Author:

• Nair Tavares Milhem Ygnatios - Ygnatios, NTM - <nairygnatios@yahoo.com.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8862-1930

Co-author(s):

• Bruno de Souza Moreira - Moreira, BS - <brunosouzamoreira@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8840-4496
• Íris Stefanie de Souza Vieira - Vieira, I. S. S. - <irisstefanie199@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-1382-6343
• Luciana de Souza Braga - Braga, LS - <lucianaszbraga@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4499-6316
• Maria Fernanda Lima-Costa - Lima-Costa, MF - <lima-costa@cpqrr.fiocruz.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3474-2980
• Juliana Lustosa Torres - Torres, J. L. - <jlt.fisioufmg@hotmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3687-897X

Abstract:

The objectives were to evaluate the prevalence of abdominal obesity (total and by sex), associated sociodemographic and health characteristics, and the potential modifying effect of sex in older Brazilian adults. Cross-sectional data5,466 participantsthe 2nd wave of the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Aging (ELSI-Brazil, 2019-21) were used. Abdominal obesity was defined by waist circumference (≥88cm for women and ≥102cm for men). Analyses were based on Poisson regression with robust variance and interaction terms. The prevalence of abdominal obesity was 55.1%, being higher among women (71.5%) than among men. After adjustments, the analyses revealed a positive association between abdominal obesity and multimorbidity (PR 1.37; 95%CI 1.27-1.47), and negative associations between abdominal obesity and male sex (PR 0.52; 95%CI 0.48-0.57), age ≥80 years (PR 0.86; 95%CI 0.76-0.96), rural residence (PR 0.82; 95%CI 0.71-0.96), and smoking (PR 0.78; 95%CI 0.68-0.89). An interaction was observed between area of residence and sex (p-value=0.002) and multimorbidity and sex (p-value=0.007). The results reinforce the relevance of intersectoral actions in combating abdominal obesity, with integrated approaches that consider preventing and controlling chronic conditions in men and women.

Keywords:

socioeconomic factors; older adults; abdominal obesity.

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