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Data

Year of publication

2019

Kind

Quantitative

Design

Cross-sectional

Classification

NOVA

Country studied

Brazil

Data

Secondary

Data collected

Surveys

Study setting

Brazil

Age group of participants

All ages

Participant sex

Mixed

Target population

General

Sample size

n=188 461 (participants)

Spatial correlation between excess weight, purchase of ultra-processed foods, and human development in brazil

goal

Analyze the spatial distribution of excess weight in Brazil and its correlation with household food insecurity, purchase of foods by type of processing, and Human Development Index (HDI).

Results

The prevalence of excess weight was 34.2% (CI 95% 33.8-34.6%). Excess weight showed a moderate and significant spatial autocorrelation (0.581; p = 0.01), with higher prevalence in states in the South, Southeast and Center-West regions. A positive moderate spatial correlation was shown between the prevalence of excess weight and HDI (0.605; p < 0.05) and purchase of ultra-processed foods (0.559; p < 0.05), while a negative moderate spatial correlation was observed between prevalence of excess weight and household food insecurity (-0.561; p < 0.05). It can be concluded that there is an unequal distribution of excess weight across Brazil. The highest prevalence rates were found in states in the Southeast, South, and Center-West regions, associated with higher HDI values and higher ultra-processed food purchases as a proportion of overall household food purchases.

Authors

Vale D, Morais CMM de, Pedrosa L de FC, Ferreira MÂF, Oliveira ÂGR da C, Lyra C de O.

Log

Ciênc saúde coletiva

DOIs

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