Prevalencia de sobrepeso y obesidad en adultos de la ciudad de Cuenca-Ecuador, 2014

Abstract

Background. The obesity is characterized by the higher content of body fat, it is a chronic disease of high global prevalence. In Ecuador, ENSANUT-ECU 2013 reported a prevalence of 73% between the fourth and fifth decade of life. In Cuenca, a 30% of overweight and obesity were reported. Objetive: to describe the prevalence of overweight and obesity in adults from Cuenca - Ecuador in 2014 Method: An observational, descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted with a sample of 384 adults from the fifteen urban parishes from Cuenca. Some validated questionnaires were applied to determine the lifestyle, family functionality, as well as anthropometric measurements. The data were analyzed with the SPSS v15 program by frequency and percentage tables with 95% of confidence intervals. Results: At the end of the study, it was evident that overweight represents 42.2% and obesity 40.6%; with predominance in the female sex (69.3%). The prevalence of obesity in Cuenca exceeds the average of countries in the region and the country. The indicators of overweight and obesity in the group of 40 to 64 years were added which reach 83.1%, this data is higher than the prevalence of Ecuador that was 62.8%.. Conclusions: The prevalence of overweight and obesity in adults in Cuenca is higher than the national prevalence and predominantly in females.