| Autor: |
Agredo Zúñiga RA; Grupo de Investigación Movimiento Humano y Salud (GIMHUS), Programa de Fisioterapia, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de San Buenaventura, Cartagena, Colombia., García Ordoñez ES, Osorio C, Escudero N, López-Albán CA, Ramírez-Vélez R |
| Jazyk: |
Spanish; Castilian |
| Zdroj: |
Revista peruana de medicina experimental y salud publica [Rev Peru Med Exp Salud Publica] 2013 Apr; Vol. 30 (2), pp. 251-5. |
| Abstrakt: |
The aim of this study was examined the abdominal obesity prevalence and association with medical-related absenteeism. A cross-sectional study in 185 men from the metal-mechanical industry was conducted. Sociodemografic and antropometrics data of was gathered, waist circumference was measured as an indicator of abdominal obesity. The prevalence of central obesity was 28.7 %. Subjects with higher values of central obesity showed higher frequency, higher duration and higher costs of medical-related absenteeism, however, this relationship was not significant. We conclude that abdominal obesity is highly frequent in this sample; however, since it's a reversible risk, enterprises could get benefits from preventive and promotional programs destiny to control this problem. |
| Databáze: |
MEDLINE |
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