Índices antropométricos, risco metabólico e variáveis socioeconômicas de adolescentes de um município do semiárido Paraibano.

Abstract

The aim of this study was to analyze anthropometric indicators and metabolic risk according to socioeconomic variables among adolescents in Cuité, Paraíba. This is a cross-sectional, quantitative study with an exploratory-descriptive approach. The target audience was made up of adolescents of both sexes aged ≥ 10 years and ≤19 years. Data was collected using a structured questionnaire divided into modules, which covered the objectives of this project using the Kobocollec software. At the same time, the Free and Informed Consent Form and the Free and Informed Assent Form were applied. This study used Module 1 (social, economic and demographic characteristics), Module 2 (health and illness), Module 3 (consumption of food and sugar products) and Module 5 (anthropometric assessment). The data obtained was tabulated and evaluated using the Live JAMOVI software. 178 adolescents took part in the study, with a higher prevalence among females, whose level of education included incomplete primary schooling. Regarding the anthropometric nutritional status of the sample, the mean body weight was 51.06kg (SD: 13.51kg; 95%CI: 49.06-53.06kg), height was 1.57m (SD: 0.11m Kg; 95%CI: 1.56-1.59m) and waist circumference was 73.91cm (SD: 70.27cm; 95%CI: 63.42- 84.21cm). As for the indices analyzed, the means were 20.39kg/m2 (SD: 4.15kg/m2; 95%CI: 19.78-21.00kg/m2) for BMI; 1.23 (SD: 1.31; 95%CI: 1.03-1.42) for CI and 0.47 (SD: 0.46; 95%CI: 0.41-0.54) for WHtR. This nutritional status was also analyzed from three perspectives: “Conicity Index”, “BMI for age (BMI/A)” and “Risk by WHtR”. As a result, it is clear that there is a significant prevalence of adolescents in a situation of socioeconomic vulnerability, characterized by low family income, a high proportion of beneficiaries of social programs and food insecurity.