Internet addiction disorder associated with body composition in students of the National University of Central Peru in the Central Highlands of Peru.
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Trastorno de adicción al internetAbstract
Introduction: Internet addiction disorder has become an emerging pathology with a significant impact on behaviour, physical and mental health Objective: To assess the association between internet addiction disorder and body composition in students of the Universidad Nacional del Centro del Perú (UNCP).Materials and methods: An analytical, observational and cross-sectional study was conducted in UNCP students, aged 16-27 years, selected by random probability sampling. Body composition measured by anthropometry and internet addiction disorder were assessed using the Internet Addiction Scale (EAIL). To assess association, crude and adjusted Prevalence Ratios (PR) with their respective 95% confidence intervals were estimated.
Results: 372 university students were studied, with a percentage of 66.1% females and 33.9% males, with a median age of 20 years. The results showed that 52.4% had internet addiction disorder with respect to body composition. Significant differences were shown in the tricipital fold. In addition, the bicipital fold in women was higher (14.93 mm ± 5.71) compared to men (12.99 mm ± 6.47). On the other hand, the percentage of body fat in women (27.51% ± 5.27) was higher than that found in men (18.47% ± 5.76). There is a significant relationship between internet addiction disorder and body composition, as a BMI PR of 5.25 means that young people with internet addiction disorder are almost five times more likely to be underweight, overweight and obese.Conclusions: There is a significant association between body composition with internet addiction disorder in university students at UNCP.
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