Clinical-nutritional profile and dietary intake of participants of the Elderly Program, Ouro Preto-MGRealizou-se estudo transversal com 28 idosos de faixa etária ≥ 60 anos. Na análise antropométrica, foram aferidos peso, altura, perímetro da cintura e calculado o índice de massa corporal. Os dados bioquímicos analisados foram: colesterol total e frações, triglicerídeos e glicose. Investigou-se também a presença de diabetes e hipertensão. A avaliação do consumo alimentar foi realizada por questionário de frequência alimentar. Para a análise estatística, utilizou-se o software PASW versão 17.0. Resultados: Houve prevalência de excesso de peso (53,6%), perímetro da cintura elevado (67,9%), alterações no perfil glicêmico (56,5%) e hipertensão (82%). Na análise dietética, apesar de 100% dos idosos relatarem o consumo de cereais, leguminosas, frutas e hortaliças, a ingestão de alimentos ultraprocessados (93%) e com alto índice glicêmico (89%) foi elevada. Conclusão: A maior parte dos idosos apresentou excesso de peso, adiposidade abdominal, alterações glicêmicas, hipertensão e alto consumo de alimentos processados, o que reforça a necessidade de orientações nutricionais específicas para este grupo etário.
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to evaluate anthropometric data, body composition and food intake of teenagers.
Design/methodology/approach
This paper involves a cross-sectional study with 132 teenagers aged 15 to 19 years old from a public school of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Anthropometric measurements, body composition, food intake and sport practice were obtained. The authors performed Student’s t-test, X2 or Fisher’s exact tests and Pearson’s correlation to evaluate anthropometric variables, nutritional status and sport practice.
Findings
Regarding the nutritional status, 81.8 per cent of the teenagers were of normal weight, 10.6 per cent were overweight and 7.6 per cent were obese. Female teenagers had higher values of body fat analyzed by skinfold thickness, fat mass, fat mass index and body fat percentage, while male had higher lean mass evaluated by fat-free mass and fat-free mass index. For both genders, it was observed that there was low intake of fruits and vegetables and daily intake of sweets, soda, salt snacks and fast food like sandwiches and pizza. Only 54.5 per cent of teenagers reported performing physical exercise and there was association between sedentary lifestyle with higher intake of sweets and soft drink.
Originality/value
This paper summarized several methods to assess nutritional status and body composition of teenagers.
Associação entre medidas antropométricas e de composição corporal com os componentes da síndrome metabólica e índice de qualidade da dieta em adultos com excesso de peso Association between anthropometric measurements and body composition with components of the metabolic syndrome and quality index diet in overweight adult individuals
AbstractIntroduction: The adiposity excess, especially in the abdominal region, is associated with cardiovascular risk factors, such as dyslipidemia, diabetes mellitus type 2 and systemic arterial hypertension, among other clinical complications that affect quality of life. Aim: To evaluate the association between anthropometric measurements and body composition with components of metabolic syndrome (MS) and diet quality index (DQI) in subjects with overweight. Methods: Cross-sectional study conducted with patients treated at the UFOP Health Center. After the initial interview and anthropometric assessment, biochemical exams were requested. Dietary intake was assessed by dietary instruments used to calculate DQI. Statistical analysis were performed in SPSS 18.0 program. The Kolmogorov-Smirnov test (to evaluate the normality of the data) and the Pearson correlation were used. Results: The prevalence of MS was 15.7%. There was association between the DQI score with serum total cholesterol (r=0.320; p=0.041), and an inverse association between serum levels of HDL-c with body mass index (r=-0.434; p=0.002). The average consumption of the components of the DQI was within the recommendations of the Dietary Reference Intakes, except for sodium, which was above, and calcium, which was below of recommended values. There was no difference in the DQI items between individuals with and without MS (p> 0.05).
Conclusion:The results shows accumulation of body fat, changes in anthropometric and biochemical parameters, inadequate intake of calcium and sodium, demonstrating the importance of nutritional counseling, preventing the occurrence of new morbidities.
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