Trends in obesity prevalence among Brazilian adults from 2002 to 2013 by educational level

dc.creatorGomes, Danilo Cosme Klein
dc.creatorSichier, Rosely
dc.creatorVerly Junior, Eliseu
dc.creatorBoccolini, Cristiano Siqueira
dc.creatorSouza, Amanda de Moura
dc.creatorCunha, Diana Barbosa
dc.date2023-05-05T15:10:16Z
dc.date2023-05-05T15:10:16Z
dc.date2019
dc.date.accessioned2023-09-26T23:54:12Z
dc.date.available2023-09-26T23:54:12Z
dc.identifierGOMES, Danilo etal. Trends in obesity prevalence among Brazilian adults from 2002 to 2013 by educational level. BMC Public Health, v. 19, p. 1-7, 2019.
dc.identifier1471-2458
dc.identifierhttps://www.arca.fiocruz.br/handle/icict/58147
dc.identifier10.1186/s12889-019-7289-9
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/8895440
dc.descriptionObesity ranks as a major public health problem in many countries in the world. The obesitysocioeconomic status relationship is not well established in middle income countries. The aim of this study was to estimate the obesity and overweight trends from 2002 to 2013 by sex, age, and educational levels among Brazilian adults. The panel prevalence trend study was conducted, considering the sample weights and study design. Three nationwide surveys were analyzed: the Household Budget Survey 2002/ 2003 and 2008/2009, and the National Health Survey 2013. The total sample was 234,791 adults aged 20–59 years. The prevalence of obesity increased from 7.5 to 17.0% from 2002 to 2013 among adults aged 20–39 years and from 14.7 to 25.7% among those aged 40–59 years, slightly higher among young women. In each survey, education was positively associated with the prevalence of obesity among men, whereas this association was negative among women. The greatest increase in the prevalence of obesity was 90% (11.9 to 22.5%) and occurred from 2008 to 2013 among women with secondary educational level, whereas at the pre-primary level there was a 42% (20.4 to 29.0%) increase. Obesity prevalence in Brazil continued to increase, mostly among women with secondary education. Policies aimed at reducing the prevalence of obesity should consider sociodemographic characteristics in the population.
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dc.languageeng
dc.publisherBiomed Central
dc.rightsopen access
dc.subjectObesity
dc.subjectOverweight
dc.subjectBody mass index
dc.subjectPrevalence
dc.subjectEducational status
dc.titleTrends in obesity prevalence among Brazilian adults from 2002 to 2013 by educational level
dc.typeArticle


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