BACKGROUND: Overweight and @entity28 have reached epidemic proportions in Latin America. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to explore social and behavioral factors associated with @entity28 in Peruvian cities. DESIGN: Between 1998 and 2000 health examination surveys were conducted among adults in 1176 families identified in six cities. Stratified by social class, multistaged random sampling was used. Using body mass index (weight (kg)/height (m)(2)), @entity1 and @entity1 were classified into normal weight (BMI <25), @entity2973 (BMI 25-29), or @entity28 (BMI > or =30); abdominal circumference (> or =94 cm in @entity1 and > or =84 cm in @entity1 ) further identified morbidity risk. Several demographic, social, and behavioral variables were collected following standardized procedures. RESULTS: Adjusting for age, 37% of @entity1 were categorized as normal weight, 40% @entity2973 , and 23% @entity28 ; corresponding figures for @entity1 were 40, 44, and 16%. More developed cities, e.g., Lima, Arequipa, and @entity6455 , had the largest prevalence of @entity2973 and @entity28 for both @entity1 and @entity1 . Adjusted logistic models showed that BMI > or =25 was positively correlated with age; whereas, education was negatively associated, only among @entity1 . Other significant associated factors of @entity2973 included city of residence, television viewing > or =4 h daily in @entity1 , and underestimation of body weight status. CONCLUSIONS: The study showed elevated rates of @entity2973 across the income level spectrum. Factors such as urban development stage, income, education, and gender posed differential relationships with the risk of @entity2973 and must be considered in designing future public health interventions. Underestimation of body weight status and sedentary behavior may also constitute specific areas of intervention.

Social class, family, and life-style factors associated with XXXX and @entity28 among adults in Peruvian cities.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['women', 'men'] @entity6455 :: ('CHEBI:29202', 'Chemical') :: ['Ica'] @entity28 :: ('MESH:D009765', 'Disease') :: ['obese', 'obesity'] @entity2973 :: ('MESH:D050177', 'Disease') :: ['overweight']
@entity2973 :: (MESH:D050177,Disease) :: ['overweight']
