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Influence of socio-demographic issues in body mass index (BMI) of drug addicts in methadone maintenance treatment

dc.contributor.authorCosta, Ana Filipa
dc.contributor.authorAlves, Daniela
dc.contributor.authorCustódio, Daniela
dc.contributor.authorNatário, Liliana
dc.contributor.authorAndrade, Fernando
dc.contributor.authorFerro-Lebres, Vera
dc.date.accessioned2012-10-08T10:23:06Z
dc.date.available2012-10-08T10:23:06Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of social factors on the nutritional status of drug addicts. 60 drug addicts in methadone maintenance treatment of Integrated Response Center (CRI) of Bragança were evaluated. Nutritional assessment was performed by measuring the weight and height and then calculated the body mass index. The socio-demographic data were collected through a questionnaire constructed for this purpose. PASW 19.0 for Windows. The average body mass index (BMI) was 22.46 ± 3.36 kg/m2 and based on this parameter 13.3% were underweight, 65% normal weight, 20.0% overweight and 1,7% obesity grade I. BMI was significantly higher in addicts who live with a spouse in relation to other housing contexts (p <0.005). In terms of marital status, unmarried addicts had a significantly lower BMI compared to other situations. Individuals have an average of 4.10 ± 4.47 years of treatment and 78.3% performed less than 3 meals/day. The socio-demographic conditions must be taken into consideration in the process of intervention with this population. More studies must be performed in other to clarify other food behavior variables in drug users populations.por
dc.identifier.citationCosta, Ana Filipa; Alves, Daniela; Custódio, Daniela; Natário, Liliana; Andrade, Fernando Ferro-Lebres, Vera (2012). Influence of socio-demographic issues in body mass index (BMI) of drug addicts in methadone maintenance treatment. In 16 th International Congress on Dietetics 2012. Australiapor
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10198/7606
dc.language.isoengpor
dc.peerreviewedyespor
dc.publisherInternational Confederation of Dietetic Associationspor
dc.subjectBody mass indexpor
dc.subjectDrug addictspor
dc.titleInfluence of socio-demographic issues in body mass index (BMI) of drug addicts in methadone maintenance treatmentpor
dc.typeconference poster
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oaire.citation.conferencePlaceAustraliapor
oaire.citation.title16 th International Congress on Dietetics 2012por
person.familyNameFerro-Lebres
person.givenNameVera
person.identifier.ciencia-idA913-E58F-DACE
person.identifier.orcid0000-0002-3782-9264
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