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Obesidad abdominal y ausentismo por causa médica en una empresa de la industria metalmecánica en Cali, Colombia

2014; National Institute of Health of Peru; Volume: 30; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.17843/rpmesp.2013.302.200

1726-4642

Ricardo A. Agredo Zúñiga, Emily Sofía García Ordoñez, Carlos Osório, Natalia Escudero, Carlos Alejandro López Albán, Robinson Ramírez‐Vélez,

Health and Lifestyle Studies

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.