Dissatisfaction with body image and associated factors in adult women/Insatisfacao com a imagem corporal e fatores associados em mulheres adultas

• Published in: Revista de nutrição 2020-01, Vol.33, p.1
• Main Authors: Mota, Vinícius Evangelista Carlos da, Haikal, Désirée Sant'Ana, Magalhães, Tatiana Almeida, Silva, Nayra Suze Souza e, Silva, Rosângela Ramos Veloso
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• ISSN: 1415-5273
• DOI: 10.1590/1678-9865202033e190185

To associate body image with sociodemographic profile, lifestyle, anthropometry and health conditions in adult women. Prevalence study, conducted in a probabilistic cluster sample (n=35 Primary Education Schools) conducted in 2016 with 633 teachers. Sociodemographic characteristics were evaluated; morbidities, anthropometric variables; subjective health issues; lifestyle and self-reported morbidities. The prevalence of body image dissatisfaction was 48.7%. There was a greater chance of dissatisfaction among older women who have children, unsatisfactory lifestyle, are overweight, with poor health/poor self-perception of health, and the presence of depressive symptoms. Women who had a poor lifestyle had a four-fold greater chance of dissatisfaction with body appearance (Odds Ratio=4.193) than women who had a satisfactory lifestyle. The results revealed that almost half of the adult women surveyed in this study reported dissatisfaction with their body image. This outcome indicates the need for interventions and program implementation related to body image dissatisfaction among women. Esta pesquisa buscou associar imagem corporal com perfil sociodemográfico, estilo de vida, antropometria e condições de saúde em mulheres adultas. A prevalência de insatisfação com a imagem corporal foi de 48,7%. Houve maior chance de insatisfação entre as mulheres com maior idade, filhos, estilo de vida insatisfatório, acima do peso, autopercepção ruim/péssima de sua saúde e presença de sintomas depressivos. Mulheres que apresentaram estilo de vida insatisfatório tiveram probabilidade quatro vezes maior de insatisfação com a aparência corporal (Odds Ratio=4,193) do que as com estilo de vida satisfatório.