Abstract

VAZQUEZ GUZMAN, M.A.. Eating habits, physical activity and binomio anxiety/depression as risk factors associated with the development of obesity in soldiers. Sanid. Mil. [online]. 2014, vol.70, n.1, pp.25-29. ISSN 1887-8571.  https://dx.doi.org/10.4321/S1887-85712014000100004.

Background and objectives: Overweight and obesity are recognized as one of the public health challenges of the world. The objective was to determine whether dietary habits, physical activity, and anxiety and depression are risk factors associated with the development of obesity in Mexican's soldiers. Material and methods: We performed an observational, analytical, case-control, in which we determined the prevalence of obesity, defined as subjects with a BMI> 27, and the strength of association between calorie diet, moderate physical activity, anxiety and depression with development. There were 50 cases and 50 matched controls hierarchy (1:1). Statistical analysis was performed using X² and Odds Ratio (OR) and adjusted raw military ranks. Results: In 3000 the population of the active male soldiers, we obtained a sample of 189, with a prevalence of 26.5%. Difference was observed between cases and controls for age (z = 3.69), weight (z = 8.73) and BMI (z = 8.72). Moderate physical activity was a protective factor for the development of obesity (X² = 13.07, p = <0.001, OR = 0.19, 95% CI from 0.07 to 0.48). Hypercaloric diet was a risk factor for the development of the same (X² = 25.49, p = <0.001, OR = 9.68, 95% CI from 3.80 to 24.65). For privates, depression was a risk factor (X² = 3.95, p = <0.05, OR = 2.52, 95% CI from 1.00 to 6.33). Anxiety and dining assistance were not risk factors. Dining menus brigade exceeded 905 kcal. energy needs. Conclusions: Depression and hypercaloric diet were risk factors to the development of overweight and obesity and exercise was a protective factor. The importance of this study is that it is the first with these characteristics carried out in Mexican military population, so the basis for no longer rely on information from other populations, allowing us to make more objective interventions.

Keywords : Obesity; Case-control; Moderate physical activity; Calorie diet; depression.

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