RELAÇÃO ENTRE IMAGEM CORPORAL E CONSUMO ALIMENTAR RELATADO POR ADULTOS GOIANOS: UM ESTUDO TRANSVERSAL

Abstract

Objective: Identify self-perception of body image and correlate self-image and food consumption of individuals in Goiás. Methods: Cross-sectional study that included 67 individuals, aged between 18 and 50 years. Self-reported data on body image, body mass index (BMI) and daily eating frequency were collected. The t-student test was used for independent samples, for multiple comparisons of variables from the same group, analysis of variance (ANOVA) was performed and, when significant, the Tukey post-hoc test was performed. Correlations between categorical variables were analyzed using the Spearman test and continuous variables using the Pearson test. Food frequency data by sex were evaluated using the Chi-square test. In all tests applied, p<0.05 was considered significant. Results: Significant differences were found to be considered in the correlation between the BMIs obtained by the scale, Current BMI and Ideal BMI, with those obtained by the Real BMI and Desired BMI self-reported form. There was no significant difference between the different BMI values when only men were analyzed. The different types of BMI assessed were not related to the participants' income or education. It can be observed that both groups showed no difference when comparing questions about lifestyle and eating habits. Conclusion: The results suggest that statistically significant differences between current and real BMI, current and desired BMI, current and ideal BMI, real and desired BMI, which suggests the presence of individuals with distortions of their own body, however, did not show significant values in the association between BMI and food consumption.