Abstract

DA SILVA TIMOSSI, Luciana et al. Smoking, alcohol consumption and sleep time of industrial workers in the state of Paraná in Brazil. Rev. salud pública [online]. 2014, vol.16, n.4, pp.491-504. ISSN 0124-0064.  https://doi.org/10.15446/rsap.v16n4.33270.

Objective This study was aimed at verifying smoking, alcohol consumption and sleep time associated with sociodemographic factors in physically active industrial workers in the state of Paraná in Brazil. Methods Nine hundred and seven subjects volunteered (71% men and 29% women) to answer a questionnaire aimed at assessing their quality of life and health (QVS-80). The volunteers included 389 physically active workers. The Chi-square test and Chi-square test for linear trend were used for analyzing the data so collected (p<0.05). Results Physical activity (PA) prevalence was higher amongst men (49%) compared to women (22%) (p<0.01). Younger women (p<0.01) having a higher educational level (p<0.01) trended to engage in PA (p<0.01). Smoking was identified in 15% of the active workers; this was associated with age (p<0.05) and educational level (p<0.01) in male workers. Alcohol abuse was present in 8% of men and 3% of women (p<0.05). Inadequate sleep time was associated with increased age (p<0.01) in both genders and lower family income (p<0.05) in women. Conclusion Physically active workers had lower tobacco and alcohol consumption compared to physically inactive workers in previous studies.

Keywords : Physical activity; alcohol; smoking; sleep; worker.

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