title: Obesity in Castile and Leon, Spain: epidemiology and association with other cardiovascular risk factors.
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 circumference > 102 cm in males or > 88 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.
authors.affiliation: Centro de Salud de Cuéllar, Cuéllar, Segovia, Spain.
authors.forename: Salvador
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Escribano García
authors.forename: A Tomás
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Vega Alonso
authors.forename: José
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lozano Alonso
authors.forename: Rufino
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Alamo Sanz
authors.forename: Siro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lleras Muñoz
authors.forename: Javier
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Castrodeza Sanz
authors.forename: Milagros
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gil Costa
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D013030:Spain; D055815:Young Adult