Association between socioeconomic profile and nutritional state in adults with overweight

• Autor(a) principal: Coelho, Rodolfo Felipe Lima
• Data de Publicação: 2021
• Outros Autores: Christinelli, Heloá Costa Borim, Westphal, Greice, Borim, Maria Luiza Costa, Utrila, Raquel Tomiazzi, Pereira, Igor Alisson Spagnol, Martins, Fernando Malentaqui, Castilho, Mario Moreira, Soares, Geison Schmidt, Amaral, Michele Fernandes do, Costa, Maria Antonia Ramos, Nardo Junior, Nelson, Fernandes, Carlos Alexandre Molena
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Research, Society and Development
• Texto Completo: https://rsdjournal.org/index.php/rsd/article/view/12181
• topic: Nível socioeconômico; Saúde; Estado Alimentar; Alimentação Saudável.; Socioeconomic level; Health; Food status; Food Health.; Nivel socioeconómico; Salud; Situación Alimentaria; Comida Saludable.

Introduction: In Brazil, the prevalence of overweight and obesity is higher among individuals with less education, 24.5% of obesity among those with 0 to 8 years of schooling and 15.8% in the group with 12 years or more education. Objective: the objective of this study was to analyze the association between the socioeconomic profile and the nutritional status of overweight adults in the municipality of Paranavaí - PR. Method: This is a descriptive cross-sectional study designed to identify the factors associated with nutritional status: level of income and education; in adults, of both sexes, aged between 18 and 50 years, with excess weight. Results: Among the 147 participants, the average age presented was 34.52 years old. 87 were married, 54 single, 5 divorced and 1 widower, with regard to sex 119 were women, most had 8 or more years of study, participants prevailed. with Grade I Obesity with 32.65%. Conclusion: The nurse as a manager of a basic health unit has a fundamental role in the development of health education activities aimed at changing the lifestyle for the prevention and treatment of obesity.