Prevalence study overweight / obese in young adults students and associated factors.

Introduction: Obesity is determined by energy imbalance between consumed calories and spent calories. The projection is that by 2025, about 2.3 billion adults are overweight and over 700 million obese, being largely associated with an increase in the prevalence of chronic non-communicable diseases. Objectives: The objective of the study was to identify whether biological and social-behavioral factors are associated with the prevalence of overweight / obesity in a sample of young university students. Method: The study was approved by the Research Ethics Committee of the Federal University of Amazonas. A cross-sectional study was carried out, in which 174 participants with an average age of 21 (± 4.3) years, from the Federal University of Amazonas, were evaluated. They were students of Physical Therapy and Physical Education Courses. A self-administered questionnaire was used, which included personal and behavioral data, anthropometric data and seated blood pressure measurements. The blood collection analyzed lipid profile, glycemia, glycated hemoglobin and insulin cytokines. The Poisson regression model was used, considering in the final model those variables with p <0.05. Results: The study showed that 42% (n = 73) of the individuals evaluated were overweight / obese. The variables significantly associated with overweight / obesity after Poisson analysis were elevated diastolic blood pressure, elevated hip circumference, high neck circumference, and alcohol consumption. Conclusion: It was observed in the study that the behavioral and anthropometric determinants were significantly associated with the increase in the prevalence of overweight / obesity in the sample evaluated. It should be noted that alcohol consumption, from one to five times a week, was significantly associated with the prevalence analyzed.