Impacto de variáveis antropométricas sobre a insatisfação corporal e o comportamento alimentar em jovens atletas

Abstract

Objective: To identify the influence of anthropometric variables on the body dissatisfaction (BD) and the inappropriate eating behavior (IEB) in competitive teenage athletes. Methods: 580 young (464 boys and 116 girls) between the ages of 10 and 19 years of both sexes was participed. The Body Shape Questionnaire was applied to measure the BD. The Eating Attitudes Test was used to evaluate IEB. Skin folds were measured to estimate the percentage of body fat (%F). Weight and height were measured to calculate the BMI. Results: The results showed that the BD in female gender was modulated only by %F, unlike the males, in which BMI and %F, together, explained part of its variance (p < 0.05). The IEB in male gender was little influenced by %F. Conclusion: It can be concluded that the %F was the only variable that influenced the BD in both genders. Furthermore, the IEB on young athletes doesn't seem to be influenced by anthropometric characteristics measured this study.