Lifestyle in Curacao: smoking, alcohol consumption, eating habits and exercise
West Indian med. j
;
46(1): 8-14, Mar. 1997.
Artigo
em Inglês
| LILACS
| ID: lil-193491
ABSTRACT
The Curacao Health Study was carried out among a randomized sample (n = 2248, response rate = 85 percent) of the adult non-institutionalized population in order to assess aspects of lifestyle that may pose health risks. Factors examined were tobacco and alcohol use, eating habits and exercise behaviour. Outcome variables were cross-tabulated by gender, age and socioeconomic status. 17.1 percent of the participants were smokers and 20.5 percent regular drinkers, including 6.3 percent of the men who consumed alcohol excessively (4 or more glasses of alcohol a day). 75 percent of the participants did not excercise regularly, 37 percent did not eat vegetables daily, and half did not eat fruit daily. Other poor eating habits were the addition of extra sugar and salt to prepared food by 33 percent and 20 percent of the participants, respectively. On the whole, men had less healthy lifestyles than women, with the exception of execise behaviour. People of high socioeconomic status (SES) drank less alcohol, and exercised more often than those of low SES. Considering the high prevalence of diabetes mellitus and hypertension in the Caribbean, research of lifestyle factors in other Caribbean countries is required to facilitate the development of regional prevention and intervention programmes.
Buscar no Google
Índice:
LILACS (Américas)
Assunto principal:
Consumo de Bebidas Alcoólicas
/
Exercício Físico
/
Fumar
/
Estilo de Vida
Tipo de estudo:
Ensaio Clínico Controlado
/
Estudo de etiologia
/
Fatores de risco
Limite:
Adulto
/
Feminino
/
Humanos
País/Região como assunto:
Antilhas Neerlandesas
/
Caribe Inglês
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
West Indian med. j
Assunto da revista:
Medicina
Ano de publicação:
1997
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
Similares
MEDLINE
...
LILACS
LIS