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Revista Salud Uninorte
versión impresa ISSN 0120-5552versión On-line ISSN 2011-7531
Resumen
PANCIERA-DI-ZOPPOLA, Yaina; NINO-RESTREPO, Juan; MELO-FREILE, José y MONCADA, Rocío Ortiz-. Self-perceived nutritional status and cardiovascular risk in adult ethnicgroups in The Guajira region of Colombia. Salud, Barranquilla [online]. 2023, vol.39, n.1, pp.31-48. Epub 15-Nov-2023. ISSN 0120-5552. https://doi.org/10.14482/sun.39.01.004.924.
Objective:
To determine the self-perception of nutritional status and cardiovascular risk (CVR) of ethnic groups in La Guajira, Colombia.
Materials and methods:
Descriptive-cross-sectional study in 233 adult individuals from urban areas in three municipalities of La Guajira. Self-perception of nutritional status, intention to engage in physical activity (PA), nutritional status, calculating body mass index (BMI) and cardiovascular risk through waist-hip index [Ci/Ca]) were evaluated, these were related to ethnic group (Afro-Colombian, indigenous and non-ethnic) and socioeconomic stratum (1, 2 and >3). Odd Ratios (OR) were calculated to determine the relationship between CVR and the rest of the variables.
Results:
56.7% of the sample were women, 38.2% were Afro-Colombian, 32.2% were indigenous population. 65.2 % did not consider doing PA and 58.4 % presented a self-perception of their nutritional status as normal. It was also found that only 39.5 % had a normal BMI; 48.5 % had a high CVR. A high CVR was observed in Afro-Colombian (OR= 3.22; 95 % CI 1.3-7.8) and indigenous women (OR= 4.35; 95 % CI 1.7-10.9) compared to non-ethnic women (OR= 1, reference condition); likewise, a higher CVR in overweight and obese women and men (p < 0.05).
Conclusions:
there is a high prevalence of CVR in the population of La Guajira, especially in Afro-Colombian and indigenous women, with BMI being an indicator associated with CVR in them.
Palabras clave : body image; metabolic syndrome; ethnic groups; body mass index.