Valoración del estado nutricional de los estudiantes de la Facultad de Ciencias de la Educación de la Universidad Estatal de Bolívar mediante parámetros dietéticos y de composición corporal.

Abstract

This non-experimental, descriptive and transversal research objective was to evaluate the nutritional status of young adults through dietary value parameters and body composition, applied in the University of Bolivar to 63 students from the Education Faculty, where general characteristics such as gender and age were identified, the nutritional condition was evaluated and the results were weight, height, Body Mass Index (BMI), waist circumference and fat mass percentage; life style though physical activity surveys by the IPAQ test were researched, as well as cigarette consumption (test Fagertröm) and alcohol dependence (test Audit) also food intake frequency through block screening for fat, fruit/vegetables and fiber, the average age was 22 years old, 60,3% women and 39,7% men, with a height average of 1,65m for men and 1,52m for women, according to the Body Mass Index (BMI) 68,2% are normal, 30,15% are overweight and 1,58% are obese in grade 1, according to the waist circumference 7,9% have increased metabolic risk and 31,15% have high increased metabolic risk, 66,6% are insufficiently active or sedentary. There was statistical relationship (p.0,036) between the nutritional condition and gender, as between the Body Mass Index (BMI) and physical activity, (p.0,017), for this reason the hypothesis is partially accepted and it is recommended to improve health promotion in the institution.