Agreement between nutritional status and perception of body image in indigenous Khisêdjê of the Xingu Indigenous Park.

Kennedy Maia Dos Santos,Lalucha Mazzucchetti,Suely Godoy Agostinho Gimeno,Fernanda Serra Granado,Luciana Yuki Tomita,Mario Luiz Da Silva Tsutsui,Patrícia Paiva De Oliveira Galvão,Raquel Da Rocha Paiva Maia,Douglas Rodrigues

doi:10.1590/1980-549720200040

Abstract

To determine the agreement between body self-image (based on the Stunkard figure rating scale) and nutritional status and to evaluate body satisfaction among the Khisêdjê indigenous people of Parque Indígena do Xingu (Xingu Indigenous Park). A cross-sectional study involving 131 natives aged 20 and older. Data on body image, body mass index and waist circumference were collected. Kappa statistics, χ2 (p < 0.05), crude and adjusted prevalence ratios and Student's t-test were used for data analysis. The prevalence of overweight and obesity was respectively 42 and 5.3%. The percentage of satisfaction with body profile was 61.8% with no difference between the sexes. There was good agreement between actual and ideal self-image (p < 0.001), but poor agreement between actual and ideal self-image with nutritional status for both sexes. A higher prevalence of body dissatisfaction due to overweight was detected in individuals with central obesity and overweight. The results suggest that body self-image evaluated by the Stunkard silhouette scale has little applicability as an indicator of nutritional status among the indigenous Khisêdjê of Xingu Indigenous Park.

Highlights

In all times and cultures, the body has always played an important role in building the values of societies, being one of the regulators of the relationships and behavior of individuals[1]
The results revealed that, despite the high prevalence of overweight, satisfaction with body image (BI) was high in both sexes
nutritional status (NS) and actual self-image, suggest that the Khisêdjê appreciate a body profile with a larger figure compared to that idealized in Western populations

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Introduction

In all times and cultures, the body has always played an important role in building the values of societies, being one of the regulators of the relationships and behavior of individuals[1]. The perception of the body and its symbolic value are present in the characteristics and modes of sociocultural organization, but the rites, values and symbols regarding the indigenous body culture are as vast as the number of existing ethnicities[3]. Its importance and meaning become more evident when ceremonies and festivals occur, and can be perceived through the peculiar body ornamentation, which is not related to the aesthetic aspect only but above all to identity[4]. Among the Bororo indigenous people of Mato Grosso, the body is valued through dance, always present in the rituals of passage, with the educational purpose of transferring values, body techniques, rituals, ornaments and music to the younger generations[5]

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