Prevalence of obesity, overweight and abdominal obesity and its association with physical activity in a federal University

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Autor(a) principal: Costa,Miguel Ataide Pinto da
Data de Publicação: 2014
Outros Autores: Vasconcelos,Ana Gloria Godoi, Fonseca,Maria de Jesus Mendes da
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Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Revista brasileira de epidemiologia (Online)
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Resumo: A cross sectional study to investigate the prevalence of obesity, overweight and abdominal obesity and its association with the level of physical activity (PA) measured in employees of a Rio de Janeiro University according to the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ).299 employees selected by random sampling were interviewed. The association between PA and anthropometric markers was estimated by Poisson models (robust variance). The prevalence of obesity was 27.4% (men 22.8% and 36.3% women), the prevalence of overweight was 63.5% (men 65.0% and women 65.8%) and the prevalence of abdominal obesity was 45.2% (men 35.5% and 63.7% women). Women reported a higher prevalence of low PA (42.2%) compared to men (33.0%). The models adjusted for socio-demographic and behavioral variables and habits related to health, showed a significant association between PA and the outcomes analyzed. The low level of practice of PA (high level reference) has remained associated with the occurrence of obesity (PR = 1.89; 95%CI 1.05 - 3.42) and overweight (PR = 1.40; 95%CI 1.08 - 1.80). For the abdominal obesity, both the mid level (PR = 1.70; 95%CI 1.11 - 2.58) and the low level (PR = 1.74; 95%CI 1.14 - 2.66) were related. This study found inverse association between the practice of PA and obesity in line with what has been recommended by the WHO, and it reinforces the use of IPAQ in population studies. Specifically in relation to abdominal obesity, a remarkable gradient was not observed between levels of PA, suggesting that what is important is the high level of practice of PA.
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spelling Prevalence of obesity, overweight and abdominal obesity and its association with physical activity in a federal UniversityObesityAbdominal obesityOverweightMotor activityPrevalenceSedentary lifestyleA cross sectional study to investigate the prevalence of obesity, overweight and abdominal obesity and its association with the level of physical activity (PA) measured in employees of a Rio de Janeiro University according to the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ).299 employees selected by random sampling were interviewed. The association between PA and anthropometric markers was estimated by Poisson models (robust variance). The prevalence of obesity was 27.4% (men 22.8% and 36.3% women), the prevalence of overweight was 63.5% (men 65.0% and women 65.8%) and the prevalence of abdominal obesity was 45.2% (men 35.5% and 63.7% women). Women reported a higher prevalence of low PA (42.2%) compared to men (33.0%). The models adjusted for socio-demographic and behavioral variables and habits related to health, showed a significant association between PA and the outcomes analyzed. The low level of practice of PA (high level reference) has remained associated with the occurrence of obesity (PR = 1.89; 95%CI 1.05 - 3.42) and overweight (PR = 1.40; 95%CI 1.08 - 1.80). For the abdominal obesity, both the mid level (PR = 1.70; 95%CI 1.11 - 2.58) and the low level (PR = 1.74; 95%CI 1.14 - 2.66) were related. This study found inverse association between the practice of PA and obesity in line with what has been recommended by the WHO, and it reinforces the use of IPAQ in population studies. Specifically in relation to abdominal obesity, a remarkable gradient was not observed between levels of PA, suggesting that what is important is the high level of practice of PA.Associação Brasileira de Saúde Coletiva2014-06-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-790X2014000200421Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia v.17 n.2 2014reponame:Revista brasileira de epidemiologia (Online)instname:Associação Brasileira de Saúde Coletiva (ABRASCO)instacron:ABRASCO10.1590/1809-4503201400020011ENGinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessCosta,Miguel Ataide Pinto daVasconcelos,Ana Gloria GodoiFonseca,Maria de Jesus Mendes daeng2014-06-03T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S1415-790X2014000200421Revistahttp://www.scielo.br/rbepidhttps://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.php||revbrepi@usp.br1980-54971415-790Xopendoar:2014-06-03T00:00Revista brasileira de epidemiologia (Online) - Associação Brasileira de Saúde Coletiva (ABRASCO)false
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Prevalence of obesity, overweight and abdominal obesity and its association with physical activity in a federal University
title Prevalence of obesity, overweight and abdominal obesity and its association with physical activity in a federal University
spellingShingle Prevalence of obesity, overweight and abdominal obesity and its association with physical activity in a federal University
Costa,Miguel Ataide Pinto da
Obesity
Abdominal obesity
Overweight
Motor activity
Prevalence
Sedentary lifestyle
title_short Prevalence of obesity, overweight and abdominal obesity and its association with physical activity in a federal University
title_full Prevalence of obesity, overweight and abdominal obesity and its association with physical activity in a federal University
title_fullStr Prevalence of obesity, overweight and abdominal obesity and its association with physical activity in a federal University
title_full_unstemmed Prevalence of obesity, overweight and abdominal obesity and its association with physical activity in a federal University
title_sort Prevalence of obesity, overweight and abdominal obesity and its association with physical activity in a federal University
author Costa,Miguel Ataide Pinto da
author_facet Costa,Miguel Ataide Pinto da
Vasconcelos,Ana Gloria Godoi
Fonseca,Maria de Jesus Mendes da
author_role author
author2 Vasconcelos,Ana Gloria Godoi
Fonseca,Maria de Jesus Mendes da
author2_role author
author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Costa,Miguel Ataide Pinto da
Vasconcelos,Ana Gloria Godoi
Fonseca,Maria de Jesus Mendes da
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Obesity
Abdominal obesity
Overweight
Motor activity
Prevalence
Sedentary lifestyle
topic Obesity
Abdominal obesity
Overweight
Motor activity
Prevalence
Sedentary lifestyle
description A cross sectional study to investigate the prevalence of obesity, overweight and abdominal obesity and its association with the level of physical activity (PA) measured in employees of a Rio de Janeiro University according to the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ).299 employees selected by random sampling were interviewed. The association between PA and anthropometric markers was estimated by Poisson models (robust variance). The prevalence of obesity was 27.4% (men 22.8% and 36.3% women), the prevalence of overweight was 63.5% (men 65.0% and women 65.8%) and the prevalence of abdominal obesity was 45.2% (men 35.5% and 63.7% women). Women reported a higher prevalence of low PA (42.2%) compared to men (33.0%). The models adjusted for socio-demographic and behavioral variables and habits related to health, showed a significant association between PA and the outcomes analyzed. The low level of practice of PA (high level reference) has remained associated with the occurrence of obesity (PR = 1.89; 95%CI 1.05 - 3.42) and overweight (PR = 1.40; 95%CI 1.08 - 1.80). For the abdominal obesity, both the mid level (PR = 1.70; 95%CI 1.11 - 2.58) and the low level (PR = 1.74; 95%CI 1.14 - 2.66) were related. This study found inverse association between the practice of PA and obesity in line with what has been recommended by the WHO, and it reinforces the use of IPAQ in population studies. Specifically in relation to abdominal obesity, a remarkable gradient was not observed between levels of PA, suggesting that what is important is the high level of practice of PA.
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