TY - JOUR A2 - Banach, Maciej AU - López-Sobaler, Ana M. AU - Aparicio, Aránzazu AU - Aranceta-Bartrina, Javier AU - Gil, Ángel AU - González-Gross, Marcela AU - Serra-Majem, Lluis AU - Varela-Moreiras, Gregorio AU - Ortega, Rosa M. PY - 2016 DA - 2016/06/12 TI - Overweight and General and Abdominal Obesity in a Representative Sample of Spanish Adults: Findings from the ANIBES Study SP - 8341487 VL - 2016 AB - Objective. To analyze the anthropometric parameters from a representative sample of Spanish adults participating in ANIBES study and the prevalence of general and abdominal obesity. Methods. This cross-sectional study focused on 1655 adults aged 18–64 years. Weight, height, and waist circumference (WC) were evaluated, and body mass index (BMI) and waist to height ratio (WHtR) were calculated. A composite index combining BMI and WHtR was designed to establish five groups with different anthropometric status. Results. The prevalence of overweight (OW) was 35.8% and that of obesity was 19.9%. Obesity (OB) was higher among men (OR 1.725, 1.415–2.104; p=0.000) and each year of age increased the risk of obesity (OR 1.054, 1.045–1.064; p=0.000). The prevalence of abdominal obesity (WHtR ≥ 0.5) was 58.4%. Only 36.1% of the population had an optimal anthropometric situation (BMI < 25 kg/m2, WHtR < 0.5), whereas 50.1% had weight excess and high WHtR (BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2, WHtR ≥ 0.5). Conclusions. More than half of Spanish population has weight excess and cardiometabolic risk. The results of this study provide an understanding of the current anthropometric situation in the Spanish population, as a first step toward planning interventions and assessing their effectiveness in the future. SN - 2314-6133 UR - https://doi.org/10.1155/2016/8341487 DO - 10.1155/2016/8341487 JF - BioMed Research International PB - Hindawi Publishing Corporation KW - ER -