Quality of life and nutritional status of adolescents in a private school in Fortaleza, Ceará

Authors

  • Monique Simões Fontoura Centro Universitário Estácio do Ceará
  • Rafaella Maria Monteiro Sampaio Universidade de Fortaleza (UNIFOR) e Centro Universitário Estácio do Ceará
  • Francisco Regis Da Silva Universidade Estadual do Ceará (UECE)
  • Francisco José Maia Pinto Universidade Estadual do Ceará (UECE)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18316/sdh.v7i2.4430

Keywords:

Adolescents, Quality of Life, Nutritional Status, Nutritional Assessment

Abstract

Objective: To describe the quality of life and nutritional status of adolescents at a private school in Fortaleza, Ceará.

Method: Cross-sectional, school-based study developed with students from a private school, aged 13 to 19 years. Questionnaires related to food frequency, quality of life, socioeconomic data and nutritional assessment were applied.

Results: It was verified that the majority (11; 52.4%) of the girls were between the ages of 13 and 14, whereas the majority of boys (13; 44.8%) were between 15 and 16 years old. There was a higher percentage of overweight (overweight and obesity) in girls (8; 38.1%) than boys (7; 24.2%). From the classification of the food frequency questionnaire, the majority (33; 66.6%) of the adolescents were classified with poor diet. Regarding the classification of quality of life, boys had a higher quality of life (26; 89.6%) than girls (10; 47.6%).

Conclusions: The analysis of nutritional status revealed a higher prevalence of overweight in females. The male sex had a better quality of life among the analyzed variables when compared to the female sex.

Author Biographies

Monique Simões Fontoura, Centro Universitário Estácio do Ceará

Nutricionista. Centro Universitário Estácio do Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brasil.

Rafaella Maria Monteiro Sampaio, Universidade de Fortaleza (UNIFOR) e Centro Universitário Estácio do Ceará

Nutricionista. Mestre em Saúde Pública pela Universidade Estadual do Ceará (UECE); Professora da Universidade de Fortaleza (UNIFOR) e do Centro Universitário Estácio do Ceará

Francisco Regis Da Silva, Universidade Estadual do Ceará (UECE)

Nutricionista. Mestrando em Saúde Coletiva pela Universidade Estadual do Ceará (UECE); Especialista em Saúde Pública pela Escola de Saúde Pública do Ceará (ESP-CE), Fortaleza, Ceará, Brasil.

Francisco José Maia Pinto, Universidade Estadual do Ceará (UECE)

Pós-Doutor em Saúde Coletiva pela Universidade de São Paulo (USP); Professor adjunto da Universidade Estadual do Ceará (UECE), Fortaleza, Ceará, Brasil.

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Published

2019-07-03

Issue

Vol. 7 No. 2 (2019)

Section

Artigos Originais

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