Overweight and General and Abdominal Obesity in a Representative Sample of Spanish Adults: Findings from the ANIBES Study - PubMed (original) (raw)

Overweight and General and Abdominal Obesity in a Representative Sample of Spanish Adults: Findings from the ANIBES Study

Ana M López-Sobaler et al. Biomed Res Int. 2016.

Abstract

Objective. To analyze the anthropometric parameters from a representative sample of Spanish adults participating in ANIBES study and the prevalence of general and abdominal obesity. Methods. This cross-sectional study focused on 1655 adults aged 18-64 years. Weight, height, and waist circumference (WC) were evaluated, and body mass index (BMI) and waist to height ratio (WHtR) were calculated. A composite index combining BMI and WHtR was designed to establish five groups with different anthropometric status. Results. The prevalence of overweight (OW) was 35.8% and that of obesity was 19.9%. Obesity (OB) was higher among men (OR 1.725, 1.415-2.104; p = 0.000) and each year of age increased the risk of obesity (OR 1.054, 1.045-1.064; p = 0.000). The prevalence of abdominal obesity (WHtR ≥ 0.5) was 58.4%. Only 36.1% of the population had an optimal anthropometric situation (BMI < 25 kg/m(2), WHtR < 0.5), whereas 50.1% had weight excess and high WHtR (BMI ≥ 25 kg/m(2), WHtR ≥ 0.5). Conclusions. More than half of Spanish population has weight excess and cardiometabolic risk. The results of this study provide an understanding of the current anthropometric situation in the Spanish population, as a first step toward planning interventions and assessing their effectiveness in the future.

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BMI in Spanish adults according to BMI classification. _∗_Significant differences between men and women in the same BMI group (Mann-Whitney U test). Significant differences in the same sex group, A: regarding normal weight and B: regarding overweight (Kruskal-Wallis test and Dunn-Bonferroni post hoc).

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Waist circumference (WC) in Spanish adults according to WC classification. _∗_Significant differences between men and women in the same WC group (Mann-Whitney U test). A: significant differences in the same sex group between adults with or without abdominal obesity (>88 cm for women and >102 cm for men) (Mann-Whitney U test).

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Waist/height ratio (WHtR) in Spanish adults according to WHtR classification. _∗_Significant differences between men and women in the same WHtR group (Mann-Whitney U test). A: significant differences in the same sex group between adults with WHtR < 0.5 and WHtR ≥ 0.5 (Mann-Whitney U test).

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