Overweight at Military Police (MP) of, Bahia

Authors

  • Shirllei Emmanuele da Silva Oliveira UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DE FEIRA DE SANTANA
  • Fábio Lisboa Barreto Mestre em Enfermagem. Coordenador de Enfermagem no Hospital Martagão Gesteira Salvador- BA, Brasil
  • Eder Pereira Rodrigues Professor Adjunto, Cento de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia, Santo Antônio de Jesus, Bahia, Brasil
  • Claudia Cerqueira Graça Carneiro Professora Titular, Mestrado Profissional em Saúde Coletiva, Departamento de Saúde da Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana (UEFS), Feira de Santana- BA, Brasil.
  • Carlito Lopes Nascimento Sobrinho Professor Pleno do Departamento de Saúde da Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana (UEFS), Feira de Santana- BA, Brasil.

Keywords:

Prevalence, Overweight, Obesity, Police

Abstract

Objective: To estimate the prevalence and investigate the factors associated with overweight in military police officers from the city of Salvador, Bahia. Methodology: An epidemiological, cross-sectional, exploratory study that used data from the medical control program of the Military Police of Bahia was performed. Data included a random sample of 360 clinical records of the members of the corporation. Excess weight was determined by BMI ≥ 25 kg/m², according to the World Health Organization classification. Results: There was a high prevalence of overweight 83.9%, surpassing national prevalence. Excess weight was statistically associated with age ≥ 38 years, (PR = 1.12; CI95% =1.02 – 1.23), male sex (PR = 1.22; CI95% =1.05 –1, 42), those who have the operational function (RP = 1.18; CI95% = 1.03 - 1.34), with length of service ≥ 15 years (RP = 1.17; CI95% = 1.08 - 1.28) and those who drank alcoholic beverages (PR = 1.10; CI95% = 1.01 – 1.20). Conclusion: These findings can support the creation of health programs aimed at health education, in particular nutritional education and physical education, with the objective of promoting improvements in the health and quality of life of these workers.

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Published

2023-06-30

How to Cite

da Silva Oliveira, S. E. ., Lisboa Barreto, F. ., Pereira Rodrigues, E. ., Cerqueira Graça Carneiro, C. ., & Lopes Nascimento Sobrinho, C. . (2023). Overweight at Military Police (MP) of, Bahia. Revista Brasileira De Ciências Da Saúde, 27(02). Retrieved from https://periodicos.ufpb.br/ojs2/index.php/rbcs/article/view/64136

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Artigo de Pesquisa