Baixo consumo de frutas, verduras e legumes: fatores associados em idosos em capital no Centro-Oeste do Brasil
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2015
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The scope of the study was to evaluate
the prevalence of daily consumption of fruit, veg-
etables and greens by the elderly and its associ-
ation with sociodemographic, lifestyle, morbidity
and hospitalization variables. The study was part
of the multiple-stage sampling cross-sectional re-
search entitled the Goiânia Elderly Project (Proje-
to Idosos Goiânia). 416 elderly people were inter-
viewed in their homes. Multivariate analysis was
conducted using Poisson regression to analyze sta-
tistical associations. P values of <.05 were consid-
ered statistically significant. Daily consumption
of fruit, vegetables and greens was 16.6%: fruit
accounted for 44%, vegetables 39.7% and greens
32.5%. Factors statistically associated with daily
consumption of fruits and vegetables were female
sex, age between 70 and 79, higher education lev-
el, social class A/B and C, alcohol consumption,
use of sweeteners, regular physical activity during
leisure time, abdominal obesity and hospitaliza-
tion. Public policies to promote health should de-
velop strategies that encourage adequate intake
of fruit, vegetables and greens among the elderly,
since regular consumption of same can improve
quality of life and prevent/control diseases.
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Elderly, Abdominal obesity, Food intake, Physical activity, Chronic disease, Idoso, Consumo de alimentos, Obesidade abdominal, Doença crônica, Atividade física
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SILVEIRA, Erika Aparecida et al. Baixo consumo de frutas, verduras e legumes: fatores associados em idosos em capital no Centro-Oeste do Brasil. Ciência & Saúde Coletiva, Rio de Janeiro, v. 20, n. 12, p. 3689-3699, 2015.