Overweight in Brazilian industry workers: Prevalence and association with demographic and socioeconomic factors and soft drink intake

• Autor(a) principal: Magno da SILVEIRA, Pablo
• Data de Publicação: 2023
• Outros Autores: SILVA, Kelly Samara, Aragoni da SILVA, Jaqueline, Santina Antunes de OLIVEIRA, Elusa, Gomes de BARROS, Mauro Virgílio, NAHAS, Markus Vinicius
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Revista de Nutrição
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.puc-campinas.edu.br/nutricao/article/view/8331
• topic: Adults; Obesity; Overweight; Soft drink; Workers; Adultos; Obesidade; Sobrepeso; Refrigerante

ObjectiveTo estimate the prevalence of overweight in industry workers and its association with demographic and socioeconomic factors and soft drink intake (including type). MethodsThis is a nationwide cross-sectional cohort survey of “Lifestyle and leisure habits of industry workers” conducted between 2006 and 2008 in 24 Brazilian federate units. The participants answered a previously tested questionnaire and self-reported their weight and height. Statistical analyses consisted of crude and adjusted Poisson regression. ResultsMales and females had overweight prevalences of 45.7% (95%CI=45.1; 46.2) and 28.1% (95%CI=27.4; 28.9) respectively. Older and married individuals and those working in medium-sized and large factories were more likely to be overweight. Males with higher education levels and gross family incomes were also more likely to be overweight, but not females. Finally, men (PR=1.24; 95%CI=1.13; 1.36) and women (PR=1.40;95%CI=1.22; 1.61) who consumed diet/light soft drinks were also more likely to be overweight than those who did not consume soft drinks. ConclusionMore than one-third of the workers were overweight according to their self-reported weight and height, and the prevalence of overweight was higher in males. Demographic and socioeconomic variables and diet/light soft drink intake were associated with overweight. These data may be helpful for the development of actions that reduce the risk of overweight in this population.