0104/2021 - Built and social environments and overweight among Brazilian adultsmedium-sized city: CUME project Ambientes construído e social e excesso de peso em adultos brasileiros de uma cidade de médio porte: Projeto CUME
Mais da metade da população adulta brasileira apresenta excesso de peso. Devido a este alarmante fato, é necessário compreender não apenas os fatores individuais, mas também as características dos ambientes sociais e construídos nos quais as pessoas estão inseridas. Realizou-se um estudo transversal com participantes do projeto CUME (n=289) que moravam em Viçosa, Brasil. A unidade de vizinhança adotada foi o buffer (200 metros), considerando a residência do participante como ponto central. Foi contabilizado o número de instalações públicas e privadas dentro do buffer, bem como as ocorrências criminais. Os estabelecimentos alimentares foram categorizados em estabelecimentos com venda predominante de alimentos naturais ou minimamente processados, estabelecimentos mistos, e estabelecimentos com venda predominante de alimentos ultra-processados. Os participantes que compareceram à entrevista presencial, preencheram duas escalas de percepção do ambiente. No total, 33,6% dos participantes apresentaram excesso de peso. Foi observada uma maior concentração de indivíduos próximos à região central da cidade. O acesso a diferentes estabelecimentos, ambientes alimentares e ocorrências criminais diferiram entre indivíduos com eutrofia e com excesso de peso. Os grupos diferiram na percepção da localização de praças, espaços públicos abertos, clubes e campos de futebol. Os resultados indicam
Palavras-chave:
Ambiente Construído. Ambiente Alimentar. Sistemas de Informação Geográfica. Sobrepeso. Meio Social
Abstract:
Over half of the Brazilian adult population is overweight. Due to this alarming fact, it is necessary to understand not only the individual factors, but also the characteristics of the social and built environments in which people are inserted. A cross-sectional study enrolled participants from the CUME project (n=289) who lived in Viçosa, Brazil. The neighborhood unit adopted was the buffer (200 meters), considering the participant's residence as central point. We measure the number of public and private facilities inside the buffer as well as violent criminal occurrences. Food establishments were categorized into establishments with predominant sale of natural or minimally processed foods, mixed establishments, and establishments with predominant sale of ultra-processed foods. Those who attended the face-to-face interview filled two scales of perception of the environment. Overall, 33.6% of participants reported overweight. We observed a higher concentration of individuals close to the central region of the city. Access to different establishments, food environments, and criminal occurrences differed between normal-weight and overweight individuals. The groups deferred in the perception of the location of squares, open public spaces, clubs, and soccer fields. The results indicate the association between environmental characteristics and overweight in Brazilian adults.
Keywords:
Built Environment. Food Environment. Geographic Information Systems. Overweight. Social Environment
Ambientes construído e social e excesso de peso em adultos brasileiros de uma cidade de médio porte: Projeto CUME
Resumo (abstract):
Over half of the Brazilian adult population is overweight. Due to this alarming fact, it is necessary to understand not only the individual factors, but also the characteristics of the social and built environments in which people are inserted. A cross-sectional study enrolled participants from the CUME project (n=289) who lived in Viçosa, Brazil. The neighborhood unit adopted was the buffer (200 meters), considering the participant's residence as central point. We measure the number of public and private facilities inside the buffer as well as violent criminal occurrences. Food establishments were categorized into establishments with predominant sale of natural or minimally processed foods, mixed establishments, and establishments with predominant sale of ultra-processed foods. Those who attended the face-to-face interview filled two scales of perception of the environment. Overall, 33.6% of participants reported overweight. We observed a higher concentration of individuals close to the central region of the city. Access to different establishments, food environments, and criminal occurrences differed between normal-weight and overweight individuals. The groups deferred in the perception of the location of squares, open public spaces, clubs, and soccer fields. The results indicate the association between environmental characteristics and overweight in Brazilian adults.
Palavras-chave (keywords):
Built Environment. Food Environment. Geographic Information Systems. Overweight. Social Environment
Domingos, A. L. G., Hermsdorffa, H.H.M, Mendes, L.L, de Oliveira, F. L. P., de Oliveira, A. C. S., Pimenta, A. M., Bressan, J.. Built and social environments and overweight among Brazilian adultsmedium-sized city: CUME project. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2021/mar). [Citado em 14/01/2025].
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