In:
Circulation, Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), Vol. 137, No. suppl_1 ( 2018-03-20)
Abstract:
Baseline HCHS/SOL data recently showed that prevalence of obesity varied markedly by sex and Hispanic/Latino background. Despite increasing prevalence of obesity in the US, little data exist on incidence of overweight and obesity in diverse US Hispanic/Latino adults. This study examined ~6-year incidence rate of overweight and obesity in this population by demographic factors. Methods: HCHS/SOL is a multi-center prospective community-based study of 16,415 diverse Hispanic/Latino adults in the US, ages 18-74 at Visit 1 (2008-11). Visit 2 (2014-17) is ongoing, with 10,914 persons reexamined by August 2017. Analyses included 10,427 persons with complete data on body mass index (BMI) at both visits and on other variables of interest; underweight persons were excluded. Age-adjusted incidence rate of overweight (BMI 25.0-29.9 kg/m 2 ; among those normal-weight at baseline), and obesity (BMI 〉 30 kg/m 2 ; in those non-obese at baseline) was computed by sex and Hispanic/Latino background, accounting for the complex study design. Results: In ~6 years, 572 and 765 new cases of overweight and obesity were seen among baseline normal-weight (n=1924) and non-obese (n=5912) participants, respectively. Among men and women, age-adjusted incidence of overweight was 5.45 and 5.33 per 100 person years (PY); age-adjusted obesity incidence was 2.00 and 2.56 /100 PY. Incidence rates varied by background. Among men, overweight incidence was highest in those of Mexican background (6.95 /100 PY), and among women, in those of Puerto Rican background (6.94/ 100 PY). Incidence of obesity was highest in Dominican-background men (2.35/ 100 PY) and Cuban-background women (3.85/ 100 PY) ( Table ). Incidence rates varied slightly by age group, from 4.06 to 5.98/100 PY in those ages 18-44 and 65+ years. Conclusion: Of every 100 US Hispanic/Latino adults about 5 and 2 became overweight and obese each year, augmenting the existing high prevalence. Greater efforts are needed to prevent onset of overweight and obesity in this population from young adulthood onwards.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0009-7322
,
1524-4539
DOI:
10.1161/circ.137.suppl_1.p264
Language:
English
Publisher:
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
Publication Date:
2018
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1466401-X
