Health in early adulthood: the contribution of the 1978/79 Ribeirão Preto birth cohort
Rev. bras. pesqui. méd. biol
; Braz. j. med. biol. res;39(8): 1041-1055, Aug. 2006. ilus, tab
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ABSTRACT
The increase in non-communicable chronic diseases of adults is due to demographic changes and changes in the risk factors related to physical activity, smoking habits and nutrition. We describe the methodology for the evaluation of persons at 23/25 years of age of a cohort of individuals born in Ribeirão Preto in 1978/79. We present their socioeconomic characteristics and the profile of some risk factors for chronic diseases. A total of 2063 participants were evaluated by means of blood collection, standardized questionnaires, anthropometric and blood pressure measurements, and methacholine bronchoprovocation tests. The sexes were compared by the chi-square test, with alpha = 0.05. Obesity was similar among men and women (12.8 and 11.1 percent); overweight was almost double in men (30.3 vs 17.7 percent). Weight deficit was higher among women than among men (8.6 and 2.6 percent). Women were more sedentary and consumed less alcohol and tobacco. Dietary fat consumption was similar between sexes, with 63 percent consuming large amounts (30 to 39.9 g/day). Metabolic syndrome was twice more frequent among men than women (10.7 vs 4.8 percent), hypertension was six times more frequent (40.9 vs 6.4 percent); altered triglyceride (16.1 vs 9.8 percent) and LDL proportions (5.4 vs 2.7 percent) were also higher in men, while women had a higher percentage of low HDL (44.7 vs 39.5 percent). Asthma and bronchial hyper-responsiveness were 1.7 and 1.5 times more frequent, respectively, among women. The high prevalence of some risk factors for chronic diseases among young adults supports the need for investments in their prevention.
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Main subject:
Chronic Disease
Type of study:
Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
America do sul
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Brasil
Language:
En
Journal:
Braz J Med Biol Res
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Braz. j. med. biol. res
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Braz. j. med. biol. res. (Online)
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Brazilian journal of medical and biological research
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Brazilian journal of medical and biological research (Impresso)
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Rev. bras. pesqui. méd. biol
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Revista brasileira de pesquisas médicas e biológicas
Journal subject:
BIOLOGIA
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MEDICINA
Year:
2006
Type:
Article
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Project document