2020-02-282020-02-282011MALTA, Deborah Carvalho; OLIVEIRA, Martha Regina de; MOURA, Erly Catarina de; SILVA, Sara Araújo; ZOUAIN, Cláudia Soares; SANTOS, Fausto Pereira dos; MORAIS NETO, Otaliba Libanio de; PENNA, Gerson de Oliveira. Fatores de risco e proteção para doenças crônicas não transmissíveis entre beneficiários da saúde suplementar: resultados do inquérito telefônico Vigitel, Brasil, 2008. Ciência e Saúde Coletiva, Rio de Janeiro, v. 16, n. 3, p. 2011-2022, 2011.1413-8123http://repositorio.bc.ufg.br/handle/ri/18744This article aims at estimating the prevalence of adults engaging in protective and risk health behaviors among members of private health insurance plans. It was used a random sample of individuals over the age of 18 living in the Brazilian state capitals collected on 28,640 telephone interviews in 2008. The results showed that among males there was a high prevalence of the following risk factors: tobacco, overweight, low fruit and vegetable consumption, high meat with fat consumption and alcohol drinking. Among females we found a high prevalence of high blood pressure, diabetes, dyslipidemia and osteoporosis. Men were generally more physically active and women consumed more fruit and vegetables. As more educated males were lower was the prevalence of tobacco, high blood pressure, but also a higher prevalence of overweight, consumption of meat with fat, dyslipidemia and lower number of yearly checkups done. For females, tobacco smoking, overweight, obesity, decreasing with schooling, and consumption of fruit and vegetables, physical activity, mammography and PAP test, increased with schooling. The health insurance user population constitutes about 26% of Brazilian people and the current study aims to accumulate evidence for health promotion actions by this public.porAcesso AbertoPrivate health insuranceChronic non-communicable diseasesRisk factorPhone surveyPlanos de saúdeDoenças crônicas não transmissíveisFatores de riscoInquérito telefônicoArtigo10.1590/S1413-81232011000300035