2008
DOI: 10.1590/s0103-73312008000300003
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Associação do status socioeconômico com obesidade

Abstract: Os estudos nacionais indicam comportamento epidêmico da obesidade, e ênfase tem sido dada sobre os determinantes sociais do excesso de peso. O status socioeconômico tem sido avaliado por ocupação, educação e renda. Vários fatores relacionados à obesidade, como atividade física, consumo alimentar e hábitos familiares sofrem também influência do status socioeconômico. Realizou-se revisão da literatura sobre a associação do status socioeconômico com obesidade e também foram apresentados dados de uma pesquisa de b… Show more

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“…The higher prevalence of women undergoing bariatric surgery also reported in other studies 14,15 might be explained by social factors such as society's beauty standards 16 , but mainly by hormonal factors, including the higher body fat percentage of women compared to men 17 . The present results regarding household income and educational level are in agreement with the literature, with obesity being more prevalent among social classes characterized by lower income and lower educational level 15,18,19 . With respect to physical activity habits analyzed based on SBC, about 40% of the interviewed subjects reported to be physically active.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 92%
“…The higher prevalence of women undergoing bariatric surgery also reported in other studies 14,15 might be explained by social factors such as society's beauty standards 16 , but mainly by hormonal factors, including the higher body fat percentage of women compared to men 17 . The present results regarding household income and educational level are in agreement with the literature, with obesity being more prevalent among social classes characterized by lower income and lower educational level 15,18,19 . With respect to physical activity habits analyzed based on SBC, about 40% of the interviewed subjects reported to be physically active.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 92%
“…People become more health aware as they age, which may have a positive influence on diet quality, contributing to better food choices. Regarding education level, the observed association may be explained by the relationship between low education level and low income, and by lower access to nutrition information 23,24 .…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 97%
“…As DCNT representam, atualmente, o principal grupo causador de morte e incapacitação em escala mundial 2,3 , em que o Brasil alcança uma participação de 72% no obituário 4 . Apesar das dificuldades conceituais e metodológicas em se avaliarem os determinantes do sobrepeso/obesidade, os estudos mais atuais concordam em destacar que os fatores socioambientais atuam de forma preponderante no desenvolvimento do problema 2,7,8 . Nas mulheres, a idade e paridade, como condições biológicas, assumem uma relação direta com o ganho excessivo de peso corporal, enquanto uma vertente dos determinantes socioeconômicos, com destaque para a renda e escolaridade, passaram a representar uma curiosa relação estatística, na medida em que as tendências atuais começam a indicar um aumento de peso nas faixas de menor renda e escolaridade [8][9][10][11] .…”
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