Correlación entre la actividad física, grasa corporal e IMC en estudiantes universitarios: un estudio transversal

• David J. Javier-Aliaga ^[1] ; María Alina Miranda Flores ^[1] ; Jacksaint Saintila ^[1] ; María Lourdes Gamarra Camacho ^[1]
  1. [1] Universidad Peruana Unión

     Universidad Peruana Unión

     Perú

     
• Localización: Nutrición clínica y dietética hospitalaria, ISSN 0211-6057, Vol. 41, Nº. 4, 2021, págs. 112-118
• Idioma: español
• DOI: 10.12873/414aliaga
• Títulos paralelos:
  • Correlation between physical activity, body fat and BMI in universitystudents: a cross-sectional study
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    Introducción y objetivo: El sedentarismo y la obesidad constituyen factores de riesgo importantes en los universitarios. La actividad física es una de las estrategias para prevenir estos problemas de salud. Se determinó la correlación entre la actividad física, el porcentaje de la grasa corporal (%GC) y el índice de masa corporal (IMC) en estudiantes universitarios de Tarapoto, San Martin, Perú.

    Materiales y métodos: Se realizó un estudio de diseño no experimental, transversal y de tipo correlacional. La muestra no probabilística estuvo conformada por 192 estudiantes de las facultades de ciencias de la salud, ciencias empresariales e ingeniería y arquitectura de la Universidad Peruana Unión (filial Tarapoto), San Martin, Perú. Se utilizó el Cuestionario Internacional de Actividad Física (IPAQ, por sus siglas en inglés). Asimismo, la evaluación de %GC y el IMC se realizó siguiendo el protocolo de la Sociedad Internacional para el desarrollo de la cineantropometría (ISAK).

    Resultados: Se encontró que existe correlación estadísticamente significativa e indirecta entre la actividad física y el porcentaje de grasa corporal (rho = -,163; p=,024), y la actividad física y el IMC (rho = -,170; p=,018). Asimismo, se halló que existe diferencia estadísticamente significativa del porcentaje de grasa corporal y el IMC según género (p<,001). No obstante, no se encontró diferencia de la actividad física según género (p =,808).

    Conclusiones: Se halló correlación entre la actividad física con el %GC y el IMC en los estudiantes universitarios. Estos resultados evidencian la necesidad de promoverse programas de educación nutricional y de promoción de la salud para mejorar la actividad física y prevenir la obesidad en los universitarios.

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    Introduction and objective: A sedentary lifestyle andobesity are important risk factors in university students.Physical activity is one of the strategies to prevent these healthproblems. The correlation between physical activity, body fatpercentage (% BF) and body mass index (BMI) was deter-mined in university students from Tarapoto, San Martin, Perú.Materials and methods: A non-experimental, cross-sec-tional and correlational study was carried out. The non-prob-abilistic sample was made up of 192 students from the facul-ties of health sciences, business sciences and engineering andarchitecture of the Universidad Peruana Unión (Subsidiary:Tarapoto), San Martin, Peru. The International PhysicalActivity Questionnaire (IPAQ) was used. Likewise, the evalu-ation of% BF and BMI was carried out following the protocolof the International Society for the development of kinean-thropometry (ISAK).Results: It was found that there is a statistically signifi-cant and indirect correlation between physical activity and body fat percentage (rho=-,163; p=,024), and physical ac-tivity and BMI (rho =-,170; p=,018). Likewise, it was foundthat there is a statistically significant difference in the per-centage of body fat and BMI according to gender (p <,001).However, no difference was found in physical activity accord-ing to gender (p= ,808).Conclusions: A correlation was found between physicalactivity with% BF and BMI in university students. These re-sults show the need to promote nutritional education andhealth promotion programs to improve physical activity andprevent obesity in university students

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