Prevalencia de obesidad en mujeres de 20 a 64 años en el Centro de Salud del cantón Chordeleg, en el periodo enero de 2015 a diciembre de 2016

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Some risk factors of the female sex increase the prevalence of obesity, maintaining a healthy weight helps preventing diseases. A proper nutritional intervention is crucial to prevent and treat this disease.

GENERAL AIM: Determine the prevalence of obesity in women between 20 and 64 years of age of the Chordeleg health center during the period January 2015 to December 2016.

METODOLOGY: A retrospective descriptive study was carried out; data were collected from 150 women between 20 and 64 years of age who attended the Chordeleg Health Center. With a format sheet, data from the clinical histories were collected for the creation of a statistical base.

RESULTS: 78.67% of women presented type I obesity. The group of women aged 40 to 49 years showed a higher prevalence of type I obesity (22.67%). In relation to concomitant diseases, 10.67% of women with type I obesity have arterial hypertension. In the rural area obesity prevailed in general (55.3%) compared to the urban area (44.6%), in relation to the type of obesity, type I was presented in greater proportion (46.67%). Type I obesity occurred predominantly in women who completed primary education (32.67%) and decreased as schooling increased.

CONCLUTIONS: The preventive treatment of obesity is deficient, although some cases are more relevant than others, all should be treated timely, since this disease has personal, family and economic consequences for the country.