Niveles de ansiedad según el estado de peso y la calidad de la dieta durante el estado de alarma en escolares de Primaria
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Introducción: existe evidencia creciente que relaciona
mantener hábitos saludables con menores niveles de ansiedad
en población adulta. Esta asociación no se ha explorado
suficientemente en las primeras fases etarias.
Objetivo: analizar la relación entre la ansiedad, el estado
de peso y la calidad de la dieta en escolares de Educación
Primaria durante el estado de alarma decretado a causa del
COVID-19.
Métodos: estudio descriptivo transversal sobre una muestra
de 116 escolares españoles. Se utilizaron dos cuestionarios:
Spence Children Anxiety Scale (SCAS) y el cuestionario
KIDMED. Por su parte, el estado nutricional se evaluó mediante
el Índice de Masa Corporal (kg/m2) ajustados por sexo
y edad.
Resultados: el análisis de varianza simple arrojó que el
estado de peso se relacionó significativamente con las dimensiones
ataques de pánico y agorafobia (p < .036) y trastorno
de ansiedad generalizada (p < .025). Sin embargo, no
se hallaron diferencias significativas en ninguna de las dimensiones
de la ansiedad considerando la calidad de la dieta
(p > .05). En la relación conjunta entre el estado de peso y
la calidad de la dieta con las dimensiones de la ansiedad no
se encontraron diferencias significativas (p > .05).
Introduction: there is growing evidence that relates to maintaining healthy habits with lower levels of anxiety in the adult population. This association has not been sufficiently explored in the early age phases. Objective: to analyze the relationship between anxiety, weight status and the quality of diet in primary school students during the state of alarm decreed due to COVID-19. Methods: a descriptive cross-sectional study on a sample of 116 Spanish schoolchildren. Two questionnaires were used: Spence Children Anxiety Scale (SCAS) and the KIDMED questionnaire. On the other hand, the nutritional status was evaluated using the Body Mass Index (kg / m2) adjusted for sex and age. Results: the analysis of simple variance showed that weight status was significantly related to the dimensions of panic attacks and agoraphobia (p <.036) and generalized anxiety disorder (p <.025). However, no significant differences were found in any of the anxiety dimensions considering the quality of the diet (p> .05). In the joint relationship between weight status and diet quality with anxiety dimensions, no significant differences were found (p> .05). Conclusions: Despite not obtaining significance, it is observed that those schoolchildren with better weight status and an optimal diet quality obtain, for all dimensions, lower levels of anxiety than their overweight peers and an improved diet quality. Future prospective studies should shed light on these relationships
Introduction: there is growing evidence that relates to maintaining healthy habits with lower levels of anxiety in the adult population. This association has not been sufficiently explored in the early age phases. Objective: to analyze the relationship between anxiety, weight status and the quality of diet in primary school students during the state of alarm decreed due to COVID-19. Methods: a descriptive cross-sectional study on a sample of 116 Spanish schoolchildren. Two questionnaires were used: Spence Children Anxiety Scale (SCAS) and the KIDMED questionnaire. On the other hand, the nutritional status was evaluated using the Body Mass Index (kg / m2) adjusted for sex and age. Results: the analysis of simple variance showed that weight status was significantly related to the dimensions of panic attacks and agoraphobia (p <.036) and generalized anxiety disorder (p <.025). However, no significant differences were found in any of the anxiety dimensions considering the quality of the diet (p> .05). In the joint relationship between weight status and diet quality with anxiety dimensions, no significant differences were found (p> .05). Conclusions: Despite not obtaining significance, it is observed that those schoolchildren with better weight status and an optimal diet quality obtain, for all dimensions, lower levels of anxiety than their overweight peers and an improved diet quality. Future prospective studies should shed light on these relationships
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Carrillo López, P. J., & García Prieto, F. J. (2020). Niveles de ansiedad según el estado de peso y la calidad de la dieta durante el estado de alarma en escolares de Primaria. Nutrición Clínica y Dietética Hospitalaria, 40(3). DOI: https://doi.org/10.12873/403carrillo













