Time trend of overweight and obesity in adults from Rio Branco, Acre, Western Brazilian Amazon (2006–2020)
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2022-02-10Author
Dias, Flávia Santos Batista
Lima, Yara de Moura Magalhães
Martins, Fernanda Andrade
da Silva-Nunes, Mônica
Andrade, Andréia Moreira de
Ramalho, Alanderson Alves
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Abstract: This study aimed to analyze overweight trend and obesity in adults from Rio Branco, Acre,
Western Brazilian Amazon, from 2006 to 2020. This is a time series study, with data from Surveillance
System for Risk and Protective Factors for Chronic Diseases by Telephone Survey (VIGITEL). To
estimate annual percentage change (APC) and 95% confidence intervals, the software Jointpoint
Regression Analysis v.4.6.0.0., was used. In Rio Branco, overweight prevalence ranged from 44.0%
in 2006 to 58.9% in 2020, with a bigger frequency among men than that among women. Obesity
prevalence has increased from 12.5% in 2006 to 21.4% in 2020, similar between both sexes. From 2006
to 2020, overweight APC was 5.2% (95% CI: 1.4; 9.1) by 2010, and decreased to 1.3% by 2020. Public
policies to control obesity and its risks must be both, implemented as strengthen
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