SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC AND BEHAVIORAL FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH BODY ADIPOSITY IN ADULTS

Authors

  • Tainara Pereira de Araujo
  • Elisama Costa Lopes
  • Fabiane Aparecida Canaan Rezende
  • Renata Junqueira Pereira Universidade Federal do Tocantins

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.20873/uftv7-7713

Abstract

Obesity is a multi-causal condition, characterized by excess weight, resulting from energy balance imbalance. The objectives of this study was to evaluate the sociodemographic and behavioral factors associated with the high percentage of body fat (CG) and abdominal obesity (OA) in an adult population, servants of the Federal University of Tocantins. 226 servants participated in the study, who underwent anthropometric assessment and answered a socioeconomic and behavioral questionnaire. The prevalence of overweight and obesity was 33.09% and 16.18%, respectively, for women and 36.67% and 16.67%, for men, AO was related to age in both sexes, to BF directly related to age and schooling in men. 67.78% of men consumed alcoholic beverages; 46.32% of the women were sedentary. In men, smoking was associated with increased waist circumference (WC). The prevalence of sedentarism and consumption of alcoholic beverages were considered high in relation to that recommended in the literature. The percentages of individuals in overweight and obesity were higher among men. WC increased with increasing age in women. The BF increased according to the level of schooling in men. Smoking was associated with elevated WC in men; physical activity practice was not a protective factor.

Author Biography

Renata Junqueira Pereira, Universidade Federal do Tocantins

Professora dos Cursos de Graduação em Nutrição, Mestrado em Ciência e Tecnologia dos Alimentos e Mestrado em Ciências da Saúde, do Campus UFT de Palmas.

Published

2020-03-27

How to Cite

Pereira de Araujo, T., Costa Lopes, E., Canaan Rezende, F. A., & Pereira, R. J. (2020). SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC AND BEHAVIORAL FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH BODY ADIPOSITY IN ADULTS. DESAFIOS - Revista Interdisciplinar Da Universidade Federal Do Tocantins, 7(2), 40–51. https://doi.org/10.20873/uftv7-7713

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