Banca de DEFESA: RAIANE MEDEIROS COSTA

Uma banca de DEFESA de MESTRADO foi cadastrada pelo programa.
STUDENT : RAIANE MEDEIROS COSTA
DATE: 05/04/2022
TIME: 09:00
LOCAL: DEFESA REMOTA - https://meet.google.com/mxt-rpgv-nac
TITLE:

INFLUENCE OF THE WORKERS’ FOOD PROGRAM (WFP) ON THE ANTHROPOMETRIC NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF WORKERS IN MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES.

KEY WORDS:

Public policy; Body Mass Index; Food assistance programs; Diet, food and nutrition; Occupational Health.

PAGES: 32
BIG AREA: Ciências da Saúde
AREA: Nutrição
SUMMARY:

The study objective was to compare the weight status and nutrient consumption between workers from companies participant and non-participant in the Workers’ Food Program (WFP) in Brazil. This was an observational, prospective, cross-sectional study, based on a probability sample representative of the population of manufacturing workers in the state of Rio Grande do Norte, in Brazil, obtained by a proportional stratified and two-stage sampling, comparative between WFP and non-WFP participating companies. Measurements were made of weight and height to determine the body mass index (BMI), and of waist circumference (WC), and the 24-hour recall food survey method was used to quantify the consumption of nutrients. The statistical analysis was performed separately in each sex, using the mixed effects multilevel linear and logistic regression models for the between groups comparison of the main study variables. A total of 929 workers (484 from non-WFP and 445 from WFP companies) in 33 companies were evaluated. Compared with non-participants in the WFP, men in the WFP group had a higher BMI (+1.08 kg / m², p <0.001), greater WC (+3.27 cm, p <0.001) and greater prevalence of obesity (OR 1.67, p <0.001). In females, no statistical significant differences were observed in anthropometric parameters, but the WFP Group had a lower prevalence of obesity (OR 0.49, p = 0.05). On the companies’ provided lunch, males have greater consumption of carbohydrates (+39.5 kcal, p=0.02) and protein (+11.1 kcal, p=0.08), while females have lower protein consumption (-14.2kcal, p=0.04). In conclusion, participation in the WFP is associated with increased BMI and WC among male workers but not among females, while, women in the WFP group showed a qualitatively more adequate nutrients consumption when compared to non-WFP, with lower daily consumption of energy (-92.5, p = 0.03), of all macronutrients and of sodium. 

BANKING MEMBERS:
Presidente - 1048067 - ANTONIO MANUEL GOUVEIA DE OLIVEIRA
Externo à Instituição - FLÁVIA EMÍLIA LEITE DE LIMA FERREIRA - UFPB
Externa ao Programa - 2307522 - NILA PATRÍCIA FREIRE PEQUENO