Adherence to healthy lifestyles in the Programa Academia da Saúde.
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2020
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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 en-
gagement (≥180min/week); body mass index (18.5kg/m2 ≥ BMI ≤ 24.9kg/m2), smoking and drink-
ing 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.
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Fruits, Health services, Vegetables, Physical activity, Body mass index
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MENDONÇA, R. de D. et al. Adherence to healthy lifestyles in the Programa Academia da Saúde. Revista Brasileira de Atividade Física e Saúde, v. 25, artigo e0127, 2020. Disponível em: <https://rbafs.org.br/RBAFS/article/view/14296>. Acesso em: 11 out. 2022.