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Vol. 117. Issue 5.
Pages 172-174 (January 2001)
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Vol. 117. Issue 5.
Pages 172-174 (January 2001)
Ganancia de peso a lo largo de la vida adulta
Weight gain along adult life
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Eva Elisa Álvarez León, Jesús Vioque*
División de Medicina Preventiva y Salud Pública. Departamento de Salud Pública
Historia de la Ciencia y Ginecología. Universidad Miguel Hernández. Alicante
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Fundamento

La obesidad es un problema grave de salud de difícil tratamiento y prevención. Estimar la ganancia de peso corporal a lo largo de la vida adulta puede ayudar a prevenir la obesidad en adultos.

Sujetos y método

En este estudio transversal se valoró la ganancia de peso autorreferida desde los 20 años de edad en una muestra de 1.286 adultos de ambos sexos.

Resultados

El incremento medio de peso estimado por decenio fue de 4,5 kg entre los 20 y 49 años de edad (ambos sexos), y de 1 kg en varones y 2 kg en mujeres entre los 50 y 69 años. A partir de los 70 años el peso disminuyó.

Conclusión

La ganancia de peso en adultos es continuada desde los 20 años hasta la sexta década de la vida en uno y otro sexo, aunque se prolonga más en mujeres.

Palabras clave:
Peso corporal
Ganancia de peso
Obesidad
Encuestas de Nutrición
Background

Obesity is a serious health problem with a rather difficult treatment and prevention. Estimating weight gain along adult life may be useful for preventing adult obesity.

Subjects and method

This cross-sectional study included a representative sample of 1,286 adults who self-reported a weight gain from age 20 years.

Results

The average weight gain per decade was about 4.5 kg in males and females aged 20 to 49 years. Among subjects aged 50 to 69 years, it was 1 kg in men and 2 kg in women, approximately. Body weight decreased from age 70 years onwards.

Conclusion

Weight gain appears to be progressive from the third up to the seventh decade of life in both sexes, yet it is more persistent in women.

Key words:
Body weight
Weight Gain
Obesity
Nutrition surveys

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