Anthropometric, socioeconomic and health profile of employees assisted by the Worker’s Food Program ; Perfil antropométrico, socioeconómico y de salud de empleados asistidos en el Programa de Alimentación del Trabajador ; Perfil antropométrico, socioeconômico e de saúde de funcionários assistidos pelo programa de alimentação do trabalhador

Objective: To determine the anthropometric, socioeconomic and health profile of employees covered by the Worker’s Food Program (Programa de Alimentação do Trabalhador - PAT) in Fortaleza-CE, Brazil, and check the caloric suitability in meals provided by the company. Methods: This was a cross-sectional, observational, descriptive and quantitative study, where 103 employees between 18 and 60 years constituted a simple random sample without replacement, with the variables grouped into the following identification items: socioeconomic status, health and anthropometric assessment. For the food analysis, lunch menus and the per capita amounts daily offered were compared to the specifications of the Worker’s Food Program. Calories and macronutrients suitability was performed in the software Avanutri®. Results: The socioeconomic profile showed that workers were mostly aged 20 to 40 years, high-school graduates, married, and homeowners. Regarding health status, workers were overweight, showing prevalence of hypertension, diabetes and obesity. The analyzed meal was found to be hypercaloric, hypoglycemic, hyperproteic and with normal contents of lipids. Conclusion: The workers had body mass index (BMI) of overweight, were in treatment of chronic non-degenerative diseases and were mainly women with income up to one minimum wage, who received inadequate food in calories, carbohydrates and proteins. doi:10.5020/18061230.2013.p192 ; Objetivo: Determinar el perfil antropométrico, socioeconómico y de salud de empleados asistidos en el Programa de Alimentación del Trabajador (PAT) en Fortaleza-CE, Brasil, y verificar la adecuación calórica de la alimentación recibida en su ambiente de trabajo. Métodos: Se trata de un estudio trasversal, observacional, descriptivo y cuantitativo, en el cual se estudió 103 empleados entre los 18 y 60 años, siendo la muestra aleatoria simple, sin reposición, con las variables agrupadas en los siguientes requisitos de identificación: situación socioeconómica, evaluación antropométrica y de salud. ...