Exceso de peso y factores asociados en personal policial de las comisarias del Norte de Lima: Excess weight and associated factors among police officers from police stations of Northern Lima

• Autores: Palomino-Quispe, Anahis Xiomara, Palomino-Quispe, Shiry Imelda, Garcia-Diestra, Tania Marycruz, Antonio de la Cruz, Kelly Fiorella, Siancas-Cruces, Tania Emilia
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2021
• Institución: Universidad de Ciencias y Humanidades
• Repositorio: Health care & global health
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:ojs.openhgh.org:article/160
• Enlace del recurso: http://revista.uch.edu.pe/index.php/hgh/article/view/160
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto

Objectives: Evaluate excess weight and its associated factors in national police personnel working in the police stations of Lima. Materials and methods: Descriptive cross-sectional study. Police officers (PNP) from five police stations located in the districts of North Lima participated. The evaluation of excess weight was carried out using the body mass index (BMI). Data collection was carried out between November and December 2019. Results: A total of 800 police officers of both sexes participated with a median age of 30 years (Q1 = 26, Q2 = 47). According to the BMI, 79.9% of PNP personnel are overweight, of which 45.6% (n = 365) correspond to overweight and 34.3% (n = 274) to obesity. Excess weight occurred in a higher proportion in men, longer service time, non-commissioned officer rank, those who perform administrative work, and in those who present unhealthy lifestyles. Conclusions: Among PNP personnel who work in North Lima, there is a high frequency of excess weight, higher than the average of the general population. The factors associated with excess weight were male sex, older age, and unhealthy lifestyles. It is required to strengthen the practice of healthy lifestyles.