title: [Body image of adolescents in rural cities].
abstract: The scope of this article is to evaluate the body image of adolescents from rural cities and its relationship with nutritional status, sex and the adolescent phase. Adolescents of both sexes participated in the cross-sectional study. Body image was evaluated through the Body Shape Questionnaire (BSQ) and the Figure Rating Scale (FRS) for adolescents. Weight and height were measured for the evaluation of body mass index (BMI). Stages of adolescence were classified by age. Descriptive and inferential statistical analyses were conducted. Four hundred and forty-five adolescents (190 boys and 255 girls), with a mean age of 16.44 comprised the sample. Higher risk of body dissatisfaction was found among overweight and obese participants (BSQ: OR = 3.359 p < 0.001; ESA: OR = 1.572 p = 0.387) and the female sex (BSQ: OR = 3.694 p < 0.001; ESA: OR = 0.922, p = 0.840). Participants from the intermediary and final stages of adolescence revealed a lesser risk of dissatisfaction compared to those from the initial phase. Body dissatisfaction was related to overweight and obesity, to the female sex and to the initial period of adolescence. Intervention research is required to control the factors that influence excessive adolescent body dissatisfaction.
authors.forename: Valter Paulo Neves
authors.initials: VP
authors.lastname: Miranda
authors.forename: Maria Aparecida
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Conti
authors.forename: Ronaldo Rocha
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Bastos
authors.forename: Maria Fernanda
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Laus
authors.forename: Sebastião de Sousa
authors.initials: Sde S
authors.lastname: Almeida
authors.forename: Maria Elisa Caputo
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Ferreira
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001828:Body Image; D001938:Brazil; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009752:Nutritional Status; D012424:Rural Population