Nutritional status of the adult population in Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

The Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Health Survey

Bibliographic Data

ID5232105
AuthorsFrancine Moreira Bossan (0000-0002-9522-428X, Universidade Federal Fluminense), Luiz Antonio Dos Anjos (0000-0002-5257-6912, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Brasil; Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Brasil), Mauricio Teixeira Leite De Vasconcellos (0000-0003-1658-2589, Fundação Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística, Brasil), Vivian Wahrlich (0000-0002-5563-3505, Universidade Federal Fluminense)
Year2007
Volume23
Issue8
Pages1867-1876
Publication date2007-08-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueCadernos de Saude Publica (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0102-311X • E-ISSN: 1678-4464
PublisherFapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1590/s0102-311x2007000800013
PMID17653404
OpenAlexW2098216416
SCIELO_PIDS0102-311X2007000800013
LanguageEN
Citations received14
References cited8

A household survey was conducted to assess the nutritional status of the adult population in Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In the selected households, all adults (3 20 years) had their body mass and stature measured. Body mass index (BMI) was used to determine the nutritional status according to the World Health Organization classification. The population estimates showed low prevalence of underweight (BMI < 18.5kg/m2), while 45.8% of women and 49.6% of men were overweight/obese (BMI 3 25kg/m2). Obesity prevalence varied from 5.6% to 19.3% in men and from 9.6% to 21.3% in women, according to age. The prevalence of overweight/obesity was not associated with income (in either men and women) or schooling (in men), but there was an inverse relationship between schooling and overweight/obesity in women. The prevalence of underweight decreased with increasing mean income in the census enumeration area. The authors conclude that overweight/obesity is the most prevalent nutritional disorder in both men and women in Niterói. This pattern resembles recent results for the adult population in Southeast Brazil as a whole, where Niterói is located

Body mass index · Environmental health · Obesity · Overweight · Population · Underweight · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Demography · Endocrinology · Indigenous Health and Education · Medicine · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Gerontology

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