Composición corporal y hábitos alimentarios en los estudiantes de la carrera de Técnico en Enfermería del Instituto Superior Tecnológico Portoviejo, en el periodo de mayo a agosto del 2022.

Abstract

Objective: to relate body composition and eating habits in students of the Nursing Technician career of the First Parallel Semester of the Instituto Superior Technologic Portoviejo, in the period May-August 2022. The present titration study is of a descriptive-observational level with a quantitative approach and a nonexperimental cross-sectional design. It was characterized clinically-epidemiologically to 60 students of the Higher Technological Institute Portoviejo of the career of Technician in Nursing. The mean body mass index was 27.31. the frequency of food consumption was measured by means of a questionnaire. The mean percentage of fat was 33.92%, percentage of muscle mass 29.31%, metabolic rate 1.502.4, metabolic age 42.03 years, visceral fat is 6.72%, visceral fat is 6.72%. There was a highly significant relationship between metabolic age and the percentage of visceral fat, the higher the visceral fat level, the higher the metabolic age (p<0.05). The mean percentage of visceral fat was higher in patients who consume vegetable oil, however, there was no significant association (p>0.05).