Prevalence of overweight and associated factors in federal public servants of the state of Goiás - Brazil

Abstract

The aim goal is to know the frequency, distribution, development and monitoring of the factors associated to the excess weight and chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs) is essential to qualify policies and surveillance and health promotion actions for the execution of the Care Policy Health and Safety of the Federal Civil Servants (PASS). This study aimed to analyze the association between risk factors for NCDs and food consumption with excess weight in federal civil servants. Methods: cross-sectional population-based analytical study, conducted in the period from September to November 2014, in the rectory and 10 campus of the Instituto Federal de Goiás (IFG) in the capital and cities in the interior of Goiás. The sample was stratified by campus and professional category. In the analysis we used the Chi-square test. A multivariable analysis was performed using Poisson regression with a robust variance estimative to obtain prevalence ratios. Results: 429 servers participated in the research, and 55.7% 44.3% technical administrative and teaching staff with an average age of 36.3 ± 9.2 years, 59.7% were women, 68.8% had less than 40 years and 69.9 percent were sedentary. As for the nutritional state, 55.0% showed no excess weight, but realized with 74.8% overweight. There was no significant difference between the gender, 62.5% women had lower prevalence of overweight men 43.9% (p < 0001). In relation to food consumption, women follow more healthy eating recommendations for frying 27.7% (p < 0.003), vegetables 64.1% (p < 0.033), soft drinks 46.1% (p < 0.001) and embedded 31.6% (p < 0.028) than men. In multivariate analysis associated to overweight: being a docent (PR = 1.32; 95% CI = 1.066 – 1.647) male (PR = 1.40; IC =1.133 -1.732), have more than 40 years of age (PR =1.35; 95% CI = 1.104 – 1.667), be sedentary (PR= 1.41; 95% CI = 1.070 -1.604) and perform meals outside the home (PR =1.31; 95% CI=1.005-1.505). Conclusions: the factors associated with the prevalence of overweight were be teacher, male, age 40 years or more, sedentary and meals away from home.