Association between physical activity and mental health in health professionals in the context of the pandemic: a study in southern Brazil.

OBJECTIVE: To verify the association between physical activity (PA) and mental health among health professionals in southern Brazil. METHODS: Cross-sectional study with 101 workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Mental health and PA were assessed using the questionnaires. The association of PA with stress was tested by linear regression, and anxiety and depressive symptoms by Poisson regression. RESULTS: The stress was inversely associated with individuals who performed some PA (ß:-3.53;95% CI:-6.63;-0.44) and who met the PA recommendations (active) (ß:-6.84;95% CI:-12.44;-1.24). Workers who performed some PA (PR:0.76;95% CI:0.67;0.86) and were active (PR:0.75;95% CI:0.60;0.93) were less likely to have severe symptoms of anxiety. For depression, workers who performed some PA (PR:0.81;95% CI:0.71;0.92) and were active (PR:0.69;95% CI:0.54;0.88), the probability was also smaller. CONCLUSIONS: The practice of PA was inversely associated with symptoms of stress, depression, and anxiety.

Cardiovascular risk in rural workers and its relation with body mass index.

Objective Evaluate the propensity of cardiovascular risk in rural workers and, through the Framingham Risk Score (FRS), relate this risk with the classification of Body Mass Index (BMI). Subjects and methods This study is characterized as descriptive and exploratory, with the participation of 138 subjects, ranging between 25-73 years old. Clinical and laboratory analysis of the risk factors contained in the FRS were performed, in addition to the determination of BMI, blood pressure, smoking and physical inactivity. Results The procedures indicated a low risk of a coronary event in 10 years with 70.3% of the population. In contrast, 88.4% of the subjects were overweight. It was evidenced a risk improvement as the BMI increased, since 96.4% of high-risk cases were overweight or obese. Conclusion Results suggest larger prevalence of intermediary or high FRS for women with higher BMI, which was not observed in men.

Cardiovascular risk in rural workers and its relation with body mass index

ABSTRACT Objective Evaluate the propensity of cardiovascular risk in rural workers and, through the Framingham Risk Score (FRS), relate this risk with the classification of Body Mass Index (BMI). Subjects and methods This study is characterized as descriptive and exploratory, with the participation of 138 subjects, ranging between 25-73 years old. Clinical and laboratory analysis of the risk factors contained in the FRS were performed, in addition to the determination of BMI, blood pressure, smoking and physical inactivity. Results The procedures indicated a low risk of a coronary event in 10 years with 70.3% of the population. In contrast, 88.4% of the subjects were overweight. It was evidenced a risk improvement as the BMI increased, since 96.4% of high-risk cases were overweight or obese. Conclusion Results suggest larger prevalence of intermediary or high FRS for women with higher BMI, which was not observed in men.

Association between overweight and obesity in schoolchildren with rs9939609 polymorphism (FTO) and family history for obesity / Associação entre sobrepeso e obesidade em escolares com o polimorfismo rs9939609(FTO) e histórico familiar de obesidade

Abstract Objective: To determine the association between overweight/obesity in schoolchildren with FTO rs9939609 polymorphism (fatmass and obesity associated) and family history of obesity. Methods: Cross-sectional study comprising a sample of 406 children aged 7-17 years in a city in southern Brazil. Overweight/obesity in schoolchildren was assessed by body mass index (BMI), and family history of obesity was self-reported by parents. Polymorphism genotyping was performed by real time PCR (polymerase chain reaction). The association between the nutritional status of schoolchildren with the presence of family obesity, stratified by polymorphism genotypes (AA [at-risk for obesity], AT, and TT), was assessed by prevalence ratio values (PR) through Poisson regression. Results: Among schoolchildren with the AA genotype, 57.4% had overweight/obesity; the percentage was lower for the AT and TT genotypes (33.1% and 28.9%, respectively). Overweight/obesity in schoolchildren was associated with a family history of obesity, especially among children with the AA genotype. The prevalence was higher among those with an obese mother (PR: 1.28; p < 0.001), obese maternal or paternal grandmother (PR: 1.22; p = 0.047), and obese paternal grandfather (PR: 1.32; p < 0.001). Conclusions: There is an association between the AA genotype of rs9939609 polymorphism and BMI among schoolchildren. The association between overweight/obesity in schoolchildren with a family history of obesity was found mainly among students with the AA genotype.

Resumo Objetivo Verificar se existe relação entre o sobrepeso/obesidade de escolares com o polimorfismo rs9939609, do gene FTO (fat mass and obesity associated), e com o histórico familiar de obesidade. Métodos Estudo transversal composto por uma amostra de 406 escolares, de sete a 17 anos, de um município do sul do Brasil. O sobrepeso/obesidade dos escolares foi avaliado(a) por meio do índice de massa corporal (IMC) e o histórico familiar de obesidade por questões autorreferidas pelos pais. A genotipagem do polimorfismo foi feita por PCR (polymerase chain reaction) em tempo real. A associação entre o estado nutricional dos escolares com a presença de obesidade familiar, estratificada pelos genótipos do polimorfismo (AA - risco para obesidade, AT e TT), foi avaliada pelos valores de razão de prevalência (RP), por meio da regressão de Poisson. Resultados Entre os escolares com o genótipo AA, 57,4% apresentaram sobrepeso/obesidade; para os genótipos TT e AT, o percentual é inferior (33,1% e 28,9%, respectivamente). O sobrepeso/obesidade do escolar associou-se com o histórico familiar de obesidade, principalmente entre os escolares portadores do genótipo AA, foi superior entre os que apresentam mãe obesa (RP: 1,28; p < 0,001), avó materna e paterna obesas (RP: 1,22; p = 0,047) e avô paterno obeso (RP: 1,32; p < 0,001). Conclusões Há relação entre o genótipo AA, do polimorfismo rs9939609, com o IMC dos escolares avaliados. A relação entre sobrepeso/obesidade do escolar com o histórico familiar de obesidade foi encontrada, principalmente, entre os escolares com o genótipo AA.

Association between overweight and obesity in schoolchildren with rs9939609 polymorphism (FTO) and family history for obesity.

OBJECTIVE: To determine the association between overweight/obesity in schoolchildren with FTO rs9939609 polymorphism (fatmass and obesity associated) and family history of obesity. METHODS: Cross-sectional study comprising a sample of 406 children aged 7-17 years in a city in southern Brazil. Overweight/obesity in schoolchildren was assessed by body mass index (BMI), and family history of obesity was self-reported by parents. Polymorphism genotyping was performed by real time PCR (polymerase chain reaction). The association between the nutritional status of schoolchildren with the presence of family obesity, stratified by polymorphism genotypes (AA [at-risk for obesity], AT, and TT), was assessed by prevalence ratio values (PR) through Poisson regression. RESULTS: Among schoolchildren with the AA genotype, 57.4% had overweight/obesity; the percentage was lower for the AT and TT genotypes (33.1% and 28.9%, respectively). Overweight/obesity in schoolchildren was associated with a family history of obesity, especially among children with the AA genotype. The prevalence was higher among those with an obese mother (PR: 1.28; p<0.001), obese maternal or paternal grandmother (PR: 1.22; p=0.047), and obese paternal grandfather (PR: 1.32; p<0.001). CONCLUSIONS: There is an association between the AA genotype of rs9939609 polymorphism and BMI among schoolchildren. The association between overweight/obesity in schoolchildren with a family history of obesity was found mainly among students with the AA genotype.