Influencia de los hábitos alimentarios y la actividad física en el rendimiento laboral de los trabajadores de 24 a 68 años que laboran en una empresa de servicios financieros en la ciudad de Guayaquil, en el periodo de noviembre del 2017 a febrero del 2018.

Abstract

A good nutrition and the practice of physical activity in workers are the key to good work performance. This is affected by inadequate eating habits and the presence of sedentary lifestyle giving way to more relevant diseases such as overweight and obesity. The objective of this study was to determine the influence of dietary habits and physical activity on the work performance of workers aged 24 to 68 who work in a financial services company in the city of Guayaquil, in the period of November 2017 to February 2018. The study is descriptive with non-experimental quantitative approach of transversal type in which 54 workers participated, considering the inclusion and exclusion criteria, 87.0% were male and 13.0% female. The BMI data show that the majority are overweight and obesity type I, 32.59% have a high percentage of fat mass. The frequency of food consumption 51.81% has inadequate eating habits and 48.15% adequate. 48.15% practice light physical activity, while 44.44% never do it. Which concludes that the majority of workers are sedentary. According to the P-value test, eating habits make an influence on work performance and physical activity no make influence, since there is no statistical evidence.