Relación de los hábitos alimenticios y estado nutricional en el personal que labora en la UCSG en el periodo de mayo - septiembre del 2019.

Abstract

Introduction: Recently, evidence has shown that there has been an increase in the cases of obesity and overweight, which is why it has become one of the main public health problems, increasing the risk of chronic non-communicable diseases. Objective: Determine the relationship between eating habits and the nutritional condition in concierge, teachers, operational and administrative working staff at Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil. Materials and Methods: The present work corresponds to a non-experimental study with a retrospective cross-sectional research design. It has a correlational scope and a quantitative approach. Results: The prevalence of overweight and obesity in the studied population was identified, which shows that 47.9% are overweight, followed by normal weight with 38.5% and type I obesity with 13.5%. The results could be obtained through a statistical correlation using Spearman's Rho method, reflecting significance values greater than 0.5. We found that as the figures for the anthropometric variables (body mass index, waist circumference, waist-hip index, visceral fat and percentage of body fat) increase, the greater the consumption of breads / cereals and fats, in turn a lower consumption of fruits and vegetables. Conclusions: According to the results obtained through the statistical tests, it was possible to conclude the study population, personnel who work at UCSG, have bad eating habits, which is a risk factor for metabolic diseases in the future.