Fatores de risco para doenças crônicas não transmissíveis e variáveis sociodemográficas de servidores públicos

Abstract

Objective: To associate risk factors for chronic noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) with sociodemographic variables of public servants of a higher education institution. Methods: Cross-sectional study conducted from 2012 to 2013. It was used a questionnaire with sociodemographic variables, risk factors for NCDs and weight and height measurement of respondents. Nutritional status was classified according to the body mass index. Data were analyzed by Epi-Info 3.2.1 and Bioestat 5.0 softwares. Associations were checked by Yates’ chi-squared test, trend test and Fisher’s exact test (p≤0.05). Results: A total of 225 servants participated in the study, most being women (64.4%), aged between 45-54 years (37.3%), and with more than 12 years of education (85.8%). The gender was associated with excess weight (p=0.034), daily consumption of whole milk (p=0.023), insufficient intake of fruits and vegetables (p=0.020) and insufficient intake of beans (p=0.000), being more frequent among women. As to men, the excessive consumption of alcoholic beverages (p=0.000) was more frequent. Excess weight was associated with age (p=0.008). Smoking (p=0.004) and daily consumption of whole milk (p=0.016) were associated with education. Conclusion: There was high prevalence of risk factors for chronic noncommunicable diseases in the study sample, being associated with gender, age and education. Excess weight presented greater occurrence among women and in individuals aged over 45 years, women’s inadequate eating habits, higher consumption of alcohol among men and smoking habit in individuals with higher education levels.