Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity in a Primary Healthcare Center in Goiania City
| Autor: | Paulo Gentil, Gustavo De Conti Teixeira Costa, Wanderson Divino Nilo dos Santos, Elen Cristine Gomes Prado, Tadeu João Ribeiro Baptista, Claudio Andre Barbosa de Lira, Mário Hebling Campos, Carlos Alexandre Vieira |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Histology Population Primary health care Physical Therapy Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology Overweight 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Rheumatology Age groups Medicine Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 030212 general & internal medicine education education.field_of_study business.industry overweight obesity public health unified health system Public health Medical record Significant difference medicine.disease Obesity Anatomy medicine.symptom business Demography |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology; Volume 3; Issue 2; Pages: 27 |
| ISSN: | 2411-5142 |
| DOI: | 10.3390/jfmk3020027 |
| Popis: | Background: The aim of the present study was to determine the prevalence of overweight and obesity in volunteers supported by a primary healthcare center in Goiania city. Methods: The prevalence of overweight and obesity was calculated using data from a public primary healthcare center in the city of Goiania, Brazil, which serves approximately 10,000 patients. Data were collected between September and October 2011 from individuals aged 20 years or older via medical records. Seven hundred and eighty-nine patients participated in the present study, 546 women (43.9 ± 16.4 years, 66.2 ± 13.3 kg, 1.6 ± 0.1 m) and 243 men (46.0 ± 17.2 years, 73.7 ± 14.7 kg, 1.7 ± 0.1 m). RESULTS: The analysis of variance indicated no significant difference in BMI distribution between genders (p = 0.0763), however, there was a significant difference between age groups (p = 0.0000) and a significant association between gender and age (p = 0.0196). The percentage of overweight and obesity was above 40% and the percentage of obese was 15% in the population studied. The results show a high prevalence of overweight and obesity among adults, especially the elderly. Conclusions: There is a high prevalence of overweight and obesity among adults and the elderly, with a significant difference between age groups and an increase in BMI with age. |
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