Indexes of adult patients with overweight or obesity, assisted by nutritionists at the Maternal and Child Hospital, Loma Pytá neighborhood, in the city of Asunción, Paraguay, 2019

Abstract

Obesity is a disease characterized by excessive accumulation of body fat, which produces harmful health effects. The body mass index (BMI) is a simple indicator of the relationship between weight and height that is frequently used to identify overweight and obesity in adults. It is calculated by dividing a person's weight in kilos by the square of their height in meters (kg / m2). Since 1975, obesity has almost tripled worldwide. Currently, it has been considered the most important nutritional disorder in developed and developing countries, due to its higher incidence. The objective of the study was to determine the levels of overweight or obese in patients who consulted nutritionists at the Maternal and Child Hospital of Loma Pytá, Asunción during the month of October 2019 It was a non-experimental, observational descriptive study that included 78 patients of both sexes diagnosed overweight. 73% of the diagnosed patients were female, aged 18 ± 80 years. Most of the patients seeking nutritional medical help were already largely obese, taking into account the soma of those with obesity grade I, II and III, equivalent to 62% of patients and the remaining 38% were patients with diagnosed overweight. Thirty overweight patients (38%), 27 patients with grade I obesity (35%), 12 patients with grade II obesity (15%) and 9 patients with grade III obesity (12%). In the degree of obesity of each gender, just over 90% of the male patients were among overweight men and with obesity grade I (mild). In female percentages, 16% of them have grade III obesity and 17% grade II obesity.