The relationship between body mass index and lifestyle in a Brazilian adult population: a cross-sectional survey
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2007-11
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This study focused on adult obesity prevalence
in Goiânia, Goiás State, Brazil, and the associa-
tion between socio-demographic variables, life-
style, physical activity, eating habits, and food
consumption frequency and body mass index
(BMI). A cross-sectional study was conducted in
2001 with a sample of 1,252 individuals from 20
to 64 years of age. The association between socio-
demographic variables, lifestyle, food consump-
tion, and physical activity and BMI was evalu-
ated by hierarchical multiple linear regression
analysis. Obesity prevalence was 10.7% in men
and 13.9% in women. In males, age, income,
and meat consumption showed a positive asso-
ciation with BMI, while physical activity during
leisure time and commuting and the habit of
eating ≥ 4 meals per day were inversely associ-
ated with BMI. In women, positively associated
factors were age, no smoking, and no meat con-
sumption; in contrast, consumption of grains
was inversely associated with BMI. High obesity
prevalence was observed; active lifestyle coupled
with ingestion of more grains and less meat ap-
peared to protect against increased BMI.
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Food consumption, Life style, Physical activity, Obesity, Consumo de alimentos, Estilo de vida, Atividade física, Obesidade
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PEIXOTO, Maria do Rosário Gondim; BENICIO, Maria Helena D'Aquino; JARDIM, Paulo César Brandão Veiga. The relationship between body mass index and lifestyle in a brazilian adult population: a cross - sectional survey. Cadernos de Saúde Pública, Rio de Janeiro, v. 23, n. 11, p. 2694-2704, Nov. 2007.