Prevalence and determinants of obesity and abdominal obesity among rural workers in Southeastern Brazil.
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2022
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The objectives of this study were to assess the nutritional status of rural workers from a
municipality in Southeastern Brazil and estimate the association of sociodemographic,
labor, lifestyle, and dietary pattern factors with obesity and abdominal obesity of men and
women of this rural area. This is a cross-sectional, epidemiological study of 740 farmers
(51.5%, n = 381 males; 48.5%, n = 359 females). The sociodemographic, labor, lifestyle and
dietary patterns determinants were assessed. Food intake data were obtained by applying
three 24-hour recalls and dietary patterns were determined by Principal Component Analysis with Varimax orthogonal rotation. Poisson regression with robust variance stratified by
sex was applied. The general prevalence of overweight status was 31.5% (95% CI 28.2–
34.8%), 19.7% of obesity (95% CI 16.8–22.6%) and 31.5% of abdominal obesity (95% CI
28.2–34.8%), with higher rates in women (P < 0.001). Men of higher socioeconomic class
had a 2.3 times higher prevalence of obesity (95% CI 1.08–4.90). In addition, the shorter
travel time to purchase food increased the prevalence of abdominal obesity in males. For
women, the older the age group, the greater the general and central obesity. A lower adherence to traditional dietary patterns (approximately PR [prevalence ratio] 1.6 for general obesity and PR 1.3 for abdominal obesity) and a greater number of places to buy food were
associated with higher rates of obesity in women. Finally, women farmers with a higher
workload had a 20% lower prevalence of central obesity (PR 0.80; 95% CI 0.65–0.97). Such
findings demonstrate that obesity must be an issue in the health care of remote and rural
populations. There is a need to promote healthier environments that respect traditional food
culture through multiple approaches that consider the heterogeneity of rural areas and the
differences between sexes.
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CATTAFESTA, M. et al. Prevalence and determinants of obesity and abdominal obesity among rural workers in Southeastern Brazil. PLoS One, v. 17, artigo e0270233, 2022. Disponível em: <https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0270233>. Acesso em: 01 ago. 2023.