The Prevalence of Abdominal Adiposity among Primary Health Care Physicians in Bahia, Brazil: An Epidemiological Study

André Luiz Brandão Costa, Magno Conceição das Merces, Amália Ivine Costa Santana, Douglas de Souza e Silva, Rodrigo Fernandes Weyll Pimentel, Pedro Carlos Muniz de Figueiredo, Tatiana Santos Brandão, Julita Maria Freitas Coelho, Alex Almeida e Almeida, Kairo Silvestre Meneses Damasceno, Thais Regis Aranha Rossi, Marcio Costa de Souza, Iracema Lua, Dandara Almeida Reis da Silva, Monique Magnavita Borba da Fonseca Cerqueira, Antonio Marcos Tosoli Gomes, Jeane Freitas de Oliveira, Anderson Reis de Sousa, Thiago da Silva Santana, Maria Lúcia Silva Servo, Márcia Cristina Graça Marinho, Lucelia Batista Neves Cunha Magalhães, Arthur Pinto Silva, Sergio Correa Marques, Rafael Moura Coelho Pecly Wolter, Lucia Helena Penna, Luiz Carlos Moraes França, Ellen Marcia Peres, Pablo Luiz Santos Couto, Priscila Cristina da Silva Thiengo de Andrade, Livia Fajin de Mello dos Santos, Ana Victória Gomes Fonseca, Charles Souza Santos, Lívia Maria da Silva Gonçalves and Argemiro D’Oliveira Júnior
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André Luiz Brandão Costa: Department of Life Sciences, State University of Bahia (UNEB), Salvador, BA 41150-000, Brazil
Magno Conceição das Merces: Department of Life Sciences, State University of Bahia (UNEB), Salvador, BA 41150-000, Brazil
Amália Ivine Costa Santana: Health Sciences Postgraduate Program, School of Medicine, Federal University of Bahia (UFBA), Salvador, BA 40026-010, Brazil
Douglas de Souza e Silva: Health Sciences Postgraduate Program, School of Medicine, Federal University of Bahia (UFBA), Salvador, BA 40026-010, Brazil
Rodrigo Fernandes Weyll Pimentel: Department of Life Sciences, State University of Bahia (UNEB), Salvador, BA 41150-000, Brazil
Pedro Carlos Muniz de Figueiredo: University Hospital Complex Professor Edgard Santos (HUPES), Salvador, BA 40110-060, Brazil
Tatiana Santos Brandão: University Hospital Complex Professor Edgard Santos (HUPES), Salvador, BA 40110-060, Brazil
Julita Maria Freitas Coelho: Federal Institute of Education of Bahia (IFBA), Simões Filho, BA 43700-000, Brazil
Alex Almeida e Almeida: Transcend Clinic (TC), Salvador, BA 41730-101, Brazil
Kairo Silvestre Meneses Damasceno: Department of Life Sciences, State University of Bahia (UNEB), Salvador, BA 41150-000, Brazil
Thais Regis Aranha Rossi: Department of Life Sciences, State University of Bahia (UNEB), Salvador, BA 41150-000, Brazil
Marcio Costa de Souza: Department of Life Sciences, State University of Bahia (UNEB), Salvador, BA 41150-000, Brazil
Iracema Lua: Department of Health, State University of Feira de Santana (UEFS), Feira de Santana, BA 44036-900, Brazil
Dandara Almeida Reis da Silva: Department of Life Sciences, State University of Bahia (UNEB), Salvador, BA 41150-000, Brazil
Monique Magnavita Borba da Fonseca Cerqueira: Department of Life Sciences, State University of Bahia (UNEB), Salvador, BA 41150-000, Brazil
Antonio Marcos Tosoli Gomes: School of Nursing, State University of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ), Rio de Janeiro, RJ 20551-030, Brazil
Jeane Freitas de Oliveira: School of Nursing, Federal University of Bahia (EEUFBA), Salvador, BA 40110-060, Brazil
Anderson Reis de Sousa: School of Nursing, Federal University of Bahia (EEUFBA), Salvador, BA 40110-060, Brazil
Thiago da Silva Santana: Department of Health, State University of Feira de Santana (UEFS), Feira de Santana, BA 44036-900, Brazil
Maria Lúcia Silva Servo: Department of Health, State University of Feira de Santana (UEFS), Feira de Santana, BA 44036-900, Brazil
Márcia Cristina Graça Marinho: Department of Life Sciences, State University of Bahia (UNEB), Salvador, BA 41150-000, Brazil
Lucelia Batista Neves Cunha Magalhães: Medicine School, University Center (UNIFTC), Salvador, BA 41741-590, Brazil
Arthur Pinto Silva: Department of Life Sciences, State University of Bahia (UNEB), Salvador, BA 41150-000, Brazil
Sergio Correa Marques: School of Nursing, State University of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ), Rio de Janeiro, RJ 20551-030, Brazil
Rafael Moura Coelho Pecly Wolter: Department of Social Psychology and Development, Federal University of Espírito Santo (UFES), Vitória, ES 29075-910, Brazil
Lucia Helena Penna: School of Nursing, State University of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ), Rio de Janeiro, RJ 20551-030, Brazil
Luiz Carlos Moraes França: School of Nursing, State University of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ), Rio de Janeiro, RJ 20551-030, Brazil
Ellen Marcia Peres: School of Nursing, State University of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ), Rio de Janeiro, RJ 20551-030, Brazil
Pablo Luiz Santos Couto: School of Nursing, FG University Center, Guanambi, BA 46430-000, Brazil
Priscila Cristina da Silva Thiengo de Andrade: School of Nursing, State University of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ), Rio de Janeiro, RJ 20551-030, Brazil
Livia Fajin de Mello dos Santos: School of Nursing, State University of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ), Rio de Janeiro, RJ 20551-030, Brazil
Ana Victória Gomes Fonseca: School of Administration, Univértix College, Três Rios, RJ 25635-416, Brazil
Charles Souza Santos: Health Department, University of Southwest Bahia (UESB), Jequié, BA 45200-000, Brazil
Lívia Maria da Silva Gonçalves: Health Sciences Postgraduate Program, School of Medicine, Federal University of Bahia (UFBA), Salvador, BA 40026-010, Brazil
Argemiro D’Oliveira Júnior: Health Sciences Postgraduate Program, School of Medicine, Federal University of Bahia (UFBA), Salvador, BA 40026-010, Brazil

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 3, 1-10

Abstract: Background: Labor activities are demanding for workers and can induce occupational stress. Primary health care (PHC) workers have faced problems that can lead to the development of stress and abdominal obesity. The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of abdominal adiposity among primary health care physicians in the metropolitan mesoregion of Salvador, Bahia. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study conducted with physicians from the family health units (FHUs) of the metropolitan mesoregion of Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. The number of FHUs corresponded to 41 teams (52 physicians). Anamnesis was performed and a questionnaire was applied. The clinical examination consisted of measuring waist circumference (WC), blood pressure levels (BP), and body mass index (BMI), as well as examining for acanthosis nigricans. Blood samples were collected for biochemical dosages. The data obtained were analyzed by SPSS version 22.0. Results: The sample included 41 physicians (response rate: 78.8%), of which 18 were women (44.0%). The percentage of overweight participants represented by BMI was 31.7%. The hypertriglyceridemia prevalence was 29.2%. HDL-c was low in 48.7% of the participants. The waist circumference measurement revealed a prevalence of abdominal adiposity of 38.8% (women) and 34.8% (men). Conclusions: Medical professionals in PHC are more susceptible to having higher abdominal adiposity, especially female physicians.

Keywords: abdominal fat; health personnel; health care; body mass index; physicians (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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