Self-perceived nutritional status and cardiovascular risk in adult ethnic groups in The Guajira region of Colombia

Authors

  • Yaina Panciera Di Zoppola Martinez Universidad de la Guajira, Colombia
  • Juan Niño-Restrepo Universidad de la Guajira, Colombia
  • José Melo-Freile Universidad de la Guajira, Colombia
  • Rocío Ortiz- Moncada Universidad de Alicante, España

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14482/sun.39.01.004.924

Keywords:

Body image, metabolic syndrome, ethnic groups, body mass index

Abstract

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.

Author Biographies

Yaina Panciera Di Zoppola Martinez, Universidad de la Guajira, Colombia

Nutricionista-Dietista, Universidad del Atlántico, Magister en Investigación en Actividad Física y Deportes por la Universidad de Málaga, Docente Universidad de La Guajira,(Colombia). ydizoppola@uniguajira.edu.co. Orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2762-410X.
CvLAC: https://scienti.minciencias.gov.co/cvlac/visualizador/generarCurriculoCv.do?cod_rh=0001409525.

Juan Niño-Restrepo, Universidad de la Guajira, Colombia

Licenciado en Educación Física Recreación y Deportes, Universidad del Tolima. Magíster en Docencia Universitaria Universidad de Sevilla. Docente Universidad de la Guajira, (Colombia) judanire@gmail.com https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5822-8153 https://scienti.minciencias.gov.co/cvlac/visualizador/generarCurriculoCv.
do?cod_rh=0001623937.

José Melo-Freile, Universidad de la Guajira, Colombia

Ingeniero industrial, Universidad de La Guajira, Magíster en Estadística por la Universidad
del Norte. Docente Universidad de La Guajira,(Colombia) jomefre@uniguajira.edu.co.
Orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0546-3974
CvLAC https://scienti.minciencias.gov.co/cvlac/visualizador/generarCurriculoCv.do?cod_rh=0000640425.

Rocío Ortiz- Moncada, Universidad de Alicante, España

Nutricionista-dietista, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Doctora en Salud Pública
Universidad de Alicante, Docente de la universidad de Alicante,(España).
Correo: rocio.ortiz@ua.es
Orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9179-2530

Published

2023-06-15

How to Cite

Panciera Di Zoppola Martinez, Y., Niño-Restrepo, J. ., Melo-Freile, J. ., & Ortiz- Moncada, R. (2023). Self-perceived nutritional status and cardiovascular risk in adult ethnic groups in The Guajira region of Colombia. Salud Uninorte, 39(1). https://doi.org/10.14482/sun.39.01.004.924

Issue

Section

Original Article