title: Evolution of the prevalence of obesity in the workers of a general hospital in Mexico.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The objective of this study was to compare the prevalence of overweight and obesity in the first Prevalencia de factores de nesso cardiovascular en Trabajadores survey (1994) with the prevalence of overweight and obesity observed in the second survey (1996).
  
  
  METHODS
  For both surveys the following individual data were collected: age, sex, weight, height, and body mass index (BMI). The 1994 survey included 2383 people and the 1996 survey included 2759 people. The degree of BMI was classified according to the current World Health Organization definitions. The population was divided by gender and age group, and the prevalence of each level of overweight was calculated. Additionally, the prevalence of different cutoff levels of BMI was calculated by gender and age groups.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The global prevalence of age-adjusted overweight increased from 26.91% to 37.45%. This increase was observed in both genders but the men had a higher increase from 24.51% to 40.21%. Overweight was more frequent in men than in women in all age groups. Male overweight prevalence was higher in the 40- to 59-year-old group and > or = 60-year-old group. Female overweight prevalence was predominant in the 30- to 39-year-old, 40- to 49-year-old, and 50- to 59-year-old groups. Global prevalence of obesity (> or =30 kg/m(2)) changed from 13.8% to 17.2%. Particularly, global prevalence of obesity class I increased from 9.66% to 12.6%; in men this figure increased from 9.04% to 13.05% and in women from 9.9% to 12.71%.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Prevalence of overweight and obesity has increased significantly in the studied population. It is necessary to implement lifestyle modifications to prevent the increase of prevalence of overweight and obesity.
authors.affiliation: Obesity Research Clinic, Endocrinology Department, Hospital General de México O.D., Mexico City DF, Mexico. gfangh@yahoo.com
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Fanghänel
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sánchez-Reyes
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Berber
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gómez-Santos
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015992:Body Mass Index; D001835:Body Weight; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006769:Hospitals, General; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico / Q000453:epidemiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology*; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D010564:Personnel, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015995:Prevalence; D000078329:Workforce