AGING: STATEMENT OF THE CORPORAL IMAGE WITH THE PARAMETERS WEIGHT AND HEIGHT

Abstract

The objective of the research was to relate the corporal image with the parameters weight and academics' of the 3rd height. Adult age of the University of Amazonas (UFAM), in the stocking age (45 to 59 years, 165) and senior (60 years or plus, 186), of the masculine and feminine sexes. The measures weight antropométricas and height were made. Relative the corporal image was asked each one individually and registered in standardized record, on each one of the two items mensurados, the about of degrees of relative satisfaction the loss, earnings or maintenance of what are. The found results showed that both sexes of the age groups want to lose weight and they are satisfied with your height. With relationship to the Index of Corporal Mass (IMC) found and compared with the references FAO/OMS/UNU (1985), it demonstrates that the subjects are above the weight and even with obesity. However we concluded that the corporal image is not affected as the stature, but with relationship to the weight there was good amount of dissatisfaction. But in the general I weigh nor height is not affecting the academics' of the 3rd corporal image. Adult age of UFAM.