TY - JOUR
T1 - High prevalence of obesity in a Spanish working population
AU - Goday-Arnó, Alberto
AU - Calvo-Bonacho, Eva
AU - Sánchez-Chaparro, Miguel ángel
AU - Gelpi, José Antonio
AU - Sainz, Juan Carlos
AU - Santamaría, Sonia
AU - Navarro, Rosa Isabel
AU - Gutiérrez, Faustino
AU - Sanz, Carlos
AU - Caveda, Elena
AU - Reviriego, Jesús
PY - 2013/4/1
Y1 - 2013/4/1
N2 - Background and objectives: To report the prevalence of obesity in a Spanish working population and its changes in recent years. Material and methods: Data were collected from routine medical examinations performed on workers by a national mutual insurance society for occupational accidents and diseases (Ibermutuamur). A structured questionnaire was completed and physical examinations were performed. Overweight was defined as BMI ranging from 25 and 29.9, obesity as BMI of 30-39.9, and morbid obesity as BMI≥40kg/m2. Results: Data from 1,336,055 medical examinations performed from May 2004 to November 2007 were collected. Prevalence rates in the population examined in 2004 (n = 230,684; 73% males; average age, 36.4 years) were: morbid obesity, 0.5% (0.6% males, 0.5% females); obesity, 14.5% (17.0% males, 7.7% females); overweight, 38.4% (44.8% males, 21.3% females). Prevalence rates of obesity and overweight were higher in blue-collar workers (16.4% and 40.5% respectively) as compared to white-collar workers (10.9% and 34.4% respectively). There was a progressive increase in prevalence of obesity during the 4-year study (2004-2007) in both males (17.0%, 17.6%, 17.9%, 18.2%) and females (7.6%, 8.0%, 8.4%, 8.7%). Conclusions: Prevalence of obesity and overweight in the Spanish working population is high, especially in male blue-collar workers, and is increasing. There is a need to promote early prevention programs and specific treatments for obesity. © 2012 SEEN.
AB - Background and objectives: To report the prevalence of obesity in a Spanish working population and its changes in recent years. Material and methods: Data were collected from routine medical examinations performed on workers by a national mutual insurance society for occupational accidents and diseases (Ibermutuamur). A structured questionnaire was completed and physical examinations were performed. Overweight was defined as BMI ranging from 25 and 29.9, obesity as BMI of 30-39.9, and morbid obesity as BMI≥40kg/m2. Results: Data from 1,336,055 medical examinations performed from May 2004 to November 2007 were collected. Prevalence rates in the population examined in 2004 (n = 230,684; 73% males; average age, 36.4 years) were: morbid obesity, 0.5% (0.6% males, 0.5% females); obesity, 14.5% (17.0% males, 7.7% females); overweight, 38.4% (44.8% males, 21.3% females). Prevalence rates of obesity and overweight were higher in blue-collar workers (16.4% and 40.5% respectively) as compared to white-collar workers (10.9% and 34.4% respectively). There was a progressive increase in prevalence of obesity during the 4-year study (2004-2007) in both males (17.0%, 17.6%, 17.9%, 18.2%) and females (7.6%, 8.0%, 8.4%, 8.7%). Conclusions: Prevalence of obesity and overweight in the Spanish working population is high, especially in male blue-collar workers, and is increasing. There is a need to promote early prevention programs and specific treatments for obesity. © 2012 SEEN.
KW - Morbid obesity
KW - Obesity
KW - Occupation
KW - Overweight
KW - Prevalence
U2 - 10.1016/j.endonu.2012.10.007
DO - 10.1016/j.endonu.2012.10.007
M3 - Article
VL - 60
SP - 173
EP - 178
IS - 4
ER -