Objective. To determine in the adult population of Peru, the characteristics of abdominal obesity and its relationship with different levels of geographic altitude, according to gender, age groups, nutritional status, and area of residence. Methods. A descriptive study was carried out based on secondary sources: National Household Survey (ENAHO 2012-2013) of the National Institute of Statistics and Informatics (INEI) and Ministry of Health Lima, Peru. Abdominal obesity was identified by waist circumference and waist / height ratio. The altitude was stratified into 3 levels: <1000 meters above sea level, from 1000 to 2999 meters above sea level, and ≥ 3000 m.a.s.l. Results. The highest prevalence of abdominal obesity was found in the female gender (48,2% - 87,4%), in the age group from 40 to 59 years (38,4% - 89,5%), in the obese (85,9% - 99,9%), an...

Introduction. Obesity is a public health problem; the objective of the present study was to determine the national prevalence and distribution of overweight (S), obesity (O) and abdominal obesity (OA), in Peru. Methods. An observational study was conducted through the analysis of the National Household Survey 2012-2013 in which 20488 adults were evaluated. The nutritional diagno≥sis was determined considering the thWeHO eva boluatidy maon oss if OndeA thx: 1e 8wa,5ist toc 2i4rc,9u nmfeo rermalnc, 2e 5≥ to 10 <32 c0 ovem for merweighn at, and nd ≥ 88 to c 3m fo0 kg/m2r wo omebensi waty. Ls ciokensiwidesere, fod.r Results. The national prevalence of overweight was 40,5% and obesity 19,7%, with a total of 60,2% of adult population with excess weight. 23,4% of O were women and 15,7% were men; OA in women was 51,2% and 14,8% in men. The departments with the highest prevalence of exce...

Objective. To describe the level of thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) and free plasma thyroxine (FT4) in school students with overweight and obesity; also determine the association between TSH and cardiovascular risk factors. Methods. 96 women schoolchildren, between 7 to 17 years old, euthyroid, were studied. Overweight BMI was defined as 85 to <95p and obesity ≥95p. Glucose, triglycerides, total cholesterol, high and low density cholesterol, TSH and FT4 were determined. To define the subgroups, a value of 75p of TSH was chosen. Results. Anthropometric variables and TSH was significantly higher among obese women, however, biochemical variables did not differ between groups. Those who were overweight and had a TSH> 75p had significantly higher waist circumference (WC) measurements, compared to the TSH <75p group, with no difference in th...