Food insecurity and overweight among government-backed economy restaurant workers/Inseguranca alimentar e excesso de peso entre trabalhadores de restaurantes populares

• Published in: Revista de nutrição Vol. 32; p. 1
• Main Authors: Costa, Bruna Vieira De Lima, Horta, Paula Martins, Ramos, Sabrina Alves
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Pontificia Universidade Catolica de Campinas 01-01-2019
• Subjects: Brasil
• ISSN: 1415-5273
• DOI: 10.1590/1678-9865201932e180128

The objective was to analyze the occurrence and the associated factors with food insecurity and overweight among government-backed economy restaurant workers in one of the biggest cities in Brazil A sample comprised of 180 individuals and represented 76.0% of all economy restaurant workers in the city of Belo Horizonte. Food insecurity was identified through the Brazilian Food Security Scale, and excess weight was identified by the body mass index. Data collection included sociodemographic and occupational information, and also health and quality of life perception. Logistic regression models were applied to identify the association. Food insecurity and overweight prevalence levels were 24.0% and 66.7%, respectively. The odds of identifying food insecurity were 2.34 times higher among workers that perceived their quality of life to be regular/poor/very poor and 62.0% and 74.0% lower among workers from the 2nd and 3rd fertile of per capita income, respectively Individuals >40 years old (Odds Ratio=2.69, Confidence Interval 95%: 1.33-5.43) and food handlers (Odds Ratio=3.62, Confidence Interval 95%: 1.68-7.81) had higher odds of being classified as overweight compared to reference categories. Workers with higher per capita income presented lower odds of being classified as overweight (Odds Ratio=040, Confidence Interval 95%:0.17-0,96). It was evidenced an occurrence of overweight among government-backed economy restaurant workers, which was associated with age, income and job position. Food insecurity prevalence was associated with income and quality of life perception. Although the sample work in a food and nutritional security promotion program, it is necessary to recommend actions aimed at the promotion of healthy eating habits. Analisar a ocorrencia e os fatores associados a inseguranca alimentar e ao excesso de peso entre trabalhadores dos restaurantes populares de uma metropole brasileira. As prevalencias de inseguranca alimentar e do excesso de peso foram de 24.0% e 66,7%, respectivamente. As chances de se identificar inseguranca alimentar foram 2,34 vezes maiores entre trabalhadores que consideraram sua qualidade de vida regular/ruim/muito ruim e 62.0% e 74.0% menores entre os trabalhadores do 2[degrees] e 3[degrees] tercil da renda per capita, respectivamente. Ja indivlduos >40 anos (OR=2,69, Intervalo de Confianca 95%: 1,33-5,43) e os manipuladores de alimentos (OR=3,62, Intervalo de Confianca 95%: 1,68-7, 81) tiveram mais chances de apresentar excesso de peso. Contudo, os trabalhadores com maior renda per capita (3[degrees] tercil) tiveram menores chance de ter excesso de peso (OR=0,40, Intervalo de Confianca 95%:0,17-0,96).