Perception of body weight by pharmacists and pharmaceutical laboratory assistants in Slovakia I
Authors:
Jozef Kolář; Štefánia Zabolyová
Authors‘ workplace:
Farmaceutická fakulta, Ústav aplikované farmacie
; Veterinární a farmaceutická univerzita Brno
Published in:
Čes. slov. Farm., 2013; 62, 227-232
Category:
Original Articles
Overview
The paper presents the results of a questionnaire poll carried out in the workers in pharmacies in the Slovak Republic in the year 2012. Altogether 1,884 questionnaires were distributed, of which 492 (26.1%) were returned. The poll aimed to find the perception of and attitudes to overweight and obesity in pharmacists and pharmaceutical laboratory assistants. The average BMI values in pharmacists were 25.08, in pharmaceutical laboratory assistants 24.86. Overweight and/or obesity were recorded in 36.6% of respondents, BMI ≥ 25 was found in 5.2 % men and 33.7% women. An absence of a chronic disease was reported in 61.8% of respondents, and 38.8% of respondents reported medication – most frequently administration of antihistamines, hormones of the thyroid gland, and antihypertensive drugs. In 220 (44.7%) of respondents, overweight/obesity existed in the family. Physical exercise carried out more than 3 times a week was reported by 9.6% of respondents. Drinking regime was evaluated as good in 52.1% of respondents, and 14.6% of participants compensated stress with food.
Keywords:
pharmacists • pharmaceutical laboratory assistants • overweight • obesity • questionnaire opinion poll
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