Lifestyle of workers from Bucaramanga, Colombia and its metropolitan area, and its association with overweight
Introduction: Behavioral risk factors such as physical inactivity, smoking and inadequate diet promote the onset of overweight and increase the risk of non-communicable diseases. Objective: To evaluate behavioral risk factors and their association with overweight in workers from Bucaramanga and its...
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| author | Luis Gabriel Rangel-Caballero Edna Magaly Gamboa-Delgado Lyda Zoraya Rojas-Sánchez |
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| description | Introduction: Behavioral risk factors such as physical inactivity, smoking and inadequate diet promote the onset of overweight and increase the risk of non-communicable diseases.
Objective: To evaluate behavioral risk factors and their association with overweight in workers from Bucaramanga and its metropolitan area.
Materials and methods: Analytical cross-sectional study in workers from different productive sectors. A survey on socio-demographic, food, smoking and physical activity variables was conducted. A body mass index of ≥25 kg/m2 was considered as overweight.
Results: A total of 258 workers were analyzed; 56.98% were women and the median age was 34 years. The prevalence of overweight was 48.06%, and an association with the following factors was found: male sex (prevalence ratio PR 1.38, p=0.006); age ≥35 years (PR 1.41, p=0.012) and monthly income ≥$1,600,000 Colombian pesos (PR 1.37, p=0.010).
Conclusions: In economically active population, overweight was more frequent among males, in people aged ≥35 years and in those with higher monthly wage income. However, further studies are needed to confirm these findings. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-24d8baa6a1384695a86d88aee77d41702022-12-21T19:49:55ZengUniversidad Nacional de ColombiaRevista de la Facultad de Medicina0120-00112357-38482017-01-01651313610.15446/revfacmed.v65n1.5554745751Lifestyle of workers from Bucaramanga, Colombia and its metropolitan area, and its association with overweightLuis Gabriel Rangel-Caballero0Edna Magaly Gamboa-Delgado1Lyda Zoraya Rojas-Sánchez2Universidad Santo Tomás - Facultad de Cultura Física, Deporte y Recreación - Bucaramanga - Colombia.Universidad Industrial de Santander - Facultad de Salud - Escuela de Nutrición y Dietética - Bucaramanga - Colombia.Fundación Cardiovascular de Colombia - Centro de Investigaciones - Floridablanca - Colombia.Introduction: Behavioral risk factors such as physical inactivity, smoking and inadequate diet promote the onset of overweight and increase the risk of non-communicable diseases. Objective: To evaluate behavioral risk factors and their association with overweight in workers from Bucaramanga and its metropolitan area. Materials and methods: Analytical cross-sectional study in workers from different productive sectors. A survey on socio-demographic, food, smoking and physical activity variables was conducted. A body mass index of ≥25 kg/m2 was considered as overweight. Results: A total of 258 workers were analyzed; 56.98% were women and the median age was 34 years. The prevalence of overweight was 48.06%, and an association with the following factors was found: male sex (prevalence ratio PR 1.38, p=0.006); age ≥35 years (PR 1.41, p=0.012) and monthly income ≥$1,600,000 Colombian pesos (PR 1.37, p=0.010). Conclusions: In economically active population, overweight was more frequent among males, in people aged ≥35 years and in those with higher monthly wage income. However, further studies are needed to confirm these findings.https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/revfacmed/article/view/55547Estilo de vidaSobrepesoActividad físicaTabaquismoTrabajadores |
| spellingShingle | Luis Gabriel Rangel-Caballero Edna Magaly Gamboa-Delgado Lyda Zoraya Rojas-Sánchez Lifestyle of workers from Bucaramanga, Colombia and its metropolitan area, and its association with overweight Revista de la Facultad de Medicina Estilo de vida Sobrepeso Actividad física Tabaquismo Trabajadores |
| title | Lifestyle of workers from Bucaramanga, Colombia and its metropolitan area, and its association with overweight |
| title_full | Lifestyle of workers from Bucaramanga, Colombia and its metropolitan area, and its association with overweight |
| title_fullStr | Lifestyle of workers from Bucaramanga, Colombia and its metropolitan area, and its association with overweight |
| title_full_unstemmed | Lifestyle of workers from Bucaramanga, Colombia and its metropolitan area, and its association with overweight |
| title_short | Lifestyle of workers from Bucaramanga, Colombia and its metropolitan area, and its association with overweight |
| title_sort | lifestyle of workers from bucaramanga colombia and its metropolitan area and its association with overweight |
| topic | Estilo de vida Sobrepeso Actividad física Tabaquismo Trabajadores |
| url | https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/revfacmed/article/view/55547 |
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