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Type:	Artigo de Periódico
Title:	Adult body weight trends in 27 urban populations of Brazil from 2006 to 2016: a population-based study
Authors:	Renzo Flores-Ortiz Deborah Carvalho Malta Jorge Gustavo Velásquez Meléndez
Abstract:	Objective: We aimed to estimate trends in population-level adult body weight indicators in the 26 state capitals and the Federal District of Brazil. Methods: Self-reported weight and height data of 572,437 adults were used to estimate the mean body mass index (BMI), and the prevalence of BMI categories ranging from underweight to morbid obesity, in Brazil’s state capitals and Federal District, from 2006 to 2016, by sex. All estimates were standardized by age. Results: From 2006 to 2016, the main findings showed that: (i) the overall mean BMI increased from 25.4 kg/m2 to 26.3 kg/m2 in men, and from 24.5 kg/m2 to 25.8 kg/m2 in women; (ii) the overall prevalence of overweight increased from 48.1% to 57.5% in men, and from 37.8% to 48.2% in women; (iii) the overall prevalence of obesity increased from 11.7% to 18.1% in men, and from 12.1% to 18.8% in women; (iv) in general, the largest increases in overweight and obesity prevalence were found in state capitals located in the north, northeast, and central-west regions of Brazil; (v) the prevalence of severe obesity surpassed the prevalence of underweight in 22 and 9 state capitals among men and women, respectively; and (vi) the mean BMI trend was stable only in Vitória state capital in men. Conclusions: The policies for preventing and treating obesity in Brazil over the past years were not able to halt the increase in obesity prevalence either in the state capitals or the Federal District. Thus, a revision of policies is warranted. Furthermore, although policies are necessary in all state capitals, our results suggest that policies are especially necessary in the north, northeast, and central-west regions’ state capitals, where, in general, the largest increases in overweight and obesity prevalence were experienced.
Subject:	Peso corporal População urbana Brasil Política de saúde
language:	eng
metadata.dc.publisher.country:	Brasil
Publisher:	Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Publisher Initials:	UFMG
metadata.dc.publisher.department:	ENF - DEPARTAMENTO DE ENFERMAGEM MATERNO INFANTIL E SAÚDE PÚBLICA
Rights:	Acesso Aberto
metadata.dc.identifier.doi:	https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0213254
URI:	http://hdl.handle.net/1843/51030
Issue Date:	Mar-2019
metadata.dc.url.externa:	https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0213254
metadata.dc.relation.ispartof:	PLOS ONE
Appears in Collections:	Artigo de Periódico

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