The Prevalence of Abdominal Adiposity among Primary Health Care Physicians in Bahia, Brazil: An Epidemiological Study
| Autor: | Thiago da Silva Santana, Priscila Cristina da Silva Thiengo de Andrade, Sergio Corrêa Marques, Julita Maria Freitas Coelho, Charles Souza Santos, Lucia Helena Garcia Penna, Ana Victória Gomes Fonseca, Rodrigo Fernandes Weyll Pimentel, Luiz Carlos Moraes França, Lucélia Batista Neves Cunha Magalhães, Pablo Luiz Santos Couto, Thais Regis Aranha Rossi, Amália Ivine Costa Santana, Lívia Maria da Silva Gonçalves, Rafael Moura Coelho Pecly Wolter, Anderson Reis de Sousa, Jeane Freitas de Oliveira, Livia Fajin de Mello dos Santos, Ellen Marcia Peres, Maria Lúcia Silva Servo, André Luiz Brandão Costa, Marcio Costa de Souza, Monique Magnavita Borba da Fonseca Cerqueira, Argemiro D'Oliveira Júnior, Pedro Carlos Muniz de Figueiredo, Alex Almeida e Almeida, Arthur Pinto Silva, Magno Conceição das Merces, Tatiana Santos Brandão, Iracema Lua, Kairo Silvestre Meneses Damasceno, Douglas de Souza e Silva, Márcia Cristina Graça Marinho, Antonio Marcos Tosoli Gomes, Dandara Almeida Reis da Silva |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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| Zdroj: | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Volume 18 Issue 3 International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 18, Iss 957, p 957 (2021) |
| ISSN: | 1660-4601 |
| Popis: | Background: Labor activities are demanding for workers and can induce occupational stress. Primary health care (PHC) workers have faced problems that can lead to the development of stress and abdominal obesity. The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of abdominal adiposity among primary health care physicians in the metropolitan mesoregion of Salvador, Bahia. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study conducted with physicians from the family health units (FHUs) of the metropolitan mesoregion of Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. The number of FHUs corresponded to 41 teams (52 physicians). Anamnesis was performed and a questionnaire was applied. The clinical examination consisted of measuring waist circumference (WC), blood pressure levels (BP), and body mass index (BMI), as well as examining for acanthosis nigricans. Blood samples were collected for biochemical dosages. The data obtained were analyzed by SPSS version 22.0. Results: The sample included 41 physicians (response rate: 78.8%), of which 18 were women (44.0%). The percentage of overweight participants represented by BMI was 31.7%. The hypertriglyceridemia prevalence was 29.2%. HDL-c was low in 48.7% of the participants. The waist circumference measurement revealed a prevalence of abdominal adiposity of 38.8% (women) and 34.8% (men). Conclusions: Medical professionals in PHC are more susceptible to having higher abdominal adiposity, especially female physicians. |
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