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Table 8 Prevalence rates of underweight, overweight, obesity, anemia, hypertension, and diabetes mellitus in indigenous women from 14 to 49 years and principle results related to prenatal exam of the youngest child < 60 months, by region, First National Survey of Indigenous People’s Health and Nutrition, Brazil, 2008-2009

From: The First National Survey of Indigenous People’s Health and Nutrition in Brazil: rationale, methodology, and overview of results

Characteristics Studied

All regions

Region

North

Central-West

Northeast

South/Southeast

Underweight 1

n = 5714

n = 2064

n = 1112

n = 1585

n = 953

2.4%

2.4%

0.9%

3.6%

2.5%

 

CI:1.7-3.2

CI:1.6-3.4

CI:0.4-2.2

CI:2.5-5.2

CI:1.3-4.6

Overweight 1

n = 5714

n = 2064

n = 1112

n = 1585

n = 953

30.3%

24.7%

35.3%

27.7%

32.0%

 

CI:28.2-32.4

CI:20.8-29.5

CI:32.7-38.0

CI:25.1-30.5

CI:27.6-36.7

Obesity 1

n = 5714

n = 2064

n = 1112

n = 1585

n = 953

15.8%

6.1%

17.2%

13.5%

22.6%

 

CI:12.5-19.8

CI:3.4-10.7

CI:13.0-22.3

CI:10.4-17.5

CI:14.5-33.4

Anemia 2

n = 5720

n = 2068

n = 1116

n = 1586

n = 950

32.7%

46.8%

34.9%

22.6%

30.6%

 

CI:29.7-35.8

CI:41.4-52.3

CI:31.4-38.5

CI:18.1-27.8

CI:25.2-36.5

Hypertension 3

n = 4753

n = 1679

n = 942

n = 1347

n = 785

13.2%

3.6%

17.5%

11.2%

17.4%

 

CI:11.2-15.5

CI:2.3-5.6

CI:13.9-21.9

CI:7.8-15.9

CI:15.0-20.1

Diabetes mellitus 4

n = 5722

n = 2070

n = 1115

n = 1587

n = 950

1.4%

0.5%

1.4%

1.1%

2.1%

 

CI:1.0-1.9

CI:0.3-1.0

CI:0.9-2.1

CI:0.6-2.2

CI:1.2-3.6

At least 1 prenatal consultation during first trimester 5

n = 2427

n = 792

n = 642

n = 578

n = 415

46.1%

33.4%

43.3%

58.6%

47.2%

 

CI:41.3-51.0

CI:27.3-40.1

CI:34.1-53.1

CI:53.0-63.9

CI:37.8-56.7

At least six prenatal consultations 5

n = 2549

n = 848

n = 654

n = 586

n = 461

36.4%

10.9%

33.3%

48.3%

45.0%

 

CI:31.0-42.1

CI:7.4-16.0

CI:24.5-43.5

42.1-54.5

CI:35.2-55.2

  1. CI: 95% confidence interval.
  2. 1 Underweight (BMI < 18.5 kg/m2), overweight (BMI 25–29.9), and obesity (BMI ≥ 30) in non-pregnant women [52].
  3. 2 Hemoglobin concentration < 12.0 mg/dL in non-pregnant women [53].
  4. 3 Sistolic blood pressure (BP) ≥ 140 and/or diastolic BP ≥ 90 mmHg, according to the JNC 7 report [51] in non-pregnant women. Prevalence rates include women who reported current use of anti-hypertension medication as members of the group with elevated BP, independent of observed BP levels.
  5. 4 Blood glucose ≥ 200 mg/dl in non-pregnant women [54].
  6. 5 Proportions calculated with reference to women with at least one prenatal consultation with a nurse or doctor during the pregnancy with the youngest living child < 60 months of age.