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Obesity Among Industrial Workers in Brazil: A Cross-sectional Study on Prevalence and Associated Factors
Paula Brustolin Xavier1, Anderson Garcez, Janaína Cristina da Silva
1Post-graduate Program in Collective Health, University of Vale do Rio dos Sinos, Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos, Sao Leopoldo (Dr Xavier, Dr Garcez, Ms da Silva, Dr Olinto); Life Sciences Area, University of West Santa Catarina, Universidade do Oeste de Santa Catarina, Joacaba, SC (Dr Xavier); Post-graduate Program in Nutrition Sciences, Federal University of Health Science of Porto Alegre, Universidade Federal de Ciencias da Saude de Porto Alegre (Dr Garcez); Social Service of Industry of Rio Grande do Sul (SESI-RS) (Dr Cibeira, Dr Germano); Post-graduate Program in Food, Nutrition and Health, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul State, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (Dr Olinto), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
Objective:
Estimate the prevalence of obesity and its associated factors among industrial workers.
Methods:
This is a cross-sectional study of secondary data from workers aged 18 to 59 years in the State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
Results:
A total of 20,820 workers (12,372 men and 8448 women) were investigated. The overall prevalence of obesity was 14.6% (95% CI [confidence interval]: 14.2 to 15.1), 16.4% (95% CI: 15.6 to 17.2) among women and 13.5% (95% ci: 12.9 to 14.1) among men. After adjusting, obesity was significantly associated with increasing age, living with a partner, lower education, and ex-smoking status in both sexes. However, it was associated with lower income in women, and higher income and physical inactivity in men.
Conclusions:
Obesity was prevalent among Brazilian industrial workers and sociodemographic characteristics are important factors related to obesity.
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