Autopercepción y constructo de la imagen corporal y su relación con la actividad física en adultos con sobrepeso y obesidad Ricaurte 2015

Abstract

Background: Obesity is an epidemic, related to intrapersonal factors (perception of the image and body dissatisfaction), family (family functionality) and sociocultural (influence of advertising, and social environment). Objectives: To determine self-perception of body image and its relation to physical activity in overweight and obese adults, Ricaurte 2015. Materials and Methods: Quantitative-qualitative study. Quantitative: observational, analytical-transverse, sample of 364 adults, 18 and 64 years, overweight and obesity of Ricaurte, Azuay. The family APGAR, CIMEC, and IPAQ were applied. Statistical analysis was performed with the SPSS v15 program. Qualitative: three focus groups. Results: wrong perception of the image of 63.2%. Body dissatisfaction of 78%. Significantly statistically significant dissatisfaction with the perception of the image (p = 0.00). The women showed a high influence of the aesthetic models marked by the advertising 10,8 ± 7,7. 39.3% performed low activity, no relation was found between the perception of the image and the performance of physical activity (p = 0.652). People with body dissatisfaction are 5.7 times higher risk for inadequate perception (OR: 5.70, 95% CI: 3,329 - 9,790, p = 0,000). There are ambivalences in the feelings around the body, these range from indifference to sadness and rejection. Conclusions: high inadequate perception and body dissatisfaction in overweight or obese individuals. The perception of the image is not related to family functionality or physical activity. The feelings around the body are diverse