Keywords:
Diabetes
hypertension
body mass index
risks
sedentary lifestyle
Ecuador

  • Abstract

    Obesity is considered the disease of the century, due to the fact that the lifestyle has radically changed, increasing work activities with little physical effort, based on the use of computers, increasing the risks of obesity prevalence and health affectations. In order to evaluate the prevalence of obesity in a tele services company and its relationship with the increase in occupational risks, a sample of eighty persons has been realized by the application of several parameters. These included the use of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) method, the description of nutritional habits and lifestyle, and the determination of the body mass index (BMI). Based on these parameters, the occupational risk associated with the incidence of diseases such as diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular problems and cardiovascular disease was calculated. The yielded results indicate that there is a prevalence of overweight-obesity of 75.6% in men and 41.7% in women. Such outcome most likely correspond to the fact that the personnel have a low level of physical activity and their diet is rich in fats and carbohydrates, which contributes to an increase in their BMI.

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