Overweight/obesity in teachers: prevalence and associated factors
The study aimed to assess the prevalence and sociodemographic, occupational and lifestyle factors associated with overweight/obesity in state teachers from a northeastern Brazilian city. A cross-sectional study involving teachers from the city of Jequié-BA initially selected by cluster sampling (sch...
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| author | Saulo Vasconcelos Rocha Jefferson Paixão Cardoso Clarice Alves dos Santos Hector Luiz Rodrigues Munaro Lélia Renata Carneiro Vasconcelos Edio Luiz Petroski |
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| description | The study aimed to assess the prevalence and sociodemographic, occupational and lifestyle factors associated with overweight/obesity in state teachers from a northeastern Brazilian city. A cross-sectional study involving teachers from the city of Jequié-BA initially selected by cluster sampling (schools) was conducted. The sample consisted of 300 teachers, including 72.7% (n=214) women. Sociodemographic, occupational and lifestyle data were investigated. Body weight and height were obtained by self-report. Prevalence ratios and 95% confidence intervals were estimated and a level of significance of 5% was adopted. The overall prevalence of overweight/obesity was 47.2%. The prevalence was significantly higher among male teachers (58.2%), married or cohabitating subjects (49.1%), whites and mulattoes (87.6%), teachers with an income > R$ 2,002.00 and a permanent contract (45.9%), and subjects who did not consume fruits or vegetables (49.1%). After multivariate analysis, only gender (95% CI = 0.16-0.66) and consumption of fruits and vegetables (95% CI = 0.25-0.98) remained significantly associated with overweight/obesity among teachers. These findings promote debate on the need for actions designed to encourage the adoption of an active lifestyle by the teacher population. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-701d84a876b24cb299f6f6a34c8217442022-12-22T00:13:07ZengUniversidade Federal de Santa CatarinaRevista Brasileira de Cineantropometria e Desempenho Humano1415-84261980-00372015-07-0117445045910.5007/1980-0037.2015v17n4p45023991Overweight/obesity in teachers: prevalence and associated factorsSaulo Vasconcelos Rocha0Jefferson Paixão Cardoso1Clarice Alves dos Santos2Hector Luiz Rodrigues Munaro3Lélia Renata Carneiro Vasconcelos4Edio Luiz Petroski5Universidade Estadual do Sudoeste da Bahia.Universidade Estadual do Sudoeste da BahiaUniversidade Estadual do Sudoeste da BahiaUniversidade Estadual do Sudoeste da BahiaUniversidade Estadual do Sudoeste da BahiaUniversidade Federal de Santa Catarina.The study aimed to assess the prevalence and sociodemographic, occupational and lifestyle factors associated with overweight/obesity in state teachers from a northeastern Brazilian city. A cross-sectional study involving teachers from the city of Jequié-BA initially selected by cluster sampling (schools) was conducted. The sample consisted of 300 teachers, including 72.7% (n=214) women. Sociodemographic, occupational and lifestyle data were investigated. Body weight and height were obtained by self-report. Prevalence ratios and 95% confidence intervals were estimated and a level of significance of 5% was adopted. The overall prevalence of overweight/obesity was 47.2%. The prevalence was significantly higher among male teachers (58.2%), married or cohabitating subjects (49.1%), whites and mulattoes (87.6%), teachers with an income > R$ 2,002.00 and a permanent contract (45.9%), and subjects who did not consume fruits or vegetables (49.1%). After multivariate analysis, only gender (95% CI = 0.16-0.66) and consumption of fruits and vegetables (95% CI = 0.25-0.98) remained significantly associated with overweight/obesity among teachers. These findings promote debate on the need for actions designed to encourage the adoption of an active lifestyle by the teacher population.https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/rbcdh/article/view/34355obesidadesaúde do trabalhadorsobrepeso |
| spellingShingle | Saulo Vasconcelos Rocha Jefferson Paixão Cardoso Clarice Alves dos Santos Hector Luiz Rodrigues Munaro Lélia Renata Carneiro Vasconcelos Edio Luiz Petroski Overweight/obesity in teachers: prevalence and associated factors Revista Brasileira de Cineantropometria e Desempenho Humano obesidade saúde do trabalhador sobrepeso |
| title | Overweight/obesity in teachers: prevalence and associated factors |
| title_full | Overweight/obesity in teachers: prevalence and associated factors |
| title_fullStr | Overweight/obesity in teachers: prevalence and associated factors |
| title_full_unstemmed | Overweight/obesity in teachers: prevalence and associated factors |
| title_short | Overweight/obesity in teachers: prevalence and associated factors |
| title_sort | overweight obesity in teachers prevalence and associated factors |
| topic | obesidade saúde do trabalhador sobrepeso |
| url | https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/rbcdh/article/view/34355 |
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