Percepción de la autoimagen y su relación con el estado nutricional de los estudiantes de bachillerato de la Unidad Educativa Pío Jaramillo Alvarado de la Ciudad de Lo

Abstract

Abstract: The objective of the research was to identify the perception of high school students of the Pío Jaramillo Alvarado Educational Unit of the city of Loja, on self-image and its relationship with nutritional status. The study design was descriptive and analytical reflected in the application of a survey, directed with quantitative methodology. It was used for Google Forms data collection and statistical analysis of the data was handled with the IBM-SPSS statistical program and Excel. 224 adolescent students participated. The variables that were related were self-perception of body image that was evaluated through the Stunkard silhouette test and the variable nutritional status that was verified by the Body Mass Index. The most important results were: that 39.7% and 37% of the students predominantly aged 15 and 16 have a perception of their image body of normal weight representing in silhouette 4. 64.05% of the students have knowledge regarding nutritional status, the female sex prevails with respect to relationships between sex-BMI and age-BMI, with the majority being students with normal weight. There was no significant statistical difference between the variables.