[The magnitude of fatness: prevalence and type of obesity in people registered at a health center].
OBJECTIVE
To determine prevalence and type of obesity; and, secondarily, to determine the prevalence of factors of cardiovascular risk in obese patients.


METHODS
Descriptive observational study.


METHODS
Catchment area of an urban Health Centre.


METHODS
People over 14 and of both sexes registered at the Health Centre.


METHODS
270 people were contacted, of whom 191 (70.7%) were finally studied for weight, size and Quetelet index. When this index was 25 or over, the waist/hip index was studied.


RESULTS
The prevalence of obesity for the whole population registered at the Health Centre was 13.5% (15.4% in men, 12.1% in women). Prevalence increased with age, and was highest for both sexes in the 65-74 age-group (28%). The type of obesity prevalence has resulted 84.6% for android type and 15.3% for gynecoid.


CONCLUSIONS
Obesity is a first-order problem, not only because of its high prevalence and the greater frequency of the male type, but because of the high prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors in obese people.
Sánchez García
J I
JI
Centro de Salud La Florida, Alicante.
Carratalá Pérez
M
M
Molina Maciá
M
M
Server Romero
L
L
Valencia Valencia
P
P
Fernández-Cañadas Sánchez
J M
JM
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D001824:Body Constitution; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D016001:Confidence Intervals; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology; D014505:Urban Population
D002784:Cholesterol
La magnitud de la gordura: prevalencia y tipo de obesidad en la población adscrita a un centro de salud.