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Rev Mex Pediatr 2002; 69 (5)

The self-esteem in relation to the body mass index in adolescents

Aguilar-Ye A, Puig-Sosa PJ, Luna MLA, Sánchez ZP, Rodríguez GR, Rodríguez GLM

Language: Spanish
References: 16
Page: 190-193
PDF size: 45.26 Kb.


ABSTRACT

Objective. To study if the body mass index (BMI) relationship with the self-esteem in the adolescence.
Material and methods. 41 students, of newly entrance to the university, were valued in two occasions, with an interval of one year. Measurements of the IMC (IMC = kg of body weigh¸ height in m2) and the self-esteem were obtained.
Results. At entrance, in 26 (63.4%) the self-esteem was very high and in 15 (36.6%) it was high, without significant change one year after. The same thing happened with the IMC: at entrance the average was of 24.1 ± 3.7 kg/m2 and later it was of 24.3 ± 3.4 kg/m2, 21% was obese. In both variables, there were not statistical differences for sex neither age (‹ 19 years vs › 19), except in the evaluation of the self-esteem in the first evaluation. There was certain negative tendency among the two variables studied: high scores in IMC it seems to diminish the self-esteem.
Conclusions. There was not relationship between the IMC and the self-esteem, although in the last one there was certain tendency to diminish when the IMC increase.


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