Silva Laleska Pâmela Rodrigues da, Tucan Ana Rita de Oliveira, Rodrigues Elisana Lima, Del Ré Patrícia Vieira, Sanches Priscila Milene Angelo, Bresan Deise
Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas, Alimentos e Nutrição, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, Campo Grande, MS, Brazil.
Einstein (Sao Paulo). 2019 Aug 19;17(4):eAO4642. doi: 10.31744/einstein_journal/2019AO4642.
To verify the prevalence of dissatisfaction with body image and its association with socio-demographic, economic, and anthropometric variables, as well as levels of physical activity among undergraduate students.
A cross-sectional study was conducted with 348 undergraduate students at the dining hall of a public Brazilian university located in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul. Body image perception was evaluated using the Silhouette Matching Task. The other variables assessed were sex, age, marital status, housing conditions, socioeconomic class, weight, height, waist circumference and physical activity levels. Multinomial logistic regression was performed to verify the association between the dependent and independent variables.
Of the interviewees, 55.7% were men. The prevalence of dissatisfaction with body image was 59.8% among men and 55.2% among women. Dissatisfaction for being overweight, between men and women, was higher in overweight individuals when compared to normal weight individuals, according to the body mass index, and also higher in those at risk for cardiovascular disease when compared to those who were not at risk. The dissatisfaction for being thin was higher among women with low weight when compared to normal weight women, according to body mass index. There was no association between dissatisfaction for being thin and the variables analyzed among men.
The prevalence of dissatisfaction with body image was observed in more than half of the individuals evaluated and is associated with nutritional status. Knowing the consequences of dissatisfaction with body image helps highlight the need for intervention strategies to avoid the practice of unhealthy behaviors.
验证大学生对身体形象不满的患病率及其与社会人口统计学、经济和人体测量学变量以及身体活动水平之间的关联。
在南马托格罗索州一所巴西公立大学的食堂对348名本科生进行了一项横断面研究。使用轮廓匹配任务评估身体形象感知。评估的其他变量包括性别、年龄、婚姻状况、住房条件、社会经济阶层、体重、身高、腰围和身体活动水平。进行多项逻辑回归以验证自变量和因变量之间的关联。
受访者中，55.7%为男性。男性对身体形象不满的患病率为59.8%，女性为55.2%。根据体重指数，与正常体重个体相比，超重个体中男性和女性对超重的不满程度更高，与无心血管疾病风险的个体相比，有心血管疾病风险的个体中对超重的不满程度也更高。根据体重指数，体重低的女性比正常体重的女性对瘦的不满程度更高。男性中对瘦的不满与所分析的变量之间没有关联。
在超过一半的评估个体中观察到对身体形象不满的患病率，且其与营养状况相关。了解对身体形象不满的后果有助于凸显采取干预策略以避免不健康行为的必要性。
