Características de personalidad, hábitos alimentarios y diagnóstico nutricional. Estudio en adolescentes con sobrepeso y obesidad en Monteros, Argentina.

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Title:	Características de personalidad, hábitos alimentarios y diagnóstico nutricional. Estudio en adolescentes con sobrepeso y obesidad en Monteros, Argentina.
Alternate Title:	Personality characteristics, eating habits and nutritional diagnosis. Study in adolescents with overweight and obesity in Monteros, Argentina.
Authors:	Fernández, Noelia N.^1,2 (AUTHOR) noelia.fernandez@unsta.edu.ar, Lacunza, Ana B.^3,4 (AUTHOR) betinalacu@hotmail.com
Source:	Revista de Salud Pública. Jan/Feb2020, Vol. 22 Issue 1, p69-76. 8p. 4 Charts.
Abstract (English):	Objective To identify the relationships between the characteristics of the personality, eating habits and the nutritional diagnosis of school-age adolescents of Monte ros, Tucumán, Argentina. Material and Method A quantitative, cross-sectional comparative study was conducted with a non-probabilistic sample of 172 adolescents (average age = 13,57 ± 1,074). Individual measurements of weight and height were taken to calculate the body mass index and divided into two groups: clinical (overweight / obese) and control (normal weight). Moreover, a personality questionnaire was applied to them, and a food consumption frequency questionnaire adapted for the present study. Results 41.9% of adolescents were overweight, obese and morbidly obese. The frequency of food consumption and eating habits are adequate in both groups, while physical activity and lifestyle was little adequate in the control group and adequate in the clinical group. Significant associations were found between personality traits, eating habits and physical activity-lifestyle, while the relationship between personality and nutritional diagnosis and the frequency of food consumption could not be verified. Conclusion The results showed an increase in overweight/obesity compared to previous local studies and the correlation between personality traits, eating habits and physical activity-lifestyle. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Abstract (Spanish):	Objetivo Identificar las relaciones entre las características de personalidad, los hábitos alimentarios y el diagnóstico nutricional de adolescentes escolarizados de Mon teros, Tucumán, Argentina. Material y Método Se realizó un estudio cuantitativo, comparativo transversal, con una muestra no probabilística de 172 adolescentes (edad promedio = 13,5 ± 1,0). Se tomaron mediciones individuales de peso y talla para calcular el índice de masa corporal y dividirlos en dos grupos: clínico (sobrepesos/obesos) y control (peso normal). Además, se les aplicó un cuestionario de personalidad y un cuestionario de frecuencia de consumo de alimentos adaptado para el presente estudio. Resultados El 41,9% de los adolescentes presentaban sobrepeso, obesidad y obesidad mórbida. La frecuencia de consumo de alimentos y los hábitos alimentarios fueron adecuados en ambos grupos, mientras que la actividad física y estilo de vida fueron poco adecuados en el grupo control y adecuado en el grupo clínico. Se encontraron asociaciones estadísticas bajas entre los rasgos de personalidad, los hábitos alimentarios y la actividad física y estilo de vida; mientras que no se pudo comprobar la relación entre la personalidad, el diagnóstico nutricional y la frecuencia de consumo de alimentos. Conclusión Los resultados evidenciaron un importante aumento de sobrepeso y obesidad respecto a estudios locales previos como la vinculación entre los rasgos de personalidad, los hábitos alimentarios y la actividad física y estilo de vida. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Abstract:	Objective To identify the relationships between the characteristics of the personality, eating habits and the nutritional diagnosis of school-age adolescents of Monte ros, Tucumán, Argentina. Material and Method A quantitative, cross-sectional comparative study was conducted with a non-probabilistic sample of 172 adolescents (average age = 13,57 ± 1,074). Individual measurements of weight and height were taken to calculate the body mass index and divided into two groups: clinical (overweight / obese) and control (normal weight). Moreover, a personality questionnaire was applied to them, and a food consumption frequency questionnaire adapted for the present study. Results 41.9% of adolescents were overweight, obese and morbidly obese. The frequency of food consumption and eating habits are adequate in both groups, while physical activity and lifestyle was little adequate in the control group and adequate in the clinical group. Significant associations were found between personality traits, eating habits and physical activity-lifestyle, while the relationship between personality and nutritional diagnosis and the frequency of food consumption could not be verified. Conclusion The results showed an increase in overweight/obesity compared to previous local studies and the correlation between personality traits, eating habits and physical activity-lifestyle. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
ISSN:	01240064
DOI:	10.15446/rsap.V22n1.76175