Prevalence trends of overweight,obesity, diabetes and hypertension among Brazilian women of reproductive age based on sociodemographic characteristics |
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| Authors: | Fernanda Gontijo Araújo Gustavo Velasquez-Melendez |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Programa de Pós-Gradua??o em Enfermagem, Escola de Enfermagem, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil;2. Departamento de Enfermagem Materno-Infantil e Saúde Pública, Escola de Enfermagem, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas, Brazil |
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| Abstract: | The authors estimated the prevalence and trends of overweight, obesity, diabetes and hypertension among Brazilian women of reproductive age. A time series was constructed with Vigitel data from 2008 to 2015 and we analyzed trends of the prevalence of these conditions, considering sociodemographic characteristics. We observed an increasing trend in prevalence of overweight, obesity, and diabetes (for some sociodemographic characteristics), and stationary trends for hypertension. Our results highlight the need for early interventions in lifestyle of this population to reduce the NCDs risk factors burden and potentially contribute to improve maternal and neonatal outcomes and reduce the NCDs load. |
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