OBJECTIVE:
to estimate the prevalence of abdominal obesity and to identify associated factors among adults in the municipality of São Francisco do Conde, state of Bahia, Brazil.
METHODS:
this was a cross-sectional study with a random sample of 456 individuals aged 18 years and above, enrolled in the Family Health Program in São Francisco do Conde-BA in 2010; the presence of abdominal adiposity was determined by measuring the waist circumference.
RESULTS:
overall abdominal obesity prevalence of was 62.1%. It was 76.9% in women and was associated with increasing age and having more than three children. Prevalence was 32.9% among men 32.9% and was and higher former smokers and those who had never smoked. Association between abdominal adiposity and systemic arterial hypertension was observed in both genders.
CONCLUSION:
there was high prevalence of abdominal obesity, especially in women.
Obesity, Abdominal; Waist Circumference; Cross-Sectional Studies
