Author | Pinto, Karina Araujo | |
Author | Griep, Rosane Harter | |
Author | Rotenberg, Lucia | |
Author | Almeida, Maria da Conceição Chagas de | |
Author | Barreto, Rosane Sousa | |
Author | Aquino, Estela Maria Motta Lima Leão de | |
Access date | 2018-05-11T18:20:56Z | |
Available date | 2018-05-11T18:20:56Z | |
Document date | 2018 | |
Citation | PINTO, Karina Araujo et al. Gender, time use and overweight and obesity in adults: Results of the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA-Brasil). Plos One, v. 13, n. 3, p. 1-13, 2018. | pt_BR |
ISSN | 1932-6203 | pt_BR |
URI | https://www.arca.fiocruz.br/handle/icict/26408 | |
Sponsorship | Brazilian Ministry of Health (Science and Technology Department) and the Brazilian Ministry
of Science and Technology (Financiadora de Estudos e Projetos and CNPq National Research
Council) (grants 01 06 0071.00 RJ, 01 06 0212.00 BA, 01 060300.00 ES, 01 06 0278.00 MG, 01 06
0115.00 SP,01 060010.00 RS). EMLA received a fellowship from the Conselho Nacional de
Desenvolvimento CientõÂfico e TecnoloÂgico (National Council for Scientific and Technological
Development) under Award Number 309445/2006-0. | pt_BR |
Language | eng | pt_BR |
Publisher | Public Library of Science | pt_BR |
Rights | open access | pt_BR |
Subject in Portuguese | Obesidade | pt_BR |
Subject in Portuguese | Sobrepeso | pt_BR |
Subject in Portuguese | Saúde do Adulto | pt_BR |
Subject in Portuguese | Políticas públicas | pt_BR |
Subject in Portuguese | Humanos | pt_BR |
Subject in Portuguese | Qualidade de Vida Relacionada à Saúde | pt_BR |
Subject in Portuguese | Brasil | pt_BR |
Title | Gender, time use and overweight and obesity in adults: Results of the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA-Brasil) | pt_BR |
Type | Article | pt_BR |
DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0194190 | |
Abstract | Perceived time constraints have been highlighted in sociological studies as representing a core issue in determining quality of life. The objective of this study was to test the hypothesis that gender inequalities regarding insufficiency of time play a role in the development of overweight and obesity in adults. The study used baseline data (2008-2010) from the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA-Brasil), which monitors a cohort of 15,105 civil servants of 35 to 74 years of age. Insufficient time for personal care and leisure due to professional and domestic duties, as detailed in a structured questionnaire, comprised the main exposure variable. The outcome variable was overweight/obesity measured according to body mass index. Prevalence ratios were calculated using multinomial logistic regression. A greater proportion of women compared to men reported insufficient time for personal care and leisure (34.5% versus 23.8%, respectively). The prevalence of overweight was greater in men, while obesity was more common in women. Insufficient time for personal care and leisure was associated with overweight (PR = 1.29; 95% CI: 1.04-1.61) and obesity (PR = 1.65; 95% CI: 1.28-2.12) only in women working over 40 hours/week. No significant association was found for males. These results suggest that the length of the working week influences factors underlying weight gain, possibly issues linked to behavior and/or stress mechanisms. The fact that such an association was restricted to women suggests that the results originate from gender inequalities involving relationships between time and health. The findings of this study provide data on which to base public policies aimed at encouraging the redistribution of domestic responsibilities in the direction of gender equity, as well as macrosocial policies such as providing public schools for workers' children. | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Federal University of Bahia. School of Nursing. Salvador, BA, Brazil | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Laboratório de Saúde e Educação Ambiental. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Laboratório de Saúde e Educação Ambiental. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Gonçalo Moniz. Salvador, BA, Brasil | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Federal University of Bahia. Climério de Oliveira Maternity Hospital. Salvador, BA, Brazil | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Federal University of Bahia. Institute of Collective Health. Salvador, BA, Brazil | pt_BR |
Subject | Obesity | pt_BR |
Subject | Overweight | pt_BR |
Subject | Adult Health | pt_BR |
Subject | Public policies | pt_BR |
Subject | Humans | pt_BR |
Subject | Quality of Life Related to Health | pt_BR |
Subject | Brazil | pt_BR |