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Overweight and obesity prevalence trend in Espírito Santo, Brazil: an ecological study, 2009-2018
Carla Moronari de Oliveira Aprelini1, Erika Cardoso Dos Reis2, Oscar Geovanny Enríquez-Martinez1
1Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Coletiva, Vitória, ES, Brasil.
Objective:
To analyze trends in the prevalence of overweight and obesity in the state of Espírito Santo, Brazil, between 2009 and 2018.
Methods:
This was an ecological study, with data from the Food and Nutritional Surveillance System (SISVAN). Overweight and obesity were classified as recommended by the World Health Organization. Prais-Winsten regression was used to estimate the trend of the prevalence.
Results:
There was an increasing trend of overweight (5.5 to 8.6%) and obesity (4.4 to 8.3%), in both sexes and in different regions of the state. In the stratified analysis, there was an increase in overweight and obesity in children, adolescents and adult women (4.2 to 8.6%; p<0.05). Obesity increased among male adolescents, in the south, central and north regions of the state, while in the south region, in all age groups (5.1% growth; p=0.01).
Conclusion:
There was an increase in overweight and obesity in Espírito Santo, from 2009 to 2018.
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