Obesity and overweight in IMSS female workers in Mexico City
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| contents | Obesity and overweight in IMSS female workers in Mexico City Felipe Gómez-García Gabriela Pérez-Pérez José Luis Vázquez-Martínez Héctor Gómez-Dantés María de los Angeles Lara-Rodríguez Joel Navarrete-Espinosa Salud women Obesity overweight social security health personnel Objective. To estimate the prevalence and risk factors for overweight (OW) and obesity (OB) in women working atthe Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS, per its abbreviation in Spanish) in Mexico City, using two different classification criteria. Material and Methods. A cross-sectional study was performed from July 1999 to September 2000. It included 588 women 20 to 65 years of age and who were working at the IMSS. The criteria used to estimate the prevalence of OW and OB were the WHO criteria and theMexican Official Norm (NOM) for the integrated management of obesity in Mexico. Results. The frequency of OB, according to WHO criteria, was 27.6% (26% adjusted) and for OW 43.2% 40.2% adjusted). According to the OM,the levels of OB in those with short height (<1.50 m) increased to 75% and to 52.2% for those with height >1.50 m.Comparison of BMI between the two height groups showed no differences. The risk factor associated with OB and OW was age. Education and exercise were protective factors.Conclusions. The high prevalences detected in this particular working group highlight the importance of prevention and control of OB in health personnel because it can result in a high number of disability and premature retirement due to disease. The use of the NOM criteria for the identificationof women at risk may be useful for early detection of high-risk groups. 2005 artículo científico 0036-3634 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=10647403 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=106 Salud Pública de México application/pdf Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública Salud Pública de México (México) Num.4 Vol.47 |
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| spellingShingle | Obesity and overweight in IMSS female workers in Mexico City Felipe Gómez-García Salud women Obesity overweight social security health personnel Obesity and overweight in IMSS female workers in Mexico City Felipe Gómez-García Gabriela Pérez-Pérez José Luis Vázquez-Martínez Héctor Gómez-Dantés María de los Angeles Lara-Rodríguez Joel Navarrete-Espinosa Salud women Obesity overweight social security health personnel Objective. To estimate the prevalence and risk factors for overweight (OW) and obesity (OB) in women working atthe Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS, per its abbreviation in Spanish) in Mexico City, using two different classification criteria. Material and Methods. A cross-sectional study was performed from July 1999 to September 2000. It included 588 women 20 to 65 years of age and who were working at the IMSS. The criteria used to estimate the prevalence of OW and OB were the WHO criteria and theMexican Official Norm (NOM) for the integrated management of obesity in Mexico. Results. The frequency of OB, according to WHO criteria, was 27.6% (26% adjusted) and for OW 43.2% 40.2% adjusted). According to the OM,the levels of OB in those with short height (<1.50 m) increased to 75% and to 52.2% for those with height >1.50 m.Comparison of BMI between the two height groups showed no differences. The risk factor associated with OB and OW was age. Education and exercise were protective factors.Conclusions. The high prevalences detected in this particular working group highlight the importance of prevention and control of OB in health personnel because it can result in a high number of disability and premature retirement due to disease. The use of the NOM criteria for the identificationof women at risk may be useful for early detection of high-risk groups. 2005 artículo científico 0036-3634 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=10647403 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=106 Salud Pública de México application/pdf Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública Salud Pública de México (México) Num.4 Vol.47 |
| title | Obesity and overweight in IMSS female workers in Mexico City |
| topic | Salud women Obesity overweight social security health personnel |
| url | https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=10647403 |