THE ANTHROPOMETRIC INDICATORS AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS: A STUDY IN CIVILIAN POLICE OFFICERS FROM VITÓRIA-ES, BRAZIL
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https://doi.org/10.12957/demetra.2016.21458Keywords:
Police. Nutritional status. Food habits. Occupational health. Working conditions.Abstract
Modern society has undergone changes in dietary and behavioral patterns, negatively influencing the workers’ health, as in the case of police officers, contributing to illness and endangering the nutritional status in this group. The study aimed to investigate the anthropometric indicators (body mass index – BMI and waist circumference – CC) and its relationship to sociodemographic factors, labor and eating habits in civilian police of Vitoria/ES. This is a cross-sectional study, with 133 policemen, aged between 25 and 65 years, of both sexes, who worked in the region of Grande Vitória/ES, randomly selected. A chi-square test and a multivariate logistic regression for variables which were statistically significant up to 20% were performed. A high prevalence of overweight was found (64.3%; n = 83), BMI was associated with high economic class, male, considering the stressful work and the habit of having breakfast outside their home and CC associated to the age of 40 years. The importance of anthropometric evaluation in civilian police is highlighted, in order to identify factors associated with inadequate nutritional status.
DOI: 10.12957/demetra.2016.21458
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