Prevalence of obesity according to waist / height ratio in four municipalities of the colombian caribbean

Prevalencia de obesidad según relación cintura/talla en cuatro municipios del caribe colombiano

Published 2018-06-20


https://doi.org/10.30554/archmed.18.1.2356.2018
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Vargas Moranth, R. F., Alcocer Olaciregui, A., Bilbao Ramírez, J., Lío Carrillo, J. F., Fontalvo De Alba, G., Cerro Martínez, C., & Sierra Maury, G. (2018). Prevalence of obesity according to waist / height ratio in four municipalities of the colombian caribbean. Archivos De Medicina (Manizales), 18(1), 60-68. https://doi.org/10.30554/archmed.18.1.2356.2018
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Vargas Moranth, R. F., Alcocer Olaciregui, A., Bilbao Ramírez, J., Lío Carrillo, J. F., Fontalvo De Alba, G., Cerro Martínez, C., & Sierra Maury, G. (2018). Prevalence of obesity according to waist / height ratio in four municipalities of the colombian caribbean. Archivos De Medicina (Manizales), 18(1), 60-68. https://doi.org/10.30554/archmed.18.1.2356.2018

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Rusvelt Franklin Vargas Moranth
Universidad Metropolitana
Adalgisa Alcocer Olaciregui
Universidad Metropolitana.
Jorge Bilbao Ramírez
Universidad Libre
Jan Frank Lío Carrillo
Fundación Universitaria San Martín.
Gianina Fontalvo De Alba
Médico. Fundación Universitaria San Martín.
Cindy Cerro Martínez
Fundación Universitaria San Martín.
Grey Sierra Maury
Universidad del Atlántico
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Rusvelt Franklin Vargas Moranth,

Médico, Magíster en Salud Pública, Estudiante doctorado en ciencias biomédicas. Docente investigador Universidad Metropolitana.

Adalgisa Alcocer Olaciregui,

Ingeniera de Sistemas, Magister en Epidemiologia. Docente Investigador Universidad Metropolitana.

Jorge Bilbao Ramírez,

Sociólogo, Magister en Salud Pública, Magister en Educación, Especialista en salud ocupacional, especialista en Teorías Métodos y Técnicas de Investigación Social. Candidato a doctor en educación. Docente Investigador Universidad Libre

Jan Frank Lío Carrillo,

Médico. Fundación Universitaria San Martín.

Gianina Fontalvo De Alba,

Médico. Fundación Universitaria San Martín.

Cindy Cerro Martínez,

Médico. Fundación Universitaria San Martín.

Grey Sierra Maury,

Estudiante de Nutrición y dietética. Universidad del Atlántico
Objective: To determine the prevalence of obesity according to waist/height ratio in four municipalities of the Colombian Caribbean. Materials and methods: Descriptive, cross-sectional study. Secondary source information was analyzed from 1161 people aged 20 to 64 from 4 municipalities in the department of Atlántico, where anthropometric measurements (weight, height, waist circumference) were carried out in a standardized way. The prevalence of obesity according to international standards for body mass index, waist circumference and waist size ratio was analyzed, and prevalence are compared according to sociodemographic variables. The concordance between the three measurements is also evaluated, according to the Kappa test. Results: 72% of participants were women. 36% of respondents was under 40 years of age. Prevalence of obesity by RCT: 81.3%, by waist circumference: 77.2%, and by BMI: 27.7%. It was significantly higher in: older people, engaged in housework, in those who do not live in pairs, in those with lower educational levels, and in those belonging to a contributory regime. The total agreement between RCT and PC, was 0.766. Conclusions: The waist-to-size relationship is a sensitive indicator of obesity. It is necessary to use it with other indicators and to evaluate its relationship with cardiovascular risk factors.

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