SynthesisPloS one2021
Time-trend in excess weight in Brazilian adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- Obesity and Associated Factors in Brazilian Adults: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Representative Studies.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Pooled it
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- Bridging the gap in obesity research: A consensus statement from the European Society for Clinical Investigation.European journal of clinical investigation · 2025Review
- Synergistic Effects of Probiotics and Lifestyle Interventions on Intestinal Microbiota Composition and Clinical Outcomes in Obese Adults.Metabolites · 2025Article
- Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of individuals exposed to smoking or biomass smoke and followed at primary health care centers in Brazil: a multicenter study.Jornal brasileiro de pneumologia : publicacao oficial da Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisilogia · 2025Article
- Analysis of inequities between demographic and social determinants associated with overweight and obesity.Revista brasileira de epidemiologia = Brazilian journal of epidemiology · 2025Article
- Fourteen-year trends in overweight, general obesity, and abdominal obesity in Amazonian indigenous peoples.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Modulation of the gut microbiome and Firmicutes phylum reduction by a nutraceutical blend in the obesity mouse model and overweight humans: A double-blind clinical trial.Food science & nutrition · 2024Article
- THE GROWING EVIDENCE OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN OBESITY AND CANCER AND THE ROLE OF BARIATRIC SURGERY.Arquivos brasileiros de cirurgia digestiva : ABCD = Brazilian archives of digestive surgery · 2024Review
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- Time Trend of Overweight and Obesity in Adults from Rio Branco, Acre, Western Brazilian Amazon (2006-2020).Nutrients · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundThis review aimed to estimate the time-trend prevalence of excess weight, overweight and obesity in the Brazilian adult population, from the 1970s-2020, through systematic review and meta-analysis (Protocol: CRD42018091002).
methodsA search for articles was conducted in the databases MEDLINE, EMBASE, Scopus, and LILACS up to June 2021. Studies that assessed excess weight, overweight and obesity in the adult population were eligible. Two authors selected studies, collected data and assessed the methodological quality of the studies. The primary outcomes were the prevalence of excess weight, overweight, and obesity by sex and period of years. Pooled prevalence and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated in the meta-analysis of the random effects model. Heterogeneity (I2) was investigated by meta-regression and publication bias was investigated by Egger's test.
resultsA total of 7,938 references were identified in the search strategies, of which eighty-nine studies and nine national surveys, conducted from 1974-2020, were included in the meta-analysis. The pooled prevalence of excess weight in Brazilian adults increased from 33.5% (95% CI: 25.0; 42.6%) in 1974-1990 to 52.5% (95% CI: 47.6; 57.3%) in 2011-2020. The pooled prevalence of overweight in Brazilian adults was 24.6% (95% CI: 18.8; 31.0%) from 1974-1990 and 40.5% (95% CI: 37.0; 43.9%) from 2011-2020. The pooled prevalence of obesity in Brazilian adults increased by 15.0% from 1974-1990 to 2011-2020. The increases were observed for both men and women in almost all periods. The prevalence of excess weight and obesity remained higher among women in all periods.
conclusionsA continuous increase in the prevalence of excess weight, overweight and obesity were observed over the years. The prevalence of excess weight affected half of Brazilian adults in the period from 2011-2020 and both sexes.
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