Abstract

GOULAO, Beatriz et al. Overweight prevalence in Brazilian and African immigrants living in Portugal. Rev. Port. Sau. Pub. [online]. 2015, vol.33, n.1, pp.24-32. ISSN 0870-9025.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rpsp.2014.06.002.

The aim of this study was to evaluate overweight rates among African and Brazilian immigrants living in Portugal. Participants were first generation immigrant's adults selected trough spatial random sampling. Data was collected in 2007. The sample included 1777 immigrants (adherence rate: 97.9%) (37.8% Brazilian; 53.5% female). Pre-obesity rates were 13.0% and 30.9% (Brazilian) and 32.8% and 36.0% (African) among female and male, respectively. Obesity rates were 7.1% and 7.8% (Brazilian) and 17.8% and 9.1% (African), respectively. Body mass index varies with age, marital status, time of residence in Portugal and nativity. It's essential to follow health indicators in immigrants, in order to design specific public health strategies.

Keywords : Obesity; Immigrants; Minorities' health; Portugal.

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