Body image dissatisfaction and its association with antropometrics parameters, weight status and self-esteem in Chilean schoolchildren

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dc.contributor.authorDelgado Floody, Pedro
dc.contributor.authorCaamaño Navarrete, Felipe
dc.contributor.authorJerez Mayorga, Daniel
dc.contributor.authorGuzman Guzman, Iris Paola
dc.contributor.authorCofre Lizama, Alfonso
dc.contributor.authorMartinez Salazar, Cristian
dc.date2018
dc.date.accessioned2021-04-30T17:05:06Z
dc.date.available2021-04-30T17:05:06Z
dc.description.abstractAlthough an increasing number of children are becoming obese, the psychological comorbidities associated with obesity are not well established. This research was aimed at determining if there is association between body image dissatisfaction with anthropometrics parameters, weight status and self-esteem in children from public schools. The sample comprised 712 schoolchildren age 11.94 +/- 1.16 years (351 girls and 361 boys). Self-esteem, body image dissatisfaction, body fat (BF), body mass index (BMI), Waist circumference (WC) and waist to height ratio (WHtR) were evaluated. 372 children (52.2%) presented normal weight, 201 (28.2%) children presented overweight and 139 children (19.5%) presented obesity. There were no differences in proportions between boys and girls (p = 0.778). Girls presented a higher proportion of body image dissatisfaction (p = 0.0045). The children with obesity presented the highest proportion with low or very low self-esteem (p < 0.001) and presented a higher proportion of body image dissatisfaction (p<0.001). The body image dissatisfaction was associated with overweight/obesity status (OR = 4.12, p < 0.001), WtHR (OR = 3.53, p < 0.001) and self-esteem (OR = 2.91, p = 0.03). In conclusion the body image dissatisfaction in the sample of study was associated with antropometric parameters and self- esteem.
dc.identifier.citationARCHIVOS LATINOAMERICANOS DE NUTRICION,Vol.68,,2018
dc.identifier.urihttp://repositoriodigital.uct.cl/handle/10925/3964
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherARCHIVOS LATINOAMERICANOS NUTRICION
dc.sourceARCHIVOS LATINOAMERICANOS DE NUTRICION
dc.subject.englishBody image
dc.subject.englishself-esteem
dc.subject.englishobesity
dc.subject.englishschoolchildren
dc.titleBody image dissatisfaction and its association with antropometrics parameters, weight status and self-esteem in Chilean schoolchildren
dc.typeArticle
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