Distribuição de obesidade geral e abdominal em adultos de uma cidade no Sul do Brasil

Abstract

The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence and trends in general and abdominal obesity in adults 20 years or older in Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil, using a cross-sectional population-based design, in 2010. General obesity was defined as body mass index (BMI) > 30 kg/m² and abdominal obesity as waist circumference (WC) > 88 cm for women and > 102 cm for men. Interviews were held with 2,448 eligible individuals. General obesity prevalence was 21.7% in men and 29.2% in women, while abdominal obesity was present in 19.5% of men and 37.5% of women. According to multivariate analysis, lower schooling was associated with increased BMI and WC in women. Family income was inversely related to abdominal obesity in men. Prevalence of general obesity had increased 1.2 times in women and 1.5 in men, when compared to studies in 1994 and 2000. Abdominal obesity showed a small decrease in women, but remained stable in men. Prevalence of general obesity increased in the previous 10 years, while abdominal obesity remained basically stable.

Epidemiology of Abdominal Obesity

“…Also, recent studies show a higher prevalence of AO in women than men, in all ages. There is a proportional increase in the accumulation of fat in the abdominal region as people get older, but a stabilization or even a small decrease in the prevalence of AO in men after 60 years of age could be perceived [12,18,20]. In Brazil, in a study involving data from 3117 subjects, the prevalence of AO was found to be 26 and 73%, respectively, in women aged 24-34 years and 55-65 years.…”

Prevalência e fatores associados à obesidade abdominal em indivíduos na faixa etária de 25 a 59 anos do Estado de Pernambuco, Brasil

“…Além disso, poucos estados brasileiros dispõem de informações oriundas de amostras representativas enfocando o problema da obesidade abdominal, sobretudo que considere a população das diferentes mesorregiões (urbana e rural). Estudo que avaliou a evolução da obesidade geral e abdominal em uma cidade do sul do país entre os anos 2000 e 2010, observou uma estabilidade da prevalência de obesidade abdominal em ambos os sexos no período analisado 7 .…”

“…Saúde Pública, Rio de Janeiro, 29 (2) de 27,1% (IC95%: 23,7) no sexo masculino e 69, 9% (IC95%: 66,8) no feminino (p < 0,001 …”

Conhecimento sobre atividade física e saúde dos profissionais de academias de Pelotas, RS, BR

“…Em relação ao IMC dos profissionais de academias, um estudo com professores de EF de escolas desse mesmo município demonstrou índices semelhantes aos aqui encontrados 9 . Estudo populacional conduzido recentemente na cidade de Pelotas identificou prevalências de sobrepeso e obesidade mais elevadas que a encontrada nos professores 21 . Entretanto esse resultado deve ser analisado de forma cautelosa.…”