OBJECTIVE: To assess the prevalence and risk factors of overweight (OW) and @entity28 ( @entity28 ) by BMI and @entity1144 ( @entity1144 ) by waist-to-height ratio, (WHtR) among the Balearic Islands' adult population. METHODS: Cross-sectional nutritional survey carried out in the Balearic Islands (2009-2010). A random sample (n = 1,081) of young (18-35 years) and middle-aged adults (36-55 years) were interviewed and anthropometrically measured. OW (BMI 25.0-29.9 kg/m(2)) and @entity28 (BMI >=  30 kg/m(2)) were defined according to WHO criteria. @entity1144 was defined as WHtR >=  0.5. Socio-economic and lifestyle determinants were considered. RESULTS: The overall prevalence of OW/ @entity28 and @entity1144 was 29.4% (95% confidence interval (95% CI) 26.9-32.3%), 11.2% (95% CI 9.5-13.2%) and 33.1% (95% CI 30.4-36.0%), respectively. @entity1 showed higher prevalence of OW (35.9%, 95% CI 31.6-40.5%) and @entity1144 (37.9%, 95% CI 33.6-42.5%) than @entity1 (OW 24.9%, 95% CI 21.7-28.4%; @entity1144 29.7%, 95%CI 26.2-33.4%). Overall prevalence of @entity28 was 11.8% (95% CI 9.1-15.1%) in @entity1 and 10.8% (95% CI 8.6-13.5%) in @entity1 . Age and no leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) were main risk factors associated with OW/ @entity28 and @entity1144 . Living with at least one @entity1 at home and to be married in @entity1 as well as to be unemployed, to be born in South America, and a low level of education in @entity1 were associated with @entity1144 . CONCLUSIONS: @entity1 showed higher prevalence of OW and @entity1144 than @entity1 . In both sexes, age is the main risk factor associated with OW/ @entity28 and @entity1144 ; in @entity1 also the absence of LTPA plays a significant role.    2015 S. Karger GmbH, Freiburg.

Prevalence and Related Risk Factors of Overweight and XXXX among the Adult Population in the Balearic Islands, a Mediterranean Region.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['women', 'Men', 'child', 'men'] @entity1144 :: ('MESH:D056128', 'Disease') :: ['AO', 'abdominal obesity'] @entity28 :: ('MESH:D009765', 'Disease') :: ['obesity', 'OB']
@entity28 :: (MESH:D009765,Disease) :: ['Obesity']
