Prevalence and Associated Factors of Obesity among Panamanian Adults. 1982–2010

Sasson, Morris; Lee, Marcos; Jan, Carmen; Fontes, Flávia; Motta, Jorge

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“…The Panamanian population has experienced a marked increase in obesity and this is particularly evident among females. 41 Other factors, such as reproductive behavior and lifestyle modifications, could also be contributing factors to the increase incidence in breast cancer in Panama. 38 …”

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Trend Analysis of Cancer Mortality and Incidence in Panama, Using Joinpoint Regression Analysis

Politis

Higuera

Chang³

et al. 2015

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Cancer is one of the leading causes of death worldwide and its incidence is expected to increase in the future. In Panama, cancer is also one of the leading causes of death. In 1964, a nationwide cancer registry was started and it was restructured and improved in 2012. The aim of this study is to utilize Joinpoint regression analysis to study the trends of the incidence and mortality of cancer in Panama in the last decade.Cancer mortality was estimated from the Panamanian National Institute of Census and Statistics Registry for the period 2001 to 2011. Cancer incidence was estimated from the Panamanian National Cancer Registry for the period 2000 to 2009. The Joinpoint Regression Analysis program, version 4.0.4, was used to calculate trends by age-adjusted incidence and mortality rates for selected cancers.Overall, the trend of age-adjusted cancer mortality in Panama has declined over the last 10 years (−1.12% per year). The cancers for which there was a significant increase in the trend of mortality were female breast cancer and ovarian cancer; while the highest increases in incidence were shown for breast cancer, liver cancer, and prostate cancer. Significant decrease in the trend of mortality was evidenced for the following: prostate cancer, lung and bronchus cancer, and cervical cancer; with respect to incidence, only oral and pharynx cancer in both sexes had a significant decrease. Some cancers showed no significant trends in incidence or mortality.This study reveals contrasting trends in cancer incidence and mortality in Panama in the last decade. Although Panama is considered an upper middle income nation, this study demonstrates that some cancer mortality trends, like the ones seen in cervical and lung cancer, behave similarly to the ones seen in high income countries. In contrast, other types, like breast cancer, follow a pattern seen in countries undergoing a transition to a developed economy with its associated lifestyle, nutrition, and body weight changes.

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Trend Analysis of Cancer Mortality and Incidence in Panama, Using Joinpoint Regression Analysis

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“…This increase could possibly be influencing the elevation of mortality from stroke and IHD noted in this younger age groups. Moreover, a Panamanian study reported that the prevalence of obesity has been increasing in both sexes, particularly in women 29. The prevalence of obesity in the PREFREC study was 30.9% in women and 18.3% in men.…”

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Analysis of mortality trends due to cardiovascular diseases in Panama, 2001–2014

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ObjectiveCardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are still the leading cause of death worldwide despite the recent decline in mortality rates attributable to CVD in Western Europe and the Americas. The aim of this study is to investigate mortality trends due to ischaemic heart disease (IHD) and stroke in Panama from 2001 to 2014, as well as the mortality differences by sex and age groups.MethodsData were obtained from the National Mortality Register. The International Classification of Diseases 10th revision codes (ICD-10) I20–I25 and I60–I69 were used for IHD and stroke, respectively. Age-adjusted mortality rates were calculated using the world population of the WHO as standard. Trends were analysed using Joinpoint Regression Program and annual percentage changes (APC) were estimated.ResultsFrom 2010, the IHD mortality trend began to decline in the whole population of Panama (APC −4.7%, p<0.05). From 2001 to 2014, a decline in the trend for IHD mortality was observed (APC −1.7%, p<0.05) in women, but not in men. Stroke mortality showed a significant annual decline during the study period (APC −3.8%, p<0.05) and it was more pronounced in women (APC −4.5%, p<0.05) than in men (APC −3.3%, p<0.05).ConclusionsIn Panama, the mortality rates from IHD and stroke have declined in recent years. Better access to healthcare, improved treatment of acute IHD and stroke, low tobacco consumption and better control of hypertension probably account for a significant part of this mortality reduction.

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“…La situación se agrava al inferir estas cifras a la población, dado que en ese período, el crecimiento poblacional se duplicó. Una similar tendencia se reporta en países como en Colombia donde la prevalencia de obesidad pasó de 13,9% a 16,4%, en el período comprendido entre el 2005 al 2010 13 ; lo mismo sucedió en Panamá donde fue de 3,8% en los varones y de 7,6% en las mujeres, pasando a 16,9% y 23,8% entre los años 1982 a 2008 14 .…”

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“…Respecto a la presencia del sobrepeso y obesidad en relación a los grupos de edad, se observa que la prevalencia se ha incrementado y que es a partir de los 60 años donde empieza a disminuir; esto también ha sido reportado en población panameña 14 . En este grupo etareo se presentan riesgos que están asociados a la obesidad junto a la pérdida de masa corporal, conocido como obesidad sarcopénica.…”

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El sobrepeso, la obesidad y la obesidad abdominal en la población adulta del Perú

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Torres-Aparcana²,

Zamora

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Introducción. La obesidad es un problema de salud pública; el objetivo del presente estudio fue determinar la prevalencia nacional y distribución del sobrepeso(S), obesidad(O) y obesidad abdominal (OA), en el Perú. Métodos. Se realizó un estudio observacional mediante el análisis de la Encuesta Nacional de Hogares 2012-2013 en el que se evaluaron a 20488 adultos. El diagnostico nutricional se determinó considerando el índice de masa corporal según la OMS: 18,5 a 24,9 normal, 25 a <30 sobrepeso, y ≥ a 30 kg/m2 obesidad. Asimismo, para la evaluación de OA se consideró la circunferencia de cintura ≥ 102 cm para varones y ≥ 88 cm para mujeres. Resultados. La prevalencia nacional de sobrepeso fue de 40,5% y de obesidad 19,7%, con un total de 60,2% de población adulta con exceso de peso. El 23,4% de O fueron mujeres y 15,7% varones; la OA en mujeres fue 51,2% y 14,8% en varones Los departamentos con mayor prevalencia de exceso de peso fueron Tacna (73,8%) e Ica (72,2%). Los departamentos con mayor prevalencia de OA fueron Lima, Ica y Lambayeque, con prevalencias superiores al 40%. Se presentó mayor prevalencia de O y OA en mayores de 40 años, en población que vive en la costa, a menos de 1000 msnm y que reside en áreas urbanas. Conclusiones. El 60,2% de población adulta peruana presentó exceso de peso (S y O), predominantemente en Tacna e Ica, incrementándose la prevalencia respecto a lo reportado previamente.

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Prevalence and Associated Factors of Obesity among Panamanian Adults. 1982–2010

Cited by 20 publications

References 38 publications

Trend Analysis of Cancer Mortality and Incidence in Panama, Using Joinpoint Regression Analysis

Trend Analysis of Cancer Mortality and Incidence in Panama, Using Joinpoint Regression Analysis

Analysis of mortality trends due to cardiovascular diseases in Panama, 2001–2014

El sobrepeso, la obesidad y la obesidad abdominal en la población adulta del Perú

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