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- Sexual initiation, number of sexual partners and body mass indexPublication . Pereira, Filomena; Veiga-Branco, AugustaThere is a relationship between the onset of sexual activity, the number of sexual partners and BMI: corroborating the literature, the number of sexual partners will tend to be higher for a lower BMI, people with obesity and overweight self-report fewer of sexual partners compared with normal weight people. In addition, it was found that people with a higher education level tend to have more sexual partners. It is also suggestive that the variability of the increase of BMI to occur with the decrease in the number of partners and education level.
- Compulsão alimentar periódica em pacientes com diferentes indices de massa corporalPublication . Pereira, Filomena; Sampaio, Daniel; Veiga-Branco, AugustaA compulsão alimentar (CAP) é mais frequentemente associada a indivíduos obesos e com excesso de peso. Todavia, estudos apontam que indivíduos com peso normal apresentam igualmente episódios de CAP. Foi elaborado um estudo exploratório de caracter quantitativo, com o objetivo de conhecer a relação entre Índice de Massa Corporal (IMC) e CAP, envolvendo uma amostra de 306 pessoas de ambos os géneros com diferentes categorias de IMC (0,3% da amostra com baixo peso, 21,9% com peso normal, 23,5% com pré-obesidade, 31,4% apresentando Obesidade Grau I, 14,1% obesidade Grau II e 8,8% Obesidade Grau III). Os dados foram recolhidos através da Escala de Compulsão Alimentar Periódica (ECAP), em 4 hospitais do norte e centro do pais. Na totalidade da amostra foram encontrados 219 (71,6%) indivíduos sem CAP, 49 (16,0%) com CAP Moderada e ainda 38 (12,4%) pacientes com CAP Grave. Corroborando a literatura nesta área, o estudo descritivo das variáveis em estudo, revelou que todos os grupos de Categorias de IMC - excetuando um sujeito de baixo peso – apresentam comportamentos de CAP. Verificou-se que quanto maior é o nível de IMC maior é o número de sujeitos com CAP do tipo compulsivo, facto considerado pertinente para novas investigações nesta população de obesos. Os resultados revelam a necessidade de Educação nutricional e redobrada vigilância, ao nível da população com CAP.
- Experiences in affective-sexual obesity contextsPublication . Pereira, Filomena; Pereira, Ana Maria Geraldes Rodrigues; Ribeiro, Maria Isabel; Sampaio, Daniel; Veiga-Branco, AugustaThe adverse effects of obesity are well documented; however, a growing topic is that relationship with sexuality. Studies show that obesity is associated with a decrease in sexual desire and involvement, avoidance of sexual encounters difficulties in sexual performance, reduced number of sexual partners, and the females to report poor quality of sexual life. Methods: With the objective to find relationships between the level of Body Mass Index (BMI) and sexual experiences, we proceeded to a quantitative descriptive methodology through the BMI calculation to a sample of 306 users of Obesity Therapy (30.7% gender male and 69.3% female) aged 18 and 65 years. Results: The results are Grade I obesity in most (96 to 31.4%) and pre-obesity in 23.5% (72) of respondents, but obesity and pre-obesity, particularly Obesity Grade I (63- 65.6% of individuais) is more prevalent in marital status ' 'Married''. Respondents with higher BMI have lower qualifications. Regarding the number of sexual partners, it appears that the higher the BMI, the lower the number of sexual partners that the sample states: 63 of respondents Obesity Grade I self reports a sexual partner, and the normal weight respondents, this number varies between l and 20, while the class III obesity varies from l to 4 partners. Individuais with normal weight and pre-obesity present frequency of sexual relations / week between 2/3 times / week, while individuais with Obesity Grade II and Grade III have this frequency 1/2 times/week. Conclusion: BMI assumes influence of variable outlines the quality of afiective and sexual experiences. It is considered urgent and relevant to invest in Sexual Education and Nutrition at the level of these populations.