High temporal, geographic, and income variation in body mass index among adults in Brazil.
Am J Public Health
; 84(5): 793-8, 1994 May.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-8179051
OBJECTIVES: Population-based data on body mass index for developing countries are scarce. Body mass index data from two Brazilian surveys were examined to determine regional and temporal variations in the prevalences of underweight, overweight, and obesity. METHODS: Nationwide surveys in 1974/75 and 1989 collected anthropometric data in Brazil from 55,000 and 14,455 households, respectively. Trained interviewers used the same methods to measure weight and stature in both surveys, and survey designs were identical. Prevalences of underweight, overweight, and obesity were determined for persons 18 years of age and older. RESULTS: In the 1989 survey, body mass index varied greatly according to region of the country, urbanization, and income. In the wealthier South, the prevalence of overweight/obesity was the highest and the prevalence of underweight was the lowest; in the poorer rural Northeast, these patterns were reversed. For both surveys, overweight/obesity was more common among women than among men and peaked at age 45 to 64 years in both sexes. Over the 15 years between surveys, the prevalence of both overweight and obesity increased strikingly. CONCLUSIONS: In contrast to findings in developed countries, obesity in Brazil was positively associated with income and was much more prevalent among women than among men. For Brazilian women, the overall prevalence of overweight was nearly as high as that among women in the United States.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Magreza
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Índice de Massa Corporal
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Obesidade
Tipo de estudo:
Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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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 norte
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America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Am J Public Health
Ano de publicação:
1994
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Brasil
País de publicação:
Estados Unidos