title: [Increasing trend in the prevalence of morbid obesity in Spain: from 1.8 to 6.1 per thousand in 14 years].
abstract: Obesity, and especially morbid obesity, increases the risk of cardiovascular as well as non-cardiovascular diseases. Our objective was to ascertain the trends in morbid obesity in Spain from 1993 to 2006 using representative data from 106,048 participants in the National Health Surveys. An age-adjusted Poisson regression model stratified by sex was fitted using morbid obesity as the dependent variable. An increasing trend in prevalent morbid obesity from 1.8 to 6.1 per thousand participants was found (increase>200%). Morbid obesity prevalence was higher in women. After adjusting for age, a monotonically increasing prevalence of morbid obesity was apparent for both men and women: the relative increase was 4% per year in women and 12% per year in men. These trends highlight the importance of preventive actions.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Medicina Preventiva y Salud Pública, Universidad de Navarra, Clínica Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Navarra, España.
authors.forename: F Javier
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Basterra-Gortari
authors.forename: Juan José
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Beunza
authors.forename: Maira
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bes-Rastrollo
authors.forename: Estefanía
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Toledo
authors.forename: Martín
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: García-López
authors.forename: Miguel A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Martínez-González
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015992:Body Mass Index; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000453:epidemiology*; D016012:Poisson Distribution; D015995:Prevalence; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult