Perfil antropométrico cardiometabólico de futuros professores de educação física

Abstract

Objective: To analyze the anthropometric profile of future physical education teachers and verify if there is an association and/or difference in cardiometabolic anthropometric indicators between males and females and beginners and graduating students. Method: Analytical cross-sectional study in the research line of Sports and Health Sciences. A total of 242 students (88 female and 154 male) from the Physical Education course at the Pontifical Catholic University of Goiás participated in the study. The variables of body mass, height, waist circumference (WC), hip circumference (HC) were evaluated, and the body mass index (BMI), waist-to-hip ratio (WHR), and waist-to-height ratio (WHR) were established. Results: A significant difference was observed between the sexes for the variables body mass (p=<0.001), height (p=<0,001), waist circumference (p=<0,001), body mass index (p=0,003), waist-to-hip ratio (p=<0,001) and waist-to-height ratio (p=<0,001), with higher averages for male students. In addition, a significant association was recorded between BMI and male sex (p=0,028) and between WHR and female sex (p=<0,001). No significant differences were found between beginners and graduating students. Conclusions: Students and future physical education teachers, despite belonging to a course focused on health promotion, showed significant differences between the sexes in several anthropometric indicators, with higher values for men.