Author:

• Ricardo Franklin de Freitas Mussi - Mussi, Ricardo Franklin de Freitas - Vitória da Conquista , Bahia - Universidade do Estado da Bahia, Ciências Humanas - <rimussi@yahoo.com.br>

Co-author(s):

• Bruno Morbeck de Queiroz - Queiroz, B.M. - Florianópolis, SC - Núcleo de Estudos em Epidemiologia do Envelhecimento (NEPE), Universidade Estadual do Sudoeste da Bahia (UESB/BA) - <morbeck.bruno@gmail.com>
• Edio Luiz Petroski - Petroski, Edio Luiz - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Centro de Desporto e Saúde, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brasil - <edio.petroski@ufsc.br>

Thematic Area:

Epidemiologia

Abstract:

The aim of this article was to analyze the prevalence of overweight and associated factors in adult quilombolas (inhabitants of black communities)the Middle San Francisco, Bahia. Cross-sectional study with a sample of 112 adults. Overweight was evaluated by body mass index (BMI). Linear regression was used to test associations. The mean age of the participants was 42.1 (standard deviation 18.5) years and there was a predominance of females (55.4%). The prevalence of overweight was 27.7% (95% confidence interval: 19.3;36.1), with a mean BMI of 23.1 (±3.8) kg/m2. Factors that remained associated in multiple linear regression analysis (p

Keywords:

Group with African Continental AncestryNutritional StatusBody Mass IndexAnthropometryCross-Sectional Studies

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