Risk Factors Associated with Overweight and Obesity in Japanese-Brazilians
Joint Authors
Back, Ivi R.
Silva, Eraldo S.
Marcon, Sonia S.
Oliveira, Rosana Rosseto de
Source
Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-05-08
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Objective.
To estimate which risk factors (sociodemographic, lifestyle, and health conditions) are associated with overweight and obesity in Japanese-Brazilians.
Methods.
This was a cross-sectional study carried out with Japanese-Brazilians living in the southern region of Brazil.
Data were collected between March and December of 2016 through a household survey addressing sociodemographic characteristics, lifestyle, and health conditions.
Data were analyzed by means of logistic regression considering 95% level of significance.
Results.
A total of 542 Japanese-Brazilians with a mean age of 47.75 years were evaluated; 52.8% were eutrophic, 36.9% were overweight, and 10.3% were people with obesity.
The following variables remained associated with overweight after adjustments; male gender (ORaj = 1.85, CI = 1.24–2.76), age range of 40–49 years (ORaj = 2.27, CI = 1.10–4.68), and 50 to 59 years (ORaj = 2.17, CI = 1.004–4.72), alcohol consumption (ORaj = 2.11, CI = 1.07–4.16), and presence of chronic disease (ORaj = 1.59, CI = 1.02–2.46).
The following were independent factors associated with obesity: male gender (ORaj = 3.63, CI = 1.78–7.40), the presence of chronic disease (ORaj = 4.13, CI = 1.96–8.71), the age range of 30 to 39 years (ORaj = 4.74, CI = 1.65–13.64) and 40 to 49 years (ORaj = 2.89, CI = 1.05–7.95), and irregularly active lifestyle (ORaj = 2.73, CI = 1.12–6.69).
Conclusion.
The results of this study show that being a male in the age range of 30–49 years old, alcohol consumption, and presence of chronic disease are associated with overweight and obesity in Japanese-Brazilians.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Back, Ivi R.& Oliveira, Rosana Rosseto de& Silva, Eraldo S.& Marcon, Sonia S.. 2018. Risk Factors Associated with Overweight and Obesity in Japanese-Brazilians. Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1195412
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Back, Ivi R.…[et al.]. Risk Factors Associated with Overweight and Obesity in Japanese-Brazilians. Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1195412
American Medical Association (AMA)
Back, Ivi R.& Oliveira, Rosana Rosseto de& Silva, Eraldo S.& Marcon, Sonia S.. Risk Factors Associated with Overweight and Obesity in Japanese-Brazilians. Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1195412
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1195412