Prevalência e Fatores Associados ao Excesso de Peso em Servidores Públicos Federais do Estado de Goiás

Abstract

The aim goal is to know the frequency, distribution, development and monitoring of the factors associated to the excess weight and chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs) is essential to qualify policies and surveillance and health promotion actions for the execution of the Care Policy Health and Safety of the Federal Civil Servants (PASS). This study aimed to analyze the association between risk factors for NCDs and food consumption with excess weight in federal civil servants. Transversal population-based study which data collection was carried out between September-November 2014, at the rectory and the 10 campuses of the Federal Institute of Goiás (IFG) in the capital and provincial cities of Goiás. The sample was stratified by campus and professional category. Were collected through an electronic questionnaire the following variables: weight and height to calculate BMI; office; sex; age; body perception (silhouette of scale); frequency of physical exercise; dietary intake of sweets, fried foods, legumes / vegetables, soft drinks, canned foods, sausages and place of meals. The qualitative variables were expressed as absolute and relative frequencies and quantitative variables with mean and standard deviation. Poisson regression was used to examine bivariate and multivariate. The overweight (BMI≥30,0Kg / m2) was considered the outcome and other variables were considered independent. Results: Were interviewed 429 servers, with 55.7% technical administrators and teachers 44.3% with a mean age of 36.3 ± 9.2 years, 59.7% were women, 68.8% had less than 40 years and 69.0% were sedentary. About the nutritional status, 55.0% were not overweight (BMI), but 74.8% (n = 321) were perceived with overweight (silhouette of scale). Women had lower prevalence of overweight (67.8%) than men (32.2%), p <0.000. Women also follow more the healthy eating recommendations for frying 72.4% (p <0.003) and vegetables 63.8% (p <0.033), soft drinks, 70.7% (p <0.000) and built-in 68.1 % (p <0.028) than men. Were associated with being overweight: be teaching (OR = 1.325; p = 0.011), male gender (RP = 1.401; p = 0.002), be more than 40 years of age (RP = 1.357; p = 0.004), and being sedentary (RP = 1.310; p = 0.009) and having meals outside the home (RP = 1.310; p = 0.044). Conclusion: The factors associated with excess weight were: to be teaching, male, age less than 40 years, being sedentary and eat meals outside the home.