Open AccessAdherence to healthy lifestyles in the Programa Academia da Saúde
Author(s) -
Raquel de Deus Mendonça,
Mariana Souza Lopes,
Maria Cecília Ramos de Carvalho,
Patrícia Pinheiro de Freitas,
Aline Cristine Souza Lopes
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
revista brasileira de atividade física e saúde
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2317-1634
pISSN - 1413-3482
DOI - 10.12820/rbafs.25e0127
Subject(s) - quartile , body mass index , medicine , logistic regression , demography , gerontology , physical activity , environmental health , confidence interval , physical therapy , sociology
This study aims to measure healthy lifestyles according to the time of participation in the Programa Academia da Saúde (PAS). We used baseline data from a randomized controlled community trial with a representative sample of PAS users from Belo Horizonte, Brazil (n = 3,414). The data on healthy lifestyles collected were: daily fruit and vegetables intake (≥5 servings); physical activity engagement (≥180min/week); body mass index (18.5kg/m² ≥ BMI ≤ 24.9kg/m²), smoking and drinking habits. The time of participation in the PAS was calculated by the difference between the date of registration in the program and the date of the data collection. Logistic regression models were used to evaluate associations between healthy lifestyles and time of participation in the PAS. Almost half of the participants (43.3%) had three healthy lifestyle factors. The prevalence of having all five factors varied according to the time of participation in the service; the lowest rates were in the first quartile (4.9%) and the highest rates in the fourth quartile (8.1%). Those who have attended the service for the longest time (fourth quartile) were more likely to have a healthy BMI (OR = 1.43; 95%CI: 1.14-1.80; p = 0.002) and to avoid smoking (OR = 1.62; 95%CI: 1.06-4.49; p = 0.01), compared to those who have attended the program for less time (first quartile). The prevalence of healthy lifestyles in PAS users was low. However, a longer permanence in the program seems to favor positive changes on BMI and on smoking habits.