title: [The magnitude of fatness: prevalence and type of obesity in people registered at a health center].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Centro de Salud La Florida, Alicante.
authors.forename: J I
authors.initials: JI
authors.lastname: Sánchez García
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Carratalá Pérez
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Molina Maciá
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Server Romero
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Valencia Valencia
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Fernández-Cañadas Sánchez
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D002784:Cholesterol
vernacular_title: La magnitud de la gordura: prevalencia y tipo de obesidad en la población adscrita a un centro de salud.