OBJECTIVE: To estimate the prevalence of @entity28 in the Murcia Region according to age and sex, and to analyse how @entity28 is related to demographic and socio-economic determinants and to other cardiovascular risk factors of interest to the community. DESIGN: Survey on a representative population sample using multi-stage random sampling with definition of the sample quotas. SUBJECTS: A total of 3091 @entity1 aged 18-65 y residing in the Murcia Region. MEASUREMENTS: : The following data were collected: socio-economic data; @entity286 smoking; recent physical activity; blood pressure; weight; height; and blood analysis to determine plasma lipids. @entity28 was defined by body mass index (BMI)> or =30. Intense or vigorous physical activity ( @entity2052 > or =6 equivalents to baseline metabolic rate or METs) was measured in kilocalories per day and reduced to hours per week. RESULTS: In all, 20.5% of the adult population of the Murcia Region is obese, and 40.9% is overweight. In the logistic regression analysis, @entity28 in @entity1 is associated with age and level of education. In @entity1 it is associated with age, level of education, living in a non-urban area and being a housewife. When adjusted for socio-economic variables and for other cardiovascular risk factors the effect of age and level of education disappears in @entity1 and it is directly associated with @entity101 and hypertriglyceridaemia and inversely related to more than 2 h @entity2052 per week. @entity28 in @entity1 is associated positively with age, @entity101 , hypertriglyceridaemia and little @entity2052 , and inversely with level of education. CONCLUSIONS: In the Murcia Region 61.4% of the adult population presents with some form of excess weight. The prevalence of @entity28 (BMI> or =30) is greater in @entity1 (23.7%; CI 95% 19.7-27.7) than in @entity1 (17.3%; CI 95% 15.3-19.3). The widespread nature of this factor makes it a mass problem that requires generalised interventions to prevent it.

Extremely high prevalence of overweight and XXXX in Murcia, a Mediterranean region in south-east Spain.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['women', 'persons', 'men'] @entity286 :: ('4097', 'Species') :: ['tobacco'] @entity101 :: ('MESH:D006973', 'Disease') :: ['hypertension'] @entity28 :: ('MESH:D009765', 'Disease') :: ['Obesity', 'obesity'] @entity2052 :: ('CHEBI:39867', 'Chemical') :: ['VPA']
@entity28 :: (MESH:D009765,Disease) :: ['obesity']
