Abstract

NUNEZ, Roberto et al. Obesidad en pacientes adultos del Municipio Sucre del Estado Miranda. AVFT [online]. 2006, vol.25, n.2, pp.64-66. ISSN 0798-0264.

It was evaluated the nutritional state of 360 adults which were attended in the health centers "Don Pedro del Corral", "Araguaney" and the mobile clinics, between April and June of 2005, in order to determinate obesity, which was determinated by Body Mass Index suggested by the World Health Organization (WHO), and it was clasificated in Type I, Type II and Type III. RESULTS: 28,8 % of female patients who consulted presented obesity and 23,3 % of male patients were obeses. There was type I obesity in 65,79 % of cases, 23,68% were type II and 10,52 % presented type III obesity. The data obtained was significatively higher to international data publicated in Europe, United States of America and Latinmerica.

Keywords : Obesity; Corporal Mass Indice; Adults.