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Prevalence and Related Risk Factors of Overweight and Obesity among the Adult Population in the Balearic Islands, a Mediterranean Region

OBJECTIVE: To assess the prevalence and risk factors of overweight (OW) and obesity (OB) by BMI and abdominal obesity (AO) by waist-to-height ratio, (WHtR) among the Balearic Islands' adult population. METHODS: Cross-sectional nutritional survey carried out in the Balearic Islands (2009-2010)....

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Autores principales: Coll, Josep L., Bibiloni, Maria del Mar, Salas, Rogelio, Pons, Antoni, Tur, Josep A.
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Publicado: S. Karger GmbH 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5644906/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26159577
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000435826
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author Coll, Josep L.
Bibiloni, Maria del Mar
Salas, Rogelio
Pons, Antoni
Tur, Josep A.
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Salas, Rogelio
Pons, Antoni
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description OBJECTIVE: To assess the prevalence and risk factors of overweight (OW) and obesity (OB) by BMI and abdominal obesity (AO) by waist-to-height ratio, (WHtR) among the Balearic Islands' adult population. METHODS: Cross-sectional nutritional survey carried out in the Balearic Islands (2009-2010). A random sample (n = 1,081) of young (18-35 years) and middle-aged adults (36-55 years) were interviewed and anthropometrically measured. OW (BMI 25.0-29.9 kg/m(2)) and OB (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m(2)) were defined according to WHO criteria. AO was defined as WHtR ≥ 0.5. Socio-economic and lifestyle determinants were considered. RESULTS: The overall prevalence of OW/OB and AO was 29.4% (95% confidence interval (95% CI) 26.9-32.3%), 11.2% (95% CI 9.5-13.2%) and 33.1% (95% CI 30.4-36.0%), respectively. Men showed higher prevalence of OW (35.9%, 95% CI 31.6-40.5%) and AO (37.9%, 95% CI 33.6-42.5%) than women (OW 24.9%, 95% CI 21.7-28.4%; AO 29.7%, 95%CI 26.2-33.4%). Overall prevalence of OB was 11.8% (95% CI 9.1-15.1%) in men and 10.8% (95% CI 8.6-13.5%) in women. Age and no leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) were main risk factors associated with OW/OB and AO. Living with at least one child at home and to be married in men as well as to be unemployed, to be born in South America, and a low level of education in women were associated with AO. CONCLUSIONS: Men showed higher prevalence of OW and AO than women. In both sexes, age is the main risk factor associated with OW/OB and AO; in men also the absence of LTPA plays a significant role.
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spelling pubmed-56449062017-12-04 Prevalence and Related Risk Factors of Overweight and Obesity among the Adult Population in the Balearic Islands, a Mediterranean Region Coll, Josep L. Bibiloni, Maria del Mar Salas, Rogelio Pons, Antoni Tur, Josep A. Obes Facts Original Article OBJECTIVE: To assess the prevalence and risk factors of overweight (OW) and obesity (OB) by BMI and abdominal obesity (AO) by waist-to-height ratio, (WHtR) among the Balearic Islands' adult population. METHODS: Cross-sectional nutritional survey carried out in the Balearic Islands (2009-2010). A random sample (n = 1,081) of young (18-35 years) and middle-aged adults (36-55 years) were interviewed and anthropometrically measured. OW (BMI 25.0-29.9 kg/m(2)) and OB (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m(2)) were defined according to WHO criteria. AO was defined as WHtR ≥ 0.5. Socio-economic and lifestyle determinants were considered. RESULTS: The overall prevalence of OW/OB and AO was 29.4% (95% confidence interval (95% CI) 26.9-32.3%), 11.2% (95% CI 9.5-13.2%) and 33.1% (95% CI 30.4-36.0%), respectively. Men showed higher prevalence of OW (35.9%, 95% CI 31.6-40.5%) and AO (37.9%, 95% CI 33.6-42.5%) than women (OW 24.9%, 95% CI 21.7-28.4%; AO 29.7%, 95%CI 26.2-33.4%). Overall prevalence of OB was 11.8% (95% CI 9.1-15.1%) in men and 10.8% (95% CI 8.6-13.5%) in women. Age and no leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) were main risk factors associated with OW/OB and AO. Living with at least one child at home and to be married in men as well as to be unemployed, to be born in South America, and a low level of education in women were associated with AO. CONCLUSIONS: Men showed higher prevalence of OW and AO than women. In both sexes, age is the main risk factor associated with OW/OB and AO; in men also the absence of LTPA plays a significant role. S. Karger GmbH 2015-06 2015-06-17 /pmc/articles/PMC5644906/ /pubmed/26159577 http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000435826 Text en Copyright © 2015 by S. Karger GmbH, Freiburg http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This is an Open Access article licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported license (CC BY-NC) (www.karger.com/OA-license), applicable tothe online version of the article only. Distribution permitted for non-commercial purposes only.
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Coll, Josep L.
Bibiloni, Maria del Mar
Salas, Rogelio
Pons, Antoni
Tur, Josep A.
Prevalence and Related Risk Factors of Overweight and Obesity among the Adult Population in the Balearic Islands, a Mediterranean Region
title Prevalence and Related Risk Factors of Overweight and Obesity among the Adult Population in the Balearic Islands, a Mediterranean Region
title_full Prevalence and Related Risk Factors of Overweight and Obesity among the Adult Population in the Balearic Islands, a Mediterranean Region
title_fullStr Prevalence and Related Risk Factors of Overweight and Obesity among the Adult Population in the Balearic Islands, a Mediterranean Region
title_full_unstemmed Prevalence and Related Risk Factors of Overweight and Obesity among the Adult Population in the Balearic Islands, a Mediterranean Region
title_short Prevalence and Related Risk Factors of Overweight and Obesity among the Adult Population in the Balearic Islands, a Mediterranean Region
title_sort prevalence and related risk factors of overweight and obesity among the adult population in the balearic islands, a mediterranean region
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5644906/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26159577
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000435826
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