THE PREVALENCE OF SEDENTARINESS AND ITS ASSOCIATION WITH OVERWEIGHT / OBESITY IN ADULTS NURSED BY THE HEALTH FAMILY STRATEGY IN TERESINA/PI.

Authors

  • Vandoval Rodrigues Veloso
  • Débora Cristina Couto Oliveira Costa
  • Francilene Batista Madeira

Keywords:

sedentariness, obesity, adult

Abstract

Sedentariness is a risk factor for non-communicable chronic diseases, these diseases are responsible for 60% of death rate all over the world. Scientific foreknowledge state that 73% of deaths will happen due to those risk factors. This study aims at analyzing the prevalence of sedentariness and its association with overweight/obesity in adults nursed by the Health Family Strategy. 299 male and female adults ranging in age from 20 to 59 nursed by the Health Family Strategy at the community health center in the district of Piçarreira, Teresina-PI were sampled. Their weight and stature were measured and they had to fill in a short version of an IPAC questionnaire ( International Physical Activity Questionnaire in order to analyze the level of physical activity. The overweight/obesity was analyzed through the body mass index and classified according to the World Health Organization. The prevalence rate for sedentariness was 6,7%,36.8% for overweight and 23.7%o for obesity. The relationship between the level of physical activity and genre (p-value= 0,0005) was remarkable. Notwithstanding, there was no significant connection between the level of physical activity and overweight/obesity in (p-value= 0.313).

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Published

2011-01-12

How to Cite

Veloso, V. R., Costa, D. C. C. O., & Madeira, F. B. (2011). THE PREVALENCE OF SEDENTARINESS AND ITS ASSOCIATION WITH OVERWEIGHT / OBESITY IN ADULTS NURSED BY THE HEALTH FAMILY STRATEGY IN TERESINA/PI. Fiep Bulletin - Online, 81(1). Retrieved from https://fiepbulletin.net/fiepbulletin/article/view/434

Issue

Vol. 81 (2011): Special Edition - Article II

Section

TRABALHOS PUBLICADOS

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