[Obesity, body morphology, and blood pressure in urban and rural population groups of Yucatan].
OBJECTIVE
To characterize body morphology and blood pressure of adults of the Mexican state of Yucatan.


METHODS
Rural-urban differences in weight, height, waist, and hip circumferences, and blood pressure were analyzed in 313 urban and 271 rural subjects.


RESULTS
No rural-urban differences in prevalence of obesity and overweight were found. Hypertension was marginally higher in urban subjects. Rural abnormal waist circumference was higher in young men and young women. Comparison with two national surveys and a survey in the aboriginal population (rural mixtecos) showed similar prevalence of obesity as ENSA-2000 and higher than mixtecos and ENEC-1993. Abnormal waist circumference was intermediate between ENSANUT-2006 and mixtecos and hypertension was intermediate between ENEC and mixtecos.


CONCLUSIONS
The Maya and mestizo population of Yucatan showed a high prevalence of obesity and abnormal waist circumference not accompanied by a comparable higher hypertension frequency. This finding requires further confirmation.
Arroyo
Pedro
P
Fondo Nestlé para la Nutrición, Fundación Mexicana para la Salud, Mexico. parroyo@fondonestlenutricion.org.mx
Fernández
Victoria
V
Loría
Alvar
A
Pardío
Jeannette
J
Laviada
Hugo
H
Vargas-Ancona
Lizardo
L
Ward
Ryk
R
D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000453:epidemiology*; D007198:Indians, North American; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico / Q000453:epidemiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology*; D050177:Overweight; D015995:Prevalence; D012424:Rural Population; D012737:Sex Factors; D014505:Urban Population