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Obesidade, hábitos alimentares e estilos de vida da população de Leiria
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Objectives: To determine the prevalence of obesity, determine health habits, eating habits and
lifestyles in the population of the district of Leiria and determine some predictors of obesity in
the same population.
Methodology: We implemented a quantitative correlational cross-sectional non-experimental
study. The sample for this study was composed of 36, 2% (183) man and 67, 4% (378)
women with mean age of 39.4 years old (SD=6,7) who answered a questionnaire composed
by: socio-demographic data, eating habits, life styles, anthropometric date and blood pressure.
The participants of this study attended the community health centers in Leiria’s district during
2009.
Results: 48, 3% (261) of the participants are overweight. Obese people are older and, most of
them, have higher values of systolic and diastolic pressure and waist circumference when
compared with those who had normal weight (p ≤0,01). BMI is not correlated with physical
activity, emotional state and eating behaviour (p>0,05) except for the consumption of snacks
at meals and breakfast.
Conclusion: Obesity is an important public health problem that requires a continuous effort to
control because it is an important risk factor for the development and worsening of other
diseases.
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Obesity Lifestyle Eating behaviour Health habits
Citation
Dixe, M. Anjos., & Catarino, H. d. (Abril de 2010). Obesidade, Habitos alimentares e estilos de vida da população de Leiria. International Journal of Developmental and Educational Psychology , pp. 751-768.