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  • Title: Prevalence of obesity in a Canarian community. Association with type 2 diabetes mellitus: the Guía Study.
    Author: De Pablos-Velasco PL, Martínez-Martín FJ, Rodríguez-Pérez F.
    Journal: Eur J Clin Nutr; 2002 Jun; 56(6):557-60. PubMed ID: 12032657.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVE: We sought to estimate the prevalence of obesity and central obesity, and their association with type 2 diabetes mellitus in the Canarian community of Guía. DESIGN AND SETTING: Population-based study. SUBJECTS: A random sample of 691 subjects over 30 y old (stratified by age and sex) was studied. DATA AND MEASURES: Age, sex, family history of diabetes and medication use were obtained, height, weight and waist circumference were measured and standard oral glucose tolerance tests were performed RESULTS: The prevalences of obesity/central obesity were 36.5%/66.5% (women) and 23.6%/32.0% (men). The prevalence of diabetes was 21.0% (women) and 18.4% (men). These rank among the highest in Europe. Bivariate analyses show a strong association of both obesity and central obesity with diabetes mellitus (P<0.001), but in a multivariate model, waist circumference (P<0.001) but not body mass index (P=0.212) was retained as an independent predictor of diabetes. CONCLUSION: The prevalences of obesity, central obesity and diabetes in our community are extremely high, and central obesity is a better predictor of diabetes than obesity.
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