Sobrepeso y obesidad en un grupo de mujeres saharauis y relación con los ideales de belleza

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Resumen Objetivo principal: Analizar la prevalencia del sobrepeso en una muestra de mujeres Saharauis en relación a la imagen corporal. Metodología: Muestra no aleatoria (n=210), mujeres residentes en campamentos de refugiados Saharauis de Tindouf, durante 2018. Se determinó el Índice de Masa Corporal (IMC) y se aplicó el cuestionario de la Silueta de Maganto y Cruz, para determinar el Índice de Distorsión y el de Insatisfacción de la imagen corporal. Resultados principales: Un 60,47% de las mujeres presentaban un IMC superior a 25. El 92,4% de las mujeres se identifican con una silueta más delgada de la que les corresponde, mientras que el 40,5% de la muestra se sienten satisfechas de su imagen corporal. Conclusión principal: La alta tasa de obesidad detectada en las mujeres no es motivo de insatisfacción con el cuerpo en las participantes. Los índices de distorsión e insatisfacción corporal sugieren que la figura de la mujer obesa encuentra una amplia aceptación social en la sociedad saharaui.

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Abstract Objective: To analyse the prevalence of overweight in a sample of Saharawi women in relationship with their body image. Methods: Intentional sample of 210 women living in Sahrawi refugee camps in Tindouf during 2018. The BMI was determined and then the Maganto and Cruz Silhouette questionnaire was applied to each, to determine the Distortion Index and the Body Image Dissatisfaction Index. Results: 60.47% of women had a BMI of over 25. The 92.4% of women identify with a slimmer silhouette than corresponds to them. The 40.5% of the sample is satisfied with their body image. Conclusions: The high rate of obesity detected isdoes not related togenerate dissatisfaction with their body in the women that took part. The indices of distortion and dissatisfaction suggest social acceptance of the figure of an obese woman in Saharawi society.

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Prevalence of obesity, hypertension, and diabetes, and cascade of care in sub-Saharan Africa: a cross-sectional, population-based study in rural and urban Malawi

Alison J. Price, Amelia C. Crampin, Alemayehu Amberbir … (2018)

Summary Background Sub-Saharan Africa is in rapid demographic transition, and non-communicable diseases are increasingly important causes of morbidity and mortality. We investigated the burden of diabetes, overweight and obesity, hypertension, and multimorbidity, their treatment, and their associations with lifestyle and other factors in Malawi, a very poor country with a predominantly rural—but rapidly growing urban—population, to identify high-risk populations and inform appropriate interventions. Methods In this cross-sectional, population-based study, we enrolled all adults (≥18 years) residing in two defined geographical areas within Karonga District and Lilongwe city. All adults self-defining as usually resident in the study areas were eligible, and recruited at household level. Participants were interviewed, had anthropometry and blood pressure measured, and had fasting blood samples collected. The study outcomes were prevalence estimates and risk ratios for diabetes (defined as fasting blood glucose of at least 7·0 mmol/L or self-report of a previous diagnosis of diabetes), hypertension (systolic blood pressure of at least 140 mm Hg, diastolic blood pressure of at least 90 mm Hg, or self-report of current antihypertensive medication), overweight (BMI of 25·0–29·9 kg/m2) and obesity (BMI of 30·0 kg/m2 or more), and multimorbidity (two or more of the above conditions) by location-specific (urban vs rural), age-specific, and sex-specific groups, calculated using negative binomial regression. We used χ2 likelihood ratio tests to assess heterogeneity by age, location, and sex. Findings Between May 16, 2013, and Feb 8, 2016, we enrolled 15 013 (62%) of 24 367 eligible urban adults in Lilongwe and 13 878 (88%) of 15 806 eligible rural adults in Karonga District. Overweight and obesity, hypertension, and diabetes were highly prevalent, more so in urban residents, the less poor, and better educated than in rural, the poorest, and least educated participants. 18% of urban men (961 of 5211 participants) and 44% (4115 of 9282) of urban women, and 9% (521 of 5834) of rural men and 27% (2038 of 7497) of rural women were overweight or obese; 16% (859 of 5212), 14% (1349 of 9793), 13% (787 of 5847), and 14% (1101 of 8025) had hypertension; and 3% (133 of 3928), 3% (225 of 7867), 2% (84 of 5004), and 2% (124 of 7116) had diabetes, respectively. Of 566 participants with diabetes, 233 (41%) were undiagnosed, and of 4096 participants with hypertension, 2388 (58%) were undiagnosed. Fewer than half the participants on medication for diabetes or hypertension had well controlled diabetes (84 [41%] of 207 participants) or blood pressure (440 [37%] of 1183 participants). Multimorbidity was highest in urban women (n=519, 7%). Interpretation Overweight and obesity, hypertension, and diabetes are highly prevalent in urban and rural Malawi, yet many patients are undiagnosed and management is limited. Local-evidence-informed multisectoral, innovative, and targeted interventions are needed urgently to manage the already high burden. Funding Wellcome Trust.

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National, regional, and global trends in adult overweight and obesity prevalences

Peter Bjerregaard, Gretchen A Stevens, Gitanjali M Singh … (2013)

Background Overweight and obesity prevalence are commonly used for public and policy communication of the extent of the obesity epidemic, yet comparable estimates of trends in overweight and obesity prevalence by country are not available. Methods We estimated trends between 1980 and 2008 in overweight and obesity prevalence and their uncertainty for adults 20 years of age and older in 199 countries and territories. Data were from a previous study, which used a Bayesian hierarchical model to estimate mean body mass index (BMI) based on published and unpublished health examination surveys and epidemiologic studies. Here, we used the estimated mean BMIs in a regression model to predict overweight and obesity prevalence by age, country, year, and sex. The uncertainty of the estimates included both those of the Bayesian hierarchical model and the uncertainty due to cross-walking from mean BMI to overweight and obesity prevalence. Results The global age-standardized prevalence of obesity nearly doubled from 6.4% (95% uncertainty interval 5.7-7.2%) in 1980 to 12.0% (11.5-12.5%) in 2008. Half of this rise occurred in the 20 years between 1980 and 2000, and half occurred in the 8 years between 2000 and 2008. The age-standardized prevalence of overweight increased from 24.6% (22.7-26.7%) to 34.4% (33.2-35.5%) during the same 28-year period. In 2008, female obesity prevalence ranged from 1.4% (0.7-2.2%) in Bangladesh and 1.5% (0.9-2.4%) in Madagascar to 70.4% (61.9-78.9%) in Tonga and 74.8% (66.7-82.1%) in Nauru. Male obesity was below 1% in Bangladesh, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Ethiopia, and was highest in Cook Islands (60.1%, 52.6-67.6%) and Nauru (67.9%, 60.5-75.0%). Conclusions Globally, the prevalence of overweight and obesity has increased since 1980, and the increase has accelerated. Although obesity increased in most countries, levels and trends varied substantially. These data on trends in overweight and obesity may be used to set targets for obesity prevalence as requested at the United Nations high-level meeting on Prevention and Control of NCDs.

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Consenso SEEDO 2007 para la evaluación del sobrepeso y la obesidad y el establecimiento de criterios de intervención terapéutica

Jordi Salas-Salvadó, Miguel Rubio, Montserrat Barbany … (2007)

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Journal ID (publisher-id): index

Title: Index de Enfermería

Abbreviated Title: Index Enferm

Publisher: Fundación Index (Granada, Granada, Spain )

ISSN (Print): 1132-1296

ISSN (Electronic): 1699-5988

Publication date (Print and electronic): June 2020

Volume: 29

Issue: 1-2

Pages: 23-27

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[2] Andalucía orgnameUniversidad de Granada orgdiv1Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud de Ceuta Spain

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[3] orgnameCampamento de refugiados saharauis de Tindouf Argelia

[4] orgnameCampamento de refugiados saharauis de Tindouf orgdiv1Dispensario de salud Agüenit Argelia

[5] orgnameInstituto de Investigación Biosanitaria orgdiv1Grupo de investigación “Género, salud y servicios sanitarios” España

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