes de 14 – 16 años de la Unidad Educativa La Salle Riobamba 2012

Abstract

This research is an experimental study, transversal and aims to study the overweight as measured by BMI or perceived, and weight control behaviors in adolescents 14 to 16 years of La Salle Education Unit of Riobamba. The variables studied were: general characteristics, nutritional status, behaviors for weight, the data were tabulated by Anthro Plus 1.0.4 program, Microsoft Excel, JMP 5.1. Anthropometric measurements were taken and a survey of perception and behavior about weight, in situ. 254 students participated considering inclusion an exclusion criteria, 61% male and 39% female. In assessing the nutritional status of the study group Normal results were obtained with 77.2%, overweight with 16.1%, 3.5% obesity, thinness with 2.8%, and 0.4% with severe thinness. In the relationship between weight control behavior and perceived overweight was found that students who believe they have a weight near the right want to lose weight (24%), and that this behavior is more common in women than in men, with This statistically significant, those who believe be slightly overweight want to lose weight (11%), and those who believe they have a slightly lower weight want to gain weight (5%). Teenagers make weight control behaviors, whether perceived or measured, so it is recommended to conduct further studies on the subject longer.