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Obesidade abdominal e fatores associados em adultos atendidos em uma clínica escola

2016; UNIVERSIDADE DE FORTALEZA; Volume: 29; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.5020/18061230.2016.p259

1806-1230

Rafaella Santos Sabóia, Allanne Pereira Araújo, Janaína Maiana Abreu Barbosa, Carlos Eduardo Pires Galvão, Juliana Moreira da Silva Cruvel, Suzanne Carolyne do Nascimento Ferreira,

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Objective: To determine the prevalence of abdominal obesity and identify the association between socioeconomic factors and lifestyle among adults attending a university health center. Methods: Retrospective and cross-sectional study conducted between March and April 2015 with 1,022 medical records of adults of both genders attending a university health center in the last five years. We collected sociodemographic data (gender, age, marital status, household income and education), anthropometric data (current weight, height, BMI and WC) and information on lifestyle (smoking, drinking and physical activity). The dependent variable was abdominal obesity, defined by the waist-height ratio (WHtR). Multivariate analysis was performed using the logistic regression method. Results: The prevalence of abdominal obesity was 79.8% according to WHtR and, according to BMI, excessive weight accounted for 77.1%. It was found that the ages 30-59 years were a risk factor for abdominal obesity for both genders, and for women when stratified. However, with regard to men, only the age group 50-59 years constituted a risk factor (OR=5.76; CI=1.13-29.35; p=0.035). Living with a partner (OR=1.53; CI=1.07-2.18; p=0.017) and drinking (OR=1.62; CI=1.09-2.40; p=0.015) constituted risk factors for both genders and also for men (OR=2.46; CI=1.02- 5.95; p=0.045). Conclusion: There was a high prevalence of abdominal obesity and it was associated with the age groups 30-59 years for women and 50-59 years for men, and living with a partner and drinking for both genders.