ABSTRACT
Overweight stands out as a growing health problem in the population, resulting in individual and societal burdens. This study aimed to identify the association between reproductive factors and overweight in women of reproductive age attended by a Primary Health Care Unit (UAPS).This is a cross-sectional study with home capitation and data collection in two PHC Units, in the city of Juiz de Fora (MG), Brazil, in women aged 20 to 59 years, whose outcome was the overweight measured by the Body Mass Index. The prevalence of overweight was 61.0% among the 2,018 women included in the analysis. In the multivariate analysis, overweight was associated with the variables age at menarche before 12 years of age, having children, age greater than or equal to 30years, and hypertension. The prevalence of overweight in women who had menarche before 12 years of age was 12.4% higher than those who had menarche aged 12 years or more, and the prevalence of overweight in women who had children was 58.2% higher than those who never had any. There was a high prevalence of overweight in the adult female population, emphasizing the influence of reproductive factors.
O excesso de peso se destaca como um problema de saúde crescente na população, resultando em ônus para o indivíduo e para a sociedade. O objetivo deste artigo é identificar a associação entre os fatores reprodutivos e o excesso de peso em mulheres de 20 a 59 anos de áreas cobertas pela Unidade de Atenção Primária à Saúde. Trata-se de um estudo transversal com captação domiciliar e coleta de dados em duas Unidades de Atenção Primária à Saúde, no município de Juiz de Fora, em mulheres de 20 a 59 anos, cujo desfecho foi o Excesso de Peso medido por meio do Índice de Massa Corporal. Entre as 2018 mulheres incluídas na análise, a prevalência de Excesso de Peso foi de 61,0%. Na análise multivariada, o Excesso de Peso apresentou associação com as variáveis idade da menarca antes dos 12 anos, ter filhos, idade maior ou igual a 30 anos e relato de hipertensão arterial. A prevalência de excesso de peso em mulheres que tiveram menarca antes dos 12 anos foi 12,4% maior do que naquelas que a tiveram com 12 anos ou mais; enquanto que a prevalência de Excesso de Peso em mulheres que tiveram filhos foi 58,2% maior do que entre as que nunca tiveram. Foi observada elevada prevalência de Excesso de Peso na população feminina adulta, com ênfase na influência dos fatores reprodutivos.
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Family Health , Obesity , Adult , Body Mass Index , Brazil/epidemiology , Child , Cities , Cross-Sectional Studies , Female , Humans , Overweight/epidemiology , Prevalence , Risk FactorsABSTRACT
Resumo O excesso de peso se destaca como um problema de saúde crescente na população, resultando em ônus para o indivíduo e para a sociedade. O objetivo deste artigo é identificar a associação entre os fatores reprodutivos e o excesso de peso em mulheres de 20 a 59 anos de áreas cobertas pela Unidade de Atenção Primária à Saúde. Trata-se de um estudo transversal com captação domiciliar e coleta de dados em duas Unidades de Atenção Primária à Saúde, no município de Juiz de Fora, em mulheres de 20 a 59 anos, cujo desfecho foi o Excesso de Peso medido por meio do Índice de Massa Corporal. Entre as 2018 mulheres incluídas na análise, a prevalência de Excesso de Peso foi de 61,0%. Na análise multivariada, o Excesso de Peso apresentou associação com as variáveis idade da menarca antes dos 12 anos, ter filhos, idade maior ou igual a 30 anos e relato de hipertensão arterial. A prevalência de excesso de peso em mulheres que tiveram menarca antes dos 12 anos foi 12,4% maior do que naquelas que a tiveram com 12 anos ou mais; enquanto que a prevalência de Excesso de Peso em mulheres que tiveram filhos foi 58,2% maior do que entre as que nunca tiveram. Foi observada elevada prevalência de Excesso de Peso na população feminina adulta, com ênfase na influência dos fatores reprodutivos.
Abstract Overweight stands out as a growing health problem in the population, resulting in individual and societal burdens. This study aimed to identify the association between reproductive factors and overweight in women of reproductive age attended by a Primary Health Care Unit (UAPS).This is a cross-sectional study with home capitation and data collection in two PHC Units, in the city of Juiz de Fora (MG), Brazil, in women aged 20 to 59 years, whose outcome was the overweight measured by the Body Mass Index. The prevalence of overweight was 61.0% among the 2,018 women included in the analysis. In the multivariate analysis, overweight was associated with the variables age at menarche before 12 years of age, having children, age greater than or equal to 30years, and hypertension. The prevalence of overweight in women who had menarche before 12 years of age was 12.4% higher than those who had menarche aged 12 years or more, and the prevalence of overweight in women who had children was 58.2% higher than those who never had any. There was a high prevalence of overweight in the adult female population, emphasizing the influence of reproductive factors.
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Humans , Female , Child , Adult , Family Health , Obesity , Brazil/epidemiology , Body Mass Index , Prevalence , Cross-Sectional Studies , Risk Factors , Cities , Overweight/epidemiologyABSTRACT
We intended to identify and evaluate the association between the socio-demographic and epidemiological characteristics of elderly people with their nutritional characteristics. This is a transversal study PMTI (from the Portuguese name of "Programa Municipal da Terceira Idade"), conducted at Viçosa, MG, Brazil. We analyzed 93 records of elderly people registered since 2006 and who underwent nutritional care. After having analyzed the questionnaire, we performed the descriptive and association analyses in the Epi Info (version 6.04) and Minitab softwares. Of the 93 analyzed records, most elderly people were women (80.4%), with an average of 72 years of age, of which 13.0% were long-lived people. The mean body mass index (BMI) was 27.4 kg/m(2), and 50.5% were overweight. We have found 26.8% elderly patients with hypertension, and 31.6% took antihypertensives. Elderly patients who were overweight are 4.54 times more likely to have arterial hypertension (odds ratio (OR)=4.54; 95% confidence interval (CI)=1.2-2.45). Only 7.5% smoked, 30.1% were alcoholics and 60.2% made physical activities. Inadequacies were found regarding the servings of fruits, dairy products, vegetables and sugars consumed. However, the servings of cereals, leguminous, meat and fat consumed were appropriate. This study showed that the nutritional diagnosis and the epidemiological and socio-demographic studies are critical tools to understand this population group, in addition to being important to the planning of health actions.
