Demetra (Feb 2020)

Associação de estado nutricional e maturação sexual com insatisfação com a imagem corporal

  • Priscila Moreira de Lima Pereira,
  • Marília Esteves de Oliveira,
  • Cristiane Costa do Carmo,
  • Vanessa Sequeira Fontes,
  • Renata Maria Souza Oliveira e Silva,
  • Michele Pereira Netto,
  • Ana Paula Carlos Candido

DOI
https://doi.org/10.12957/demetra.2020.42737
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 15, no. 0
pp. e42737 – e42737

Abstract

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Objective: To evaluate the association of nutritional status and sexual maturation with body dissatisfaction in adolescents. Methods: This is a crosssectional study carried out with adolescentes aged 10 to 14 from public schools. Weight, height, BMI for age, waist circumference, percentage of body fat,sexual maturation (Tanner's scale) and body dissatisfaction were assessed using the Scale for Assessment of Body Dissatisfaction for Adolescents (EEICA). For the statistical analysis, the SPSS version 17.0 program was used and the Kolmogorov-Smirnov, Pearson's Chi-square, Student's T or Anova tests were used, considering a significance level of 5%. Results: The sample consisted of 345 adolescents, 53.6% female. The majority (63.6% girls and 66.7% boys) are eutrophic. The mean EEICA sco ,302r for females (11.46 ± 5.90) was higher than for males (9.29 ± 4.71) (p <0.001). In both sexes, the BMI for age, percentage of body fat and waist-to-height ratio were associated with a higher score in the EEICA (p <0.001). In the female, the post-puberals were more dissatisfied than the pubescent ones. Conclusion: It was observed a higher score in the female, as well as an association between body dissatisfaction and nutritional status in both sexes and sexual maturation in females. Such findings reinforce the importance of approaching the theme and its possible consequences, stimulating reflection on beauty standards.

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