OBJECTIVES: To estimate the prevalence of obesity and potential causal factors among adults living in the urban area of Lages, Southern Brazil. METHODS: Population based cross-sectional study with a sample of 2,022 adults from 20 to 59 years-old. Obesity was assessed by the body mass index (BMI > 30 kg/m2). Exploratory variable were collected at adults´ households using questionnaire and included age, schooling, per capita familial income, parity, obesity familial episodes, and level of physical activity. Simple and multiple Poisson […]