Epidemiologic Behavior of Obesity in the Maracaibo City Metabolic Syndrome Prevalence Study

Valmore Bermúdez,Maikol Pacheco,Joselyn Rojas,Evelyn Córdova,Rossibel Velázquez,Daniela Carrillo,María Parra,Alexandra Toledo,Roberto Añez,Eneida Fonseca,Rafael París Marcano,Clímaco Cano,José López Miranda

Epidemiologic Behavior of Obesity in the Maracaibo City Metabolic Syndrome Prevalence Study

2012

Valmore Bermúdez
Maikol Pacheco
Joselyn Rojas
Evelyn Córdova
Rossibel Velázquez
Daniela Carrillo
María Parra
Alexandra Toledo
Roberto Añez
Eneida Fonseca
Rafael París Marcano
Clímaco Cano
José López Miranda

Introduction Obesity is a worldwide public health issue. Since the epidemiological behaviour of this disease is not well established in our country, the purpose of this study was to determinate its prevalence in the Maracaibo City, Zulia State- Venezuela.

Keywords:

Obesity
Young adult
Body mass index
Physical therapy
Epidemiology
Disease
Cross-sectional study
Gerontology
Public health
Metabolic syndrome
Medicine
Waist
Underweight
Demography
Abdominal obesity
Overweight

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