Coll, Josep LBibiloni Esteva, Maria Del MarSalas, RogelioPons, AntoniTur, Josep A2024-07-042024-07-042015-06Coll JL, Bibiloni Esteva MM, Salas R, Pons A, Tur J. Prevalence and Related Risk Factors of Overweight and Obesity among the Adult Population in the Balearic Islands, a Mediterranean Region. Obes Facts. 2015 Jun;8(3):220-33. Epub 2015 Jun 19.1662-4025http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13003/17315http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12105/20120Objective: To assess the prevalence and risk factors of overweight (OW) and obesity (OB) by BMI and abdominal obesity (AO) 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 OB (BMI = 30 kg/m(2)) were defined according to WHO criteria. AO was defined as WHtR = 0.5. Socio-economic and lifestyle determinants were considered. Results: The overall prevalence of OW/OB and AO 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. Men showed higher prevalence of OW (35.9%, 95% CI 31.6-40.5%) and AO (37.9%, 95% CI 33.6-42.5%) than women (OW 24.9%, 95% CI 21.7-28.4%; AO 29.7%, 95% CI 26.2-33.4%). Overall prevalence of OB was 11.8% (95% CI 9.1-15.1%) in men and 10.8% (95% CI 8.6-13.5%) in women. Age and no leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) were main risk factors associated with OW/OB and AO. Living with at least one child at home and to be married in men as well as to be unemployed, to be born in South America, and a low level of education in women were associated with AO. Conclusions : Men showed higher prevalence of OW and AO than women. In both sexes, age is the main risk factor associated with OW/OB and AO; in men also the absence of LTPA plays a significant role.enghttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/OverweightObesityAbdominal obesityAdultsBalearic IslandsChildAge FactorsYoung AdultSpainAdultHumansLife StyleSocioeconomic FactorsIslandsMiddle AgedCross-Sectional StudiesObesityWaist-Height RatioHealth BehaviorMaleSex FactorsFemaleRisk FactorsBody Mass IndexOverweightObesity, AbdominalPrevalenceExerciseresearch articleAttribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported2615957783220-23310.1159/0004358261662-4033Obesity Factsopen accessÍndice de Masa CorporalEjercicio FísicoPrevalenciaFemeninoConductas Relacionadas con la SaludIslasMasculinoFactores SocioeconómicosFactores SexualesEstudios TransversalesObesidad AbdominalFactores de RiesgoHumanosPersona de Mediana EdadObesidadRelación Cintura-EstaturaAdulto JovenFactores de EdadEstilo de VidaNiñoAdultoSobrepesoEspaña2-s2.0-84937413589357860800006L605282199