Epidemiology of Obesity in Paraguay

Cañete, Felicia; Fretes, Gabriela; Sequera, VG; Turnes, Catherine; Santacruz, Ethel; Paiva, Tania; Benitez, Gualberto

doi:10.18004/anales/2016.049(02)17-026

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“…De acuerdo con los criterios establecidos para agrupar a los individuos según el IMC, el peso del colectivo estudiado se encuentra dentro de una situación de normalidad (1). El porcentaje de obesidad real de la población de estudio fue de 23,4 %, esto concuerda con las estadísticas nacionales donde se encontró una prevalencia de obesidad de 23,9% (2,14). A pesar de que un elevado porcentaje del colectivo estudiado presenta un peso considerado como normal, un 27,5% de los varones y un 62,9% de las mujeres (p< 0,001) consideran que su peso se encuentra por encima del peso más beneficioso para su salud y del peso considerado como más atractivo, por lo que se constata mayor grado de insatisfacción por la imagen corporal en las mujeres, esto concuerda con el trabajo realizado por Casillas-Estrella y cols.…”

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“…Diversos autores han destacado la baja concordancia que existe entre la imagen corporal y el estado nutricional (5)(6)(7)(8)(9). La imagen corporal condicionaría en parte las conductas alimentarias y la actitud o nivel de aceptación con relación a las dietas orientadas al control de peso (10)(11)(12)(13)(14). Por lo que conocer la percepción que la población tiene sobre su peso corporal nos ayudará a definir estrategias que permitan reforzar el concepto de peso normal o deseable, en caso de que los datos no muestren una adecuada concordancia.…”

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Percepción de imagen corporal como factor condicionante del índice de masa corporal en médicos residentes del Hospital de Clínicas

Torales

Aquino

García

et al. 2018

Mem. Inst. Investig. Cienc. Salud

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Cómo referenciar este artículo/ How to reference this article:Torales JM, Aquino NJ, García LB, Scavenius KE, Sequeira OR, Miño LM, Giménez MB, Centurión OA. Percepción de imagen corporal como factor condicionante del índice de masa corporal en médicos residentes del Hospital de Clínicas. Mem. Inst. Investig. Cienc. Salud. 2018; 16(2): 79-83 R E S U M E NUno de los factores condicionantes del peso corporal es la percepción que la persona tiene de su imagen corporal. El objetivo fue conocer la percepción de imagen corporal según el índice de masa corporal (IMC) en 107 Médicos Residentes del Hospital de Clínicas.Se utilizó un diseño observacional descriptivo de corte transverso. Se exploraron las variables edad, sexo, circunferencia abdominal, peso, talla, IMC, percepción del peso corporal. La circunferencia abdominal fue de riesgo elevado en 37% de los varones y en 16% de las mujeres, de riesgo muy elevado en 13% de varones y en 29% de las mujeres (p=0,009). En cuanto al IMC la media fue de 25,7±4,6; estando en peso normal el 45% y en sobrepeso el 43%. Se encontró más mujeres con peso normal (63% vs 28%). Los varones presentan más sobrepeso (61% vs 28%) (p=0,0009). En cuanto a la percepción del peso corporal se perciben con obesidad 23%; con sobrepeso 47% y con peso normal 28%. Cruzando los datos con los IMC verdaderos, tenemos que el 43% no tiene la percepción real de acuerdo a su IMC. La concordancia en cuanto a IMC real y la percepción es del 63%. Casi la mitad de los residentes estudiados no tiene la percepción real de acuerdo a su IMC. La percepción de obesidad es mayor en mujeres que en hombres acorde a su IMC real. Se requiere de más investigaciones en referencia al tema aplicándolo a toda la población del hospital para crear medidas educativas de oportuna intervención en la salud del personal sanitario. Palabras clave: Percepción de imagen corporal, Médicos residentes, Índice de masa corporal. A B S T R A C TThe perception of their own body image that a person has is a conditioning factor of the body weight. We aimed to know the perception of body image assessing the body mass index (BMI) in 107 medical residents of the Clinical Hospital. We utilized a descriptive observational design to evaluate multiple variables like gender, age, abdominal diameter, weight, height, body mass index, and perception of body weight. The abdominal diameter was of high risk in 37% of males and 16% in females, and of very high risk in 13% of males and in 29% of females (p=0,009). The medium BMI was 25,7±4,6. There was a normal BMI in 45% of the subjects and overweight in 43%. There were more female with normal weight than male (63% vs 28%), and there were more overweight male than female (61% vs

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Percepción de imagen corporal como factor condicionante del índice de masa corporal en médicos residentes del Hospital de Clínicas

Torales

Aquino

García

et al. 2018

Mem. Inst. Investig. Cienc. Salud

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“…The independent variables identified from previous studies of factors affecting obesity were sex, age, education level, Food Burden ratio, diagnosis of diabetes and/or hypertension, and health behaviors such as smoking status, daily physical activity, and daily vegetable intake. 9,[11][12][13][16][17][18][19] Respondent age was divided into 10-year intervals, but it was used as a continuous variable in the regression analysis. Educational background was categorized as elementary school, below high school, and higher than university/college.…”

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“…Less frequent physical activity was associated with a higher body mass index (BMI). 9 Popkin and Reardon (2018) reported that the higher the Food Burden ratio of a household, the lower the weight of its members. 10 The Food Burden ratio is defined as the percentage of household food consumption per month divided by the percentage of household average monthly income.…”

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Social Determinants of Overweight and Obesity in Paraguayan Adults Using Quantile Regression

Lee

Kim

Amarilla

et al. 2021

Journal of Public Health Research

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Background: The World Health Organization (WHO) defines the double burden of malnutrition as the new face of malnutrition. This is a serious problem in Latin American countries, especially Paraguay, which has a high obesity rate. This study aimed to gather data to inform a national strategy for confronting the double-burden challenge in Paraguay by 1) identifying whether the body mass index (BMI) of study subjects differed significantly according to social determinants, and 2) assessing the factors affecting BMI and the extent of their impact according to BMI quantile levels. Design and Methods. Data were collected using a questionnaire adapted from the WHO World Health Survey. We collected 2,200 responses from September 16 to October 7, 2018. After excluding the questionnaires with missing data, we analyzed 1,994 respondents aged 17 years and older living in Limpio, Paraguay. The analyses included t-test and chi-squared test to identify significant differences and 10th quantile regression to assess associations. Results. Analyses showed significant differences in participants’ BMI levels based on age and diagnoses of diabetes or hypertension. In quantile regression analyses, age was significantly associated with BMI quantiles at all but one level. Educational attainment was significantly associated with the 10%–40% and 60%–70% quantiles of BMI. Conclusions. Age, education level, diabetes, and hypertension were significant predictors of obesity. Obesity programs that focus on people aged more than 60 years are required. In addition, targeted nutritional education may be a useful intervention.

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“…Los adolescentes de nuestro estudio en un 22,6% son inactivos físicamente con mayor frecuencia en mujeres que en hombres (26,4% vs 18,1%), similar a un estudio a nivel nacional que mostro que el 27,2% de los adultos son inactivos (19). Varios estudios muestran el elevado porcentaje de jóvenes inactivos físicamente hasta un 80% siendo más frecuente también en mujeres (20,21).…”

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Patterns of physical activity and sedentary behaviors in adolescents aged 13 to 15 in Paraguay

Santacruz

Zoilán

Benitez

et al. 2021

An. Fac. Cienc. Méd. (Asunción)

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Introduction:Insufficient physical activity is one of the main public health problems globally. Teen behavior patterns and lifestyle may affect their physical and mental health. Objectives: The objective of this study was to know the patterns of physical activity and sedentary behaviors in the adolescent population nationwide. Materials and methods: A quantitative, observational, descriptive cross-sectional study, the questionnaire of the Global School Health Survey was applied in school adolescents of the eighth and ninth grades of the 3rd cycle of Basic School Education and the 1st, 2nd and 3rd year of Secondary Education in 49 schools and colleges in the country. 1,803 students aged 13 to 15 years were included in this study. Results: 27% of adolescents between the ages of 13 and 15 in Paraguay are active, being significantly higher in men than in women (p-value 0.000) and 22% are inactive more frequently in women than in men (p-value 0.000). It was observed that 33.5% of the adolescents had sedentary behavior, 43.4% of the adolescents did not use active displacement to attend school. Adolescents who did not participate in physical education classes at school accounted for 15.6%. Conclusion: Although 27% of adolescents between the ages of 13 and 15 are active, the large percentage of inactive adolescents with sedentary behavior is worrying.

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Epidemiology of Obesity in Paraguay

Cited by 9 publications

References 14 publications

Percepción de imagen corporal como factor condicionante del índice de masa corporal en médicos residentes del Hospital de Clínicas

Percepción de imagen corporal como factor condicionante del índice de masa corporal en médicos residentes del Hospital de Clínicas

Social Determinants of Overweight and Obesity in Paraguayan Adults Using Quantile Regression

Patterns of physical activity and sedentary behaviors in adolescents aged 13 to 15 in Paraguay

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