Sedentarismo e Síndrome Metabólica: um estudo de casos e controles

Abstract

Metabolic Syndrome is described as one of the greatest public health challenges due to high prevalence. It is an important risk factor for cardiovascular diseases and type 2 diabetes mellitus. Its components are hypertension, hypertriglyceridemia, low levels of HDLcholesterol, hyperglycemia and increased waist circumference. The global prevalence of the syndrome varies, as it depends on situations such as the region and population studied, the urban or rural environment, the composition (sex, age, race and ethnicity) and the definition used for the syndrome. It is known that the interaction to produce the state of metabolic dysregulation may come from the combination of genetic factors, food excesses and physical inactivity. In this way, the present study aims to analyze the association between the Metabolic Syndrome (MS) and the demographic, socioeconomic and behavioral characteristics of the adult population, in the age group of 20 to 59 years old, living in the urban area of Dourados, MS, Brazil . The data were obtained from a random sampling by multiple stages, using to define them the grid of census tracts of the urban area of the municipality. The interviews were conducted with a standardized questionnaire, by trained interviewers, from March to November 2016. The results show that sedentary and overweight individuals are approximately 11 times more likely to present MS than the active and with normal weight, those older than 40 years presented four times more MS than the younger ones, males presented twice more SM than females and with less schooling presented twice more SM than those with higher schooling . Therefore, it is necessary to promote or expand health policies that encourage the quality of life as a stimulus to the practice of physical activity and improvement in food for the population, in order to mitigate the risk of developing the Metabolic Syndrome.