Prevalence of risk factors associated with overweight-obesity detected by impedance in university students Barranquilla Colombia
Joint Event on 17th International Conference on Nutrition and Fitness & 2nd International Conference on Gastroenterology and Digestive Disorders
May 23-24, 2019 | Vienna, Austria
Carmen Carrero Gonzalez, Gloria Lastre- Amell, Maria Alejandra Orostegui, Linda Ruiz Escorcia and Leandro Sierra Carrero
Universidad Simon Bolivar, Colombia
Posters & Accepted Abstracts : J Nutr Hum Health
Abstract:
Introduction: A high percentage of body fat is considered
a risk factor that predispose to the development of
cardiovascular diseases, metabolic syndromes and other
chronic noncommunicable diseases, these are the main
cause of death worldwide. The World Health Organization
(WHO) between 2014 -2015, found around the world that
adults 18 years and over 39% overweight and 13% with
obesity.
Objective: It was to determine the levels of blood pressure,
body fat, visceral and the prevalence of overweight -
obesity (according to body mass index), included as
indicators of health risks, in university students.
Materials and Methods: Cross-sectional study in a sample
of n = 86 students taken at random, 76 female and 10
males between 18 and 33 years belonging to different
study programs, who were taken blood pressure levels
and measurements of weight, height, percentage of body
fat, visceral, determination of (BMI) through electrical
bioimpedance.
Results: For the female sex, the body mass index obtained
a higher percentage in the category: Normal (53.5%),
followed by an overweight (19.8%), for the masculine
sex, the category prevailed: Normal ( 4.7%), followed by
similar results in the category of overweight and obesity
grade I, (3.5%) For body fat, a higher percentage was found
in the female category: Very High (41, 9%), while for the
masculine sex the category prevailed: Normal (7%), similar
results were observed for visceral fat in both sexes. In
relation to the blood pressure figures, Normal High figures
were observed in the male sex.
Conclusion: In the female sex, body and visceral fat
prevalence was observed, unlike the male sex, it is
necessary to complement the body mass index with body
and visceral fat measurements.
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