Conductas de riesgo para diabetes en mujeres adolescentes con sobrepeso y obesidad de Yucatán, México

Abstract

Objective To characterize diabetes risk behaviors in adolescent overweighed and obsessed women that study in a junior public high school of sub urban zone of Merida, Yucatan. Methodology Descriptive-Correlational with a sample of 50 female overweighed or obsessed adolescents who study in a public junior high school. Anthropometry data was quantified and clinical data. Self-esteem, anxiety-eating behaviors, family screening, body image perception tests were applied. Subsequently, the data was analyzed with descriptive and inferential statistics. Results Adolescents in the study have an average age of 13.34 years (standard deviation of 1.02 years) 46% overweight and 54% have obesity. 74% have low self-esteem, 16% severe anxiety, 74% severe familial dysfunctions and 48% have a poor perception of their body image. It was also found that cardiovascular risk diseases increases proportionally to the body image perception of the individuals (p= 0.031), the presence of acanthosis is associated with waist circumference (p=0.031) and anxiety increases according to poor family dynamics (p=0.027). Conclusion Findings of the study indicate that the main risk behaviors in adolescents are overweight and obesity, moderate-severe anxiety, low self-esteem, it is necessary the intervention of nursing in the school environment to decrease the impact of Factors and prevent some chronic condition.