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      Obesity awareness among elders living in rural area: a household survey Translated title: Autorreconhecimento da obesidade de idosos residentes em áreas rurais: um inquérito domiciliar

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          Abstract The acceptance of the disease is essential to health self-care, elder’s awareness regarding obesity is suggested to influence their search for health services, and consequently, in obesity’s treatment. This study aimed to verify obesity awareness of elders living in rural areas and associated socioeconomic and demographic factors. We conducted a cross-sectional household survey with 562 individuals, who were older than 60 years and were rural residents from a Brazil southeast city. The identification of obesity awareness was consisted in the agreement between the self-referred obesity and the diagnosis criteria using the body-mass index >27Kg/m2. The associated socioeconomic and demographic factors were: gender, age range, marital status, education and income. Descriptive statistical analysis, Kappa index and logistic regression (p <0.05) were conducted. The highest percentage of elders were men (53.6%), 60├ 70 years old (62.6%), married (67.8%), studied for 4|-8 years (40.0%) and with an individual monthly income of one minimal wage (45.7%). The prevalence of obesity according to the body-mass index was 34.7% and the self-referred 15.1%, which was classified as regular agreement by the Kappa coefficient (k= 0.232; p<0.001). The majority of the elders with obesity were not aware of this condition (64.6%), with higher odds ratio for men than for women (OR=2.34; CI=1.29-4.77). We found high obesity prevalence among elders residents in the rural area, who did not recognize themselves with this condition. Moreover, elderly men presented lower obesity awareness than women.

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          Resumo A aceitação do agravo é essencial para o autocuidado, infere-se que o autorreconhecimento do idoso acerca da obesidade influencia na procura de serviços de saúde e, consequentemente no seu tratamento. Este estudo objetivou verificar o autorreconhecimento da obesidade de idosos rurais e os fatores socioeconômicos e demográficos associados. Trata de um inquérito domiciliar e transversal com 562 idosos residentes na área rural de um município do Sudoeste do Brasil. A identificação do autorreconhecimento da obesidade consistiu na concordância entre a obesidade autorreferida e o critério de diagnóstico segundo o Índice de Massa Corporal >27 Kg/m2. Os fatores socioeconômicos e demográficos associados ao autorreconhecimento foram: sexo, faixa etária, estado conjugal, escolaridade e renda. Foram realizadas análise descritiva, coeficiente de Kappa e regressão logística (p<0,05). O maior percentual de idosos foi de homens (53,6%), com 60– 70 anos (62,6%), casados (67,8%), 4 |- 8 anos (40,0%) de estudo e renda mensal individual de um salário mínimo (45,7%). A prevalência de obesidade de acordo com o Índice de Massa Corporal correspondeu a 34,7% e a autorreferida 15,1%, sendo caracterizada concordância regular de acordo com o coeficiente de Kappa (k= 0,232; p<0,001). A maioria dos idosos com obesidade não se reconheceu nesta condição (64,6%), com maiores razões de chance entre o sexo masculino em relação ao feminino (OR=2,34; IC=1,29-4,77). Constatou-se alta prevalência de obesidade nos idosos da zona rural, sendo que a maioria não se reconheceu nessa condição. Também foi evidenciado que particularmente os homens idosos apresentaram menor autorreconhecimento quando comparados às mulheres.

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                Contributors
                Role: ND
                Role: ND
                Role: ND
                Journal
                rbcdh
                Revista Brasileira de Cineantropometria & Desempenho Humano
                Rev. bras. cineantropom. desempenho hum.
                Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (Florianópolis, SC, Brazil )
                1415-8426
                1980-0037
                October 2017
                : 19
                : 5
                : 565-574
                Affiliations
                [01] Ribeirão Preto orgnameUniversidade de São Paulo orgdiv1Ribeirão Preto’s School of Nursing Brazil
                [03] Uberaba Minas Gerais orgnameUniversidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro orgdiv1Department of Nursing Education orgdiv2Community Health Nursing Graduate Program Brazil
                [02] Macapá Amapá orgnameUniversidade Federal do Amapá orgdiv1Physiotherapy Course Brazil
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                S1980-00372017000500565
                10.5007/1980-0037.2017v19n5p565
                a3eee830-ca18-40a7-a9fd-9a478710d7d9

                This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

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                : 09 October 2017
                : 15 June 2017
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                Figures: 0, Tables: 0, Equations: 0, References: 30, Pages: 10
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                Body-mass index,Diagnosis,Elder,Obesity,Diagnóstico,Idoso,Índice de massa corporal,Obesidade

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