The number of smokers in Manaus increases, according to a study of the Ministry of Health

Manaus – The number of smokers in Manaus has increased over the past year. According to the vigilance survey on risk factors and protection against chronic diseases by remote surveillance (Vigitel), 2017, from the Ministry of Health (MOH), 7.5% of the inhabitants of the capital amazon smoke. Men are still among those who consume the most tobacco, all ten men, one has the habit of smoking, the investigation pointed out. In the previous year, the percentage of manauaras of both bades who smoked was 5.6%.

Although the number of male smokers was twice as high, women also registered a high number of smokers, from 3.4 in 2016 to 4% in 2017.

Manaus went against national behavior, according to Vigitel. While the number of smokers stagnated in the country, state capital grew by just over three percentage points. Between 2016 and 2017, the number of smokers in Brazil rose from 10.1% to 10.2%. While in Manaus, the smoking rate in 2016 was 5.6%, the percentage was higher for men (7.9%) than for women (3.4%).

In eight years, the number of pbadive smokers, those who inhale the smoke of life with those who smoke, decreased by 45% in Manaus, according to the latest Vigitel survey of 2016 – the data were not reported by the MEs in the survey conducted at the end of last year.

Vigitel interviewed in Manaus, between February and December 2017, about 1,646, 623 men and 1,023 women.

Healthy habits

Despite the high rate of obesity and overweight, the population of Manaus has shown healthier habits over the last decade, said Vigitel 2017. Regular consumption of fruits and vegetables has increased by 14.1% ( from 2008 to 2017), the practice of physical activity in leisure time increased by 174.7% (from 2009 to 2017) and the consumption of soft drinks and sugary drinks dropped by 60.6%, above the national average.

The high rates recorded by Vigitel, as of 2017, have shown that 23.8% of the inhabitants of the capital are obese and that 57.6% are overweight. According to MS, rates are lower than two years ago, while 27.2% were obese and 61.3% were overweight.

"Even with this trend towards the stability and growth of people who engage in physical activity and eat healthier foods, we can only remain vigilant with the population." Obesity and overweight are doors from entry to chronic diseases such as hypertension and diabetes that harm the health of the population and could be avoided, "said the director of the Department of Chronic Disease and Noncommunicable Disease Surveillance. DANTPS) from the Ministry of Health, Fátima Marinho.

Consumption of soft drinks and vegetables increases, according to research

The consumption of soft drinks and artificial juices has dropped 60.6% over the past 11 years, according to MS. In 2007, three out of ten interviewees (34.6%) reported consuming this type of drink. In 2017, the index was 13.6%.

In the gender comparison, women stopped most soft drinks and dropped 62.8%, compared with 59% of men.

Vigitel also showed that the population of Manaus has timidly increased the regular consumption of fruits and vegetables in 11 years. These foods are present between five days or more in the week, considered by the Member States as regular consumption for 27.5% of respondents in 2017. In 2008, fruits and vegetables were present at the table of 24.1% of respondents. respondents.

According to the MS, to evaluate obesity and overweight, the research takes into account the body mbad index (BMI). With this, it is possible to clbadify an individual in relation to his own weight, as well as to know the metabolic complications and other health risks.

Vigitel is a telephone survey conducted in 26 capitals and the federal district on various health issues. Between February and December 2017, 53,034 people were interviewed by telephone across the country.