Estudio comparativo entre la composición corporal y la ingesta alimentaria del personal de salud de 20 a 40 años del Hospital José Félix Valdivieso, 2017.

Abstract

The main objective of the study is to relate the body composition and dietary intake of health personnel from 20 to 30 years at Jose Felix Valdivieso Hospital, 2017. Data gathering of the body composition and food intake of the population subjected to research that works in the hospital was carried out. The clearance of the hospital authority was requested to perform a thorough study, later a database was created to be transported to the statistical program. The study is a cross-sectional design, with inductive, analytical and systemic methods with a quantitative approach. In this study, the sample consisted of 133 individuals from the health staff of Jose Felix Valdivieso hospital, where corporal composition was evaluated by means of bioimpedance and dietary surveys. After a descriptive and correlational analysis, it was determined that fat intake influences on the % of body fat, since the results were (p; 0,0092), the consumed fat influences on the percentage of muscle, in the correlation is observed (p; 0,0092). It was concluded that the macronutrients ingestion such as proteins, fats and carbohydrates influence the % of body fat and the percentage of muscle. However, the macronutrients (carbohydrates, fat, proteins) did not show significant influences on body mass index and visceral fat, therefore the proposed hypothesis is accepted.