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Overweight/obesity among health professionals and associated factors
Sirlaine de Pinho1, Lucineia de Pinho1, Carla Silvana de Oliveira E Silva1
1Universidade Estadual de Montes Claros. Montes Claros, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Objectives:
to estimate the prevalence of overweight/obesity and identify associated factors among health professionals.
Methods:
this cross-sectional study included professionals who had worked for at least six months in critical units of nine hospitals in northern Minas Gerais, Brazil. Sociodemographic, occupational, anthropometric, and health condition data were collected. Poisson regression with robust variance was applied to estimate prevalence ratios (PR) using SPSS 20.0.
Results:
a total of 490 health professionals participated, 65.9% were women, and 49.7% were aged 30-39 years. The prevalence of overweight/obesity was 61.8%. Associated factors included age ≥ 30 years, ≥ 5 years working in healthcare, elevated triglycerides, and elevated blood pressure.
Conclusions:
the prevalence of overweight/obesity among health professionals was high and associated with sociodemographic, occupational, and health factors, underscoring the need for support to promote lifestyle changes in this workforce.
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