The ELSA-Brasil (Estudo Longitudinal de Saúde do Adulto -Brazilian Longitudinal Study for Adult Health) is a prospective cohort study with extensive assessments throughout time. This article describes the routine of clinical tests and interviews performed with participants and the structuring of the Research Center physical space and teams. The ELSA-Brasil assumes that participants will be present at the Research Center to have the tests and interviews performed, according to standard protocols developed by this study. Considering the multiplicity of activities involved, each with specifi c needs for standardization, several predetermined orders of clinical tests and interviews were created. This ensured a high standard of quality in data collection without harm to participants' comfort. Each participant was previously assigned to a specifi c sequence of clinical tests and interviews with a predefi ned arrival time, mean length of stay of fi ve to six hours and departure time.
The study aimed to assess the association between body image perception and (dis)satisfaction and sociodemographic and behavioral factors in the elderly, using multinomial logistic regression. Data were analyzed for 1686 women and 1499 men participating in the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA-Brasil). Men with less schooling and women with lower per capita income showed higher odds of underestimating their body size. Former smokers of both sexes showed higher odds of overestimating their body size; lower schooling and lower per capita income decreased these odds. Increasing age, lower per capita income, and smoking increased the odds of dissatisfaction due to thinness in men, and married marital status decreased these odds. In women, low per capita income, weekly consumption of vegetables, and smoking increased the odds of such dissatisfaction. Factors that increased the odds of dissatisfaction due to excess weight in both sexes were primary or secondary schooling and former smoking. In women, low per capita income, weak physical activity, weekly consumption of vegetables, and excessive alcohol intake also increased the odds of such dissatisfaction. The results suggest that improved living conditions and the adoption of healthy behaviors can help reduce misperceived negative body image among elderly.
Resumo O objetivo deste artigo é avaliar a associação entre imagem corporal e variáveis sociodemográficas e comportamentos de saúde, por sexo masculino e feminino. Analisou-se dados de 6.289 mulheres e 5.188 homens, entre 35 e 59 anos, participantes da linha de base do Estudo Longitudinal de Saúde do Adulto (ELSA-Brasil) com a utilização da regressão multinomial. Entre as mulheres, a chance de insatisfação por se sentirem magras foi mais alta entre as com menor escolaridade e as que consumiam frutas semanalmente. A prática de atividade física moderada reduziu em 50% a chance deste tipo de insatisfação. Graus mais elevados de insatisfação por estar acima do peso foram observados entre as casadas, as que praticam atividade física leve e as ex-fumantes. Homens com nível médio de escolaridade e consumo excessivo de álcool tiveram em torno de 50% de chances mais elevadas de insatisfação por baixo peso, posto que a prática de atividade física leve ou moderada elevou essa chance em 75% e 94%, respectivamente. Entre os homens, a prática de atividade física leve e moderada também aumentam a chance de insatisfação por estarem acima do peso. Esses achados contribuem para reforçar que hábitos e comportamentos não saudáveis podem influenciar a insatisfação da imagem corporal com padrões diferenciados, segundo sexo.
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