Overweight/obesity in teachers: prevalence and associated factors

• Main Authors: Saulo Vasconcelos Rocha (Author), Jefferson Paixão Cardoso (Author), Clarice Alves dos Santos (Author), Hector Luiz Rodrigues Munaro (Author), Lélia Renata Carneiro Vasconcelos (Author), Edio Luiz Petroski (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, 2015-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The study aimed to assess the prevalence and sociodemographic, occupational and lifestyle factors associated with overweight/obesity in state teachers from a northeastern Brazilian city. A cross-sectional study involving teachers from the city of Jequié-BA initially selected by cluster sampling (sc...