Estado nutricional e compulsão alimentar de adolescentes matriculados em um Instituto Federal de Mato Grosso

Abstract

A compulsive eater encompasses at least two elements: the subjective (the sense of loss of control) and the objective (the amount of food consumption). Objective: To evaluate the nutritional status and prevalence of binge eating in adolescents of a Federal Institute of Mato Grosso. Methodology: This is a cross-sectional qualitative and quantitative study, carried out with male and female students aged 15 to 18 years, enrolled in a Federal Institute of Mato Grosso, where data on nutritional status were collected , clinical and risk factors for periodic binge eating disorder. The results were expressed as relative frequency, mean and standard deviation. The SPSS version 17.0, Levene test, Kolmogorov Smirnov, Student's t-test, ANOVA and Tukey post-hoc test were used. The level of significance was set at p <0.05, with a 95% confidence interval. Results: Of the 242 adolescents participating, 61.2% were female and 38.8% were male. Of this total, only 236 responded to the BES questionnaire (translated into the Periodic Compulsory Eating Disorder Scale), finding 12% with some degree of CAP. Compared between the sexes, 9% of the girls and 2.2% of the boys presented moderate binge eating, 9% had a severe compulsion in the female sex and 1.1% in the male sex. Conclusion: A significant prevalence of periodic binge eating in adolescents, especially females, as well as higher body fat in this group was verified through the results obtained in relation to boys.