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Prevalência de excesso de peso nos imigrantes brasileiros e africanos residentes em Portugal

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Resumo:	The aim of this study was to evaluate overweight rates among African and Brazilian immigrants living in Portugal. Participants were first generation immigrant’s adults selected trough spatial random sampling. Data was collected in 2007. The sample included 1777 immigrants (adherence rate: 97.9%) (37.8% Brazilian; 53.5% female). Pre-obesity rates were 13.0% and 30.9% (Brazilian) and 32.8% and 36.0% (African) among female and male, respectively. Obesity rates were 7.1% and 7.8% (Brazilian) and 17.8% and 9.1% (African), respectively. Body mass index varies with age, marital status, time of residence in Portugal and nativity. It’s essential to follow health indicators in immigrants, in order to design specific public health strategies.
Autores principais:	Goulão, Beatriz
Outros Autores:	Santos, Osvaldo; Alarcão, Violeta; Portugal, Rui; Carreira, Mário; Carmo, Isabel Do
Assunto:	Obesity Immigrants Minorities’ health Portugal
Ano:	2015
País:	Portugal
Tipo de documento:	artigo
Tipo de acesso:	acesso aberto
Instituição associada:	Universidade de Lisboa
Idioma:	português
Origem:	Repositório da Universidade de Lisboa

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Resumo:	The aim of this study was to evaluate overweight rates among African and Brazilian immigrants living in Portugal. Participants were first generation immigrant’s adults selected trough spatial random sampling. Data was collected in 2007. The sample included 1777 immigrants (adherence rate: 97.9%) (37.8% Brazilian; 53.5% female). Pre-obesity rates were 13.0% and 30.9% (Brazilian) and 32.8% and 36.0% (African) among female and male, respectively. Obesity rates were 7.1% and 7.8% (Brazilian) and 17.8% and 9.1% (African), respectively. Body mass index varies with age, marital status, time of residence in Portugal and nativity. It’s essential to follow health indicators in immigrants, in order to design specific public health strategies.