Cardiometabolic health profle of young girls with aesthetic professions
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Background: In the literature, professions that impose body standards for daily performance are designated as nonconventional professions (i.e. models, athletes, ballet dancers), with great emphasis on the female population. More than a job, it becomes a lifestyle to those inserted in this environment, thus, thousands of children and adolescents seek inclusion and success in these professions due to fnancial and media gains. Such professions are associated with several health-related risk facto ...
Background: In the literature, professions that impose body standards for daily performance are designated as nonconventional professions (i.e. models, athletes, ballet dancers), with great emphasis on the female population. More than a job, it becomes a lifestyle to those inserted in this environment, thus, thousands of children and adolescents seek inclusion and success in these professions due to fnancial and media gains. Such professions are associated with several health-related risk factors. The purpose of this study was to identify and compare among physical ftness levels, cardiometabolic health markers, mental health and dietary habits in non-conventional professions. Methods: The sample consisted of 41 female individuals aged between 14 and 24 years, allocated into four groups, control group composed by university students (UG=11), models (MG=11), ballet dancers (BG=11), and athletes’ group (AG=8). Physical ftness outcomes (cardiorespiratory ftness, fexibility, maximal dynamic strength, muscular endurance and body composition); biochemical outcomes (high-density lipoprotein [HDL], low-density lipoprotein [LDL], total cholesterol [TC], fasting glucose [FG], fasting insulin [FI], C-reactive protein [CRP]), diet quality and mental health were evaluated. Results: No impairments were observed in the health markers evaluated among groups, both for health-related physical ftness and biochemical outcomes. However, low levels of bone mineral density (BMD) were observed. Even with statistically signifcant diferences between the groups for chronological age (p=0.002), menarche (p=0.004), career length (p=0.001), height (p=0.001), body mass index (p=0.018), waist-to-height ratio (p<0.001), %Fat (p=0.020), VO2peak (p=0.020), maximal dynamic strength of knee extensors (p=0.031) and elbow fexors (p=0,001) and fexibility (p<0.001), all these values are within the normal range for health. Conclusion: The professions analyzed do not seem to interfere in the physical ftness and cardiometabolic health of the girls assessed. However, we identifed that exposure to these profession can impair mental health (depressive symptoms in 100% of participants) and body composition (BMD 63% of participants). ...
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BMC women's health. London. Vol. 22, art. n. 15 (2022) p. 1-11
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