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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-6-1
pubmed:abstractText
The purpose of this research was to describe the overweight prevalence and factors potentially associated to it in adults residents in areas of social exclusion. The sample consisted of 3214 individuals, aged 20 to 69 years, in shanty town in Maceió-AL, northeast of Brazil. Body mass index (BMI) was used in the nutritional evaluation. Overweight prevalence of 41.2% was found (46.2% females vs. 32.6% males, p < 0.001). The analysis indicated there is higher chance of getting overweight, both for males and females, in higher age ranges (Prevalence Ratio [RP] = 1.62, CI 95% 1.37-1.90 and RP = 1.55, CI 95% 1.41-1.69, respectively), and among those from rural areas (RP = 1.27, CI 95% 1.07-1.51 and RP = 2.23, CI 95% 2.01-2.47, respectively). In males, the overweight risk is directly associated to the schooling level (RP = 0.78, CI 95% 0.63-0.97), whereas, in females it is inversely associated (RP = 1.40, CI 95% 1.17-1.66). A higher overweight risk was evidenced among men of higher income (RP = 1.29, CI 95% 1.09-1.53). In general, small improvements in variables related to housing conditions and consumption goods are associated to higher overweight risk. Even in populations of low socioeconomic level, improvement in housing conditions can become an overweight risk factor in adults for both genders, whereas education is a protective factor for women and the income a risk factor in men.
pubmed:language
por
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0004-0622
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
59
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
22-9
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:19480340-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:19480340-Age Factors, pubmed-meshheading:19480340-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:19480340-Body Mass Index, pubmed-meshheading:19480340-Body Weight, pubmed-meshheading:19480340-Brazil, pubmed-meshheading:19480340-Confidence Intervals, pubmed-meshheading:19480340-Cross-Sectional Studies, pubmed-meshheading:19480340-Educational Status, pubmed-meshheading:19480340-Female, pubmed-meshheading:19480340-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:19480340-Income, pubmed-meshheading:19480340-Male, pubmed-meshheading:19480340-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:19480340-Obesity, pubmed-meshheading:19480340-Overweight, pubmed-meshheading:19480340-Prevalence, pubmed-meshheading:19480340-Risk Factors, pubmed-meshheading:19480340-Rural Population, pubmed-meshheading:19480340-Sex Factors, pubmed-meshheading:19480340-Socioeconomic Factors, pubmed-meshheading:19480340-Urban Population, pubmed-meshheading:19480340-Young Adult
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
[Socioeconomic factors associated with overweight in a low-income population of northeast Brazil].
pubmed:affiliation
Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Brasil.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't