Obesity prevalence in Colombian adults is increasing fastest in lower socio-economic status groups and urban residents: results from two nationally representative surveys.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Low- and middle-income countries are experiencing rises in the prevalence of adult obesity. Whether these increases disproportionately affect vulnerable subpopulations is unclear because most previous investigations were not nationally representative, were limited to women, or relied on self-reported anthropometric data which are subject to bias. The aim of the present study was to assess changes in the prevalence of obesity from 2005 to 2010 in Colombian adults; overall and by levels of sociodemographic characteristics.

Design

Two cross-sectional, nationally representative surveys.

Setting

Colombia.

Subjects

Men and women 18-64 years old (n 31 105 in 2005; n 81 115 in 2010).

Results

The prevalence of obesity (BMI ≥30 kg/m2) was 13·9 % in 2005

SUBMITTER: Kasper NM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10282292 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature