1. Obesity in Castile and Leon, Spain: epidemiology and association with other cardiovascular risk factors
- Author
-
Salvador, Escribano García, A Tomás, Vega Alonso, José, Lozano Alonso, Rufino, Alamo Sanz, Siro, Lleras Muñoz, Javier, Castrodeza Sanz, and Milagros, Gil Costa
- Subjects
Adult ,Male ,Adolescent ,Middle Aged ,Young Adult ,Cross-Sectional Studies ,Cardiovascular Diseases ,Risk Factors ,Spain ,Prevalence ,Humans ,Female ,Obesity ,Aged - Abstract
A cross-sectional study of obesity in a random sample of 4012 individuals aged ≥ 15 years in Castile and Leon, Spain, was carried out. The prevalence of obesity (i.e. a body mass index ≥ 30 kg/m²) and abdominal obesity (i.e. a waist circumference102 cm in males or88 cm in females) was determined and associations between both types of obesity and other cardiovascular risk factors were investigated. The overall prevalence of obesity was 21.7% (95% confidence interval [CI], 20.3%-23.2%): it was higher in women, at 23.2% (95% CI, 20.9%-25.5%), than in men, at 20.4% (95% CI, 18.0%-22.7%). The prevalence of abdominal obesity was 36.7% (95% CI, 34.6%-38.9%): again it was higher in women, at 50.1% (95% CI, 47%-53.1%) than in men, at 22.8% (95% CI, 20.3%-25.2%). Associations were found between obesity and all classic cardiovascular risk factors, except smoking. The 10-year Systematic Coronary Risk Evaluation (SCORE) and Framingham risk scores were higher in obese individuals.
- Published
- 2009