This study aims to investigate the prevalence and factors associated with abdominal obesity in climacteric women assisted at Family Health Strategy units of the city of Montes Claros, State of Minas Gerais, Brazil. It is a cross-sectional analytical study. The women were selected by probabilistic sampling from August 2014 to August 2015. A questionnaire containing information referring to sociodemographic and economic characteristics, behavioral characteristics and clinical data was used. To estimate abdominal obesity, the measure of circumference � 88 cm was considered. To analyze the association between abdominal obesity and the independent variables, a bivariate analysis was performed by means of Pearson's chi-square test (p�0.25). Subsequently, a multiple Poisson regression analysis with robust variance was performed, through which prevalence ratios with level of significance of 5% (p<0.05) were obtained. A total of 805 women were evaluated, aged 40 to 65 years, and the prevalence of women with abdominal obesity was 62.4%. The mean and median of abdominal circumference were 93.0 cm. The associated variables were being sedentary (PR = 1.44) or irregularly active (PR = 1.39), presenting altered total cholesterol (PR = 1.21), and being hypertensive (PR = 1.31). The abdominal obesity in climacteric women was associated with physical inactivity, total cholesterol and arterial hypertension. The measurement of abdominal circumference must be valued and adopted in the routine of professionals who work in Primary Care.

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31This study aims to investigate the association between health conditions and 32 overweight in climacteric women assisted by primary care professionals. It is a cross-33 sectional study conducted with 874 women from 40 to 65 years of age, selected by 34 probabilistic sampling between August 2014 and August 2015. In addition to the outcome 35 variable, other variables such as overweight/obesity, sociodemographic, reproductive, 36 clinical, eating and behavioural factors were evaluated. Descriptive analyses of the 37 variables investigated through their frequency distributions were performed. Then, 38 bivariate analyses were performed through Poisson regression. For the multiple analyses, 39 the hierarchical Poisson regression was used to identify factors associated with 40 overweight/obesity in the climacteric period. The prevalence of overweight/obesity was 41 74%. Attending public school (PR: 1.30 -95% CI 1.14 -1.50), low schooling (PR: 1.11 42 -95% CI 1.01 -1.23), gout (PR: 1.18 -95% CI 1.16-1.44), kidney disease (PR: 1.18 -43 95% CI 1.05 -1.32), metabolic syndrome -MS (PR: 1.19 -95% CI 1.05 -1.34) and fat 44 intake (PR: 1.12 -95% CI 1.02 -1.23) were considered risk factors for overweight. 45Having the first birth after 18 years (PR: 0.89 -95% CI 0.82 to 0.97) was shown to be a 46 protective factor for overweight and obesity. The presence of overweight and obesity is 47 associated with socio-demographic, reproductive, clinical and eating habits. 48 49 Introduction 50Brazil has been presenting a rapid process of demographic and epidemiological 51 transition, leading to the frequent occurrence of chronic-degenerative diseases¹. The 52 increase in the prevalence of overweight, represented by overweight and obesity, among 53 the elderly female population raises great concern in developed and developing countries. 3 54Since overweight and obesity are risk factors for adverse health events 2 such as 55 disturbances in lipid and glycidic metabolism, psychological stress and sleep alterations, 56 with increasing risk of cardiovascular diseases 3 , musculoskeletal disease, acute 57 myocardial infarction 4 , cancer 5 and worse quality of life in comparison to those who were 58 satisfied with their body weight 6 . 59Overweight and obesity have become a public health problem in the world. The 60 projection for 2025 is that about 2.3 billion adults are overweight, and more than 700 61 million are obese. According to a study conducted in 2016, the rate of overweight among 62 Brazilian women is 50.5%, increasing this frequency with age and up to 64 years 7 . 63Epidemiological data are still scarce associating excess weight with behavioural 64 and clinical variables in climacteric women 8 , using probabilistic samples 9 . Considering 65 that climacteric is an important period of the women life cycle, and that this period is 66 related to the potential peak of fat mass and obesity in this group, the current study aimed 67 to investigate the association between health conditions and excess of weight ratio in 68 climacteri...

Objetivo: Descrever a ocorrência de caso da pneumoconiose em trabalhador de uma carvoaria e os prejuízos a sua saúde e qualidade de vida. Método: Trata-se de um estudo tipo relato de caso durante atividades práticas do Curso de Pós-Graduação em Engenharia e Segurança do Trabalho Faculdades Integradas Pitágoras de Montes Claros no ano de 2015. Foi realizada entrevista com o trabalhador de uma carvoaria do interior do estado de Minas Gerais. Experiência: O trabalhador tinha idade 72 anos, aposentado, ex tabagista, trabalhou por 7 anos em carvoarias do norte de Minas Gerais, na década de 90 cortando madeira, transportando a madeira até os fornos, abastecendo os fornos, acendendo e “apagando” os fornos e retirando o carvão em condições precárias segundo informações do paciente. Conclusão: Conclui-se que por meio do controle de monitoramento e prevenção haja a eliminação de riscos por meio de estratégias de treinamento e conscientização para o uso garantindo a qualidade de vida dos trabalhadores e prevenindo assim doenças como a PTC, pois a melhor medida para o controle é a prevenção a exposição.

This research aimed to assess the level of physical activity and identify the associated factors in pregnant women assisted in primary health care in the city of Montes Claros, Minas Gerais (Brazil). This was an epidemiological, cross-sectional, analytical study, carried out with 1,279 pregnant women. Socioeconomic, occupational, obstetric, behavioral, social, health, and emotional variables were assessed using a questionnaire. The Physical Activity Questionnaire for Pregnant Women was also applied. Descriptive statistical analysis and multinominal logistic regression with a hierarchical model were performed. The prevalence of physical inactivity in the physical activity and leisure time dimensions was verified. A mild level of physical activity was associated with the variables such as age from 21 to 30 years and up to 20 years old, income above two minimum wages, salaried work, and maternal-fetal attachment at a medium/high level. Income from one to two minimum wages and above two wages, paid work and self-employment, anxiety and stress symptoms, and medium/high maternal-fetal attachment were associated with the moderate/vigorous level. Multifactorial aspects must be considered in health promotion strategies directed to the practice of physical activity by pregnant women.