Correlación entre conocimientos sobre consecuencias de la obesidad y grado de actividad física en universitarios
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Piscoya, AlejandroIssue Date
2015-02-03Keywords
Actividad físicaObesidad
Conocimientos
Actitudes y prácticas en salud
Sobrepeso
Motivación
Physical Activity
Obesity
Health Knowledge
, Attitudes and Practice
Overweight
Motivation
Background. The focus of this study is to determine if a correlation exists between knowing the consequences that may arise from obesity and the level of a person’s physical activity. Methods. A cross-sectional study performed on a group of 215 students was conducted in 2013 and 2014. The students were selected by convenience sampling at a university in Lima, Peru. The level of physical activity was measured using the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ), and the knowledge that each student had about the consequences of obesity was assessed using the Obesity Risk Knowledge-10 scale (ORK-10). Each student was also asked to record the source where they obtained what information they knew. Results. The median age of the participants was 20 (interquartile range=4), and 63% of the participants were female. According to the IPAQ, 53.9% of the participants recorded high levels of physical activity, 35.4% recorded moderate levels, and 10.7%, recorded low levels. While a low correlation between the ORK- 10 score and the amount of METs/minute/week spent was found (rs=0,06), it was not significant (p=0.38). We found that people who were informed by the media or healthcare personnel achieved higher scores at the ORK-10 scale than those who used other sources of information (p<0,05). Conclusions. There is a very low correlation between the knowledge about the consequences of obesity and a person’s level of physical activity. A multidisciplinary approach that includes all of the determinants of physical activity performance is necessary in order to attain changes in people’s behavior.
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Introducción. El objetivo del presente estudio es determinar si existe correlación entre los conocimientos sobre las consecuencias de la obesidad y el grado de actividad física de las personas. Métodos. Se realizó un estudio transversal analítico durante los años 2013 y 2014. Participaron 215 alumnos de pregrado seleccionados por conveniencia no relacionados a carreras del campo de la salud en una universidad de Lima, Perú. Se evaluó el grado de actividad física utilizando el International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) y el nivel de conocimientos sobre consecuencias de la obesidad utilizando la escala Obesity Risk Knowledge-10 (ORK-10). También, se consignó las fuentes de información de donde obtuvieron el conocimiento para responder dicho cuestionario. Resultados. La mediana de edad fue 20 (rango intercuartílico=4) y 63% eran mujeres. De acuerdo al IPAQ, 53,9% realizaban actividad física alta, 35,4%, moderada y 10,7%, leve. Se encontró una correlación muy baja (rs=0,06) entre el puntaje del ORK-10 y la cantidad de equivalentes metabólicos/minuto consumidos por semana, pero no era significativa (p=0,38). Las personas informadas por medios de comunicación y por personal de salud obtuvieron mayores puntajes en el ORK- 10 que quienes se informaron por otras vías (p<0,05). Conclusiones. La correlación entre los conocimientos sobre consecuencias de la obesidad y el grado de actividad física es muy baja. Es necesario utilizar enfoques multidisciplinarios que incluyan todos los determinantes de la realización de actividad física para poder lograr cambios en la conducta de la población.Type
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