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<journal-id>2075-6194</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista de Investigacion e Informacion en Salud]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. Inv. Inf. Sal.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2075-6194</issn>
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<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad Privada del Valle]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S2075-61942025000200077</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.52428/20756208.v20i49.1344</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Índice de masa corporal y hábitos alimenticios en estudiantes de medicina de la Universidad Privada del Valle, 2024]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Body mass index and eating habits in medical students of the Universidad Privada del Valle, 2024]]></article-title>
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<surname><![CDATA[Pardo Ramírez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Pamela Ivette]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[Flores Quiroga]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Diego Martin]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[Limachi Flores]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Nayely]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[Pinto Betancurt]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Aracelly Maristel]]></given-names>
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<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Privada del Valle  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Bolivia</country>
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<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Privada del Valle  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Bolivia</country>
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<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Privada del Valle  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Bolivia</country>
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<aff id="Af4">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Privada del Valle  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Bolivia</country>
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<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2025</year>
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<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2025</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>20</volume>
<numero>49</numero>
<fpage>77</fpage>
<lpage>85</lpage>
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<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.bo/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2075-61942025000200077&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.bo/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2075-61942025000200077&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.bo/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2075-61942025000200077&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Introducción:  Los hábitos alimenticios varían entre individuos, afectando su salud. Conocer el Índice de Masa Corporal (IMC) en estudiantes universitarios es clave para diseñar estrategias que promuevan estilos de vida saludables.  Material y métodos:  Estudio descriptivo, cuantitativo y transversal en 2024, con 250 estudiantes de medicina de la Universidad Privada del Valle. Se aplicó un cuestionario de la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS) y los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades (CDC) para evaluar el IMC y los hábitos alimenticios.  Resultados: 59.2% fueron mujeres y el 40.8% hombres, con edades entre 19 y 37 años. El 66.4% presentó un IMC normal (media 22.11 ± 1.75), el 23.2% sobrepeso (26.82 ± 1.36), el 4.8% obesidad grado I (31.94 ± 1.4), el 3.6% bajo peso (17.6 ± 0.42) y el 2% obesidad grado II (37.19 ± 1.65). No se encontró una asociación significativa entre IMC y actividad física. Los hombres con sobrepeso y obesidad consumieron más proteínas y grasas, mientras que las mujeres con obesidad grado II tuvieron un consumo elevado de carbohidratos. Predominó la actividad física ligera, aunque el 41.67% con obesidad grado I y el 20% con obesidad grado II eran sedentarios.  Discusión:  Aunque la mayoría presentó un IMC normal, una proporción considerable tuvo sobrepeso u obesidad grado I, principalmente en hombres. Sin embargo, el género y la actividad física no mostraron relación significativa con el IMC. La alimentación parece tener mayor impacto, destacando la necesidad de implementar estrategias educativas para mejorar la salud estudiantil.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Introduction:  Eating habits vary among individuals, affecting their health. Knowing the Body Mass Index (BMI) in university students is key to designing strategies that promote healthy lifestyles.  Materials and methods:  A descriptive, quantitative, and cross-sectional study was conducted in 2024 with 250 medical students from the Universidad Privada del Valle. A questionnaire from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) was used to assess BMI and eating habits.  Results:  59.2% were women and 40.8% were men, aged between 19 and 37 years. 66.4% had a normal BMI (mean 22.11 ± 1.75), 23.2% were overweight (26.82 ± 1.36), 4.8% had grade I obesity (31.94 ± 1.4), 3.6% were underweight (17.6 ± 0.42), and 2% had grade II obesity (37.19 ± 1.65). No significant association was found between BMI and physical activity. Overweight and obese men consumed more protein and fat, while women with grade II obesity had a high carbohydrate intake. Light physical activity predominated, although 41.67% of those with grade I obesity and 20% of those with grade II obesity were sedentary.  Discussion:  Although most participants had a normal BMI, a considerable proportion were overweight or had grade I obesity, mainly men. However, gender and physical activity did not show a significant relationship with BMI. Diet appears to have a greater impact, highlighting the need to implement educational strategies to improve student health.]]></p></abstract>
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