[Factors associated with being overweight among adults using low-budget restaurants in Belo Horizonte, Brazil]. / Fatores associados ao excesso de peso em adultos usuários de restaurantes populares em Belo Horizonte, Brasil.
Cien Saude Colet
; 19(5): 1367-77, 2014 May.
Article
em Pt
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-24897202
The scope of this article is to assess the nutritional status of users of low-budget restaurants and soup kitchens in Belo Horizonte and to identify factors associated with being overweight. It involved a cross-sectional analytical study conducted among adults of both sexes in low-budget restaurants and soup kitchens in Belo Horizonte. Being overweight was the dependent variable and was defined as body mass index (BMI) ≥ 25 kg/m2. This was correlated with socio-demographic variables and the level of physical activity. The data were obtained directly through weight and height measurement and a semi-structured questionnaire. The study involved 1334 individuals, the majority being male. The prevalence of being overweight was 42.9% among the men and 45.8% among the women. The following factors were positively associated with being overweight: being older for both sexes; having a partner for the women; taking less physical exercise and higher socioeconomic level for the men. Detection of factors associated with being overweight reveals that there is a need to implement an effective systematic program of dietary and nutritional education in order to prevent and remedy this condition, so that low-budget restaurants fulfill their objective.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Restaurantes
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Estado Nutricional
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Sobrepeso
Tipo de estudo:
Health_economic_evaluation
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
Pt
Revista:
Cien Saude Colet
Ano de publicação:
2014
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de publicação:
Brasil