Intake of oral photoprotectors by postmen in Porto Alegre
| Autor: | Karina dos Santos, Mônica Cristina Brugalli Zandavalli, Gabriele Carra Forte, Aline Petter Schneider |
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| Jazyk: | English<br />Portuguese |
| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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| Zdroj: | Clinical and Biomedical Research, Vol 37, Iss 3 (2017) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 0101-5575 2357-9730 |
| Popis: | Introduction: Postmen are daily exposed to high levels of solar radiation, and lack of protection can result in many health damages. The present study aimed to identify cutaneous phototypes and evaluate the intake of oral photoprotectors by postmen. Methods: Cross-sectional study, carried out from August 2011 to December 2012 in the city of Porto Alegre, state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Socioeconomic and behavioral data regarding daily solar exposure were collected through a questionnaire. To evaluate the intake of beta-carotene, lycopene and omega-3, two 24-hour dietary recalls were applied. Cutaneous phototypes were assessed by Fitzpatrick’s classification. Results: A total of 181 postmen were analyzed, whose mean age was 40.2±11.4 years old, and 140 (77.3%) were male. The cutaneous phototypes II, III and IV were the most prevalent (n=138), totaling 76.3% of the sample. The median for the oral photoprotectors intake was 1.16 mg (0.46 – 2.29) of beta-carotene, 3.60 mg (1.01 – 6.31) of lycopene and 0.95 g (0.61 – 1.45) of n-3 fatty acids, all values significantly lower than the minimal doses to obtain photoprotective effect (p |
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