Sobrepeso/obesidad, hábitos alimentarios, actividad física y uso del tiempo libre en adolescentes del Instituto General “Vicente Anda Aguirre”, 2014.

Abstract

The purpose of the following research is to determine the overweight and obesity prevalence, eating habits, physical activity, and free time usage of teenagers from “General Vicente Anda Aguirre” High School. This is a non-experimental and transversal study whit 68 participants from 12 to 19 years. The variables used in this study were: genre, age, parents´ educational level, body mass index, physical activity, free time usage and consumption frequency. For the analysis, it was necessary to use JMP 5.1. Software. According to the study 82.3% is male and 17.7% is female. According to the nutritional appreciation (11.7%) of teenagers has overweight and (4.4%) has obesity, due to inadequate eating habits since vegetables consumption in the diet is poor, as well as fast food and snack consumption is occasional and not frequent. The teenagers’ physical activity level is low and their free time is used to watch television and use the computer approximately 3 hours a day. According to the bi-variable correlation, there were teenagers suffering from obesity whose parents have primary and secondary educational level, there is also a high probability to find more obese male teenagers than female. As they increase the number of hours practicing any kind of physical activity their body mass index decreases and the more hours they sleep they are at risk of suffering from obesity.