Excess weight in adult dwellers of a subnormal urban agglomeration
Objective: To assess the prevalence of excess weight and potential risk factors in adult dwellers of a subnormal urban agglomeration. Methods: Observational cross-sectional study based on a sample of 582 adults aged 20-59 years living in the subnormal urban agglomeration of Coelhos (Recife). Excess...
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| Tipo de documento: | artigo |
| Estado: | Versão publicada |
| Data de publicação: | 2015 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Recursos: | Universidade de Fortaleza (Unifor) |
| Repositório: | Revista Brasileira em Promoção da Saúde |
| Idioma: | português inglês |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.ojs.unifor.br:article/3533 |
| Acesso em linha: | https://ojs.unifor.br/RBPS/article/view/3533 |
| Access Level: | Acceso aberto |
| Palavra-chave: | Overweight obesity adult poverty. Sobrepeso Obesidad Adulto Pobreza. Obesidade |
| Resumo: | Objective: To assess the prevalence of excess weight and potential risk factors in adult dwellers of a subnormal urban agglomeration. Methods: Observational cross-sectional study based on a sample of 582 adults aged 20-59 years living in the subnormal urban agglomeration of Coelhos (Recife). Excess weight was estimated by body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal 25 kg/m2. Possible associations with age, sex, race/color and socioeconomic factors (education and employment status) were assessed. The effect on the occurrence of excess weight was estimated by calculating odds ratio (OR) and adjusting simple logistic regression models. Accuracy and statistical significance of ORs were assessed through 95% confidence intervals and the Wald test. Significance level was set at 5%. Results: The prevalence of excess weight was 62.5% (n=364), with higher proportions among women (66.1%; n=251) than men (56.0%; n=113), with a gradual increase up to the age group 40-49 years and a decline from then on. In this age group, the risk of excess weight was 2.6 times. In addition to age, being female and not working were also identified as risk factors. Conclusion: The high prevalence of excess weight identified in the adult population of the subnormal urban agglomeration of Coelhos was associated with sex, age and employment status, constituting, therefore, potential risk factors for the problem. |
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