Relationship between body mass index and sedentary lifestyle according to sex and age groups in selected patients in cardiology clinics Jean Carlo Camilo, Francisco Roberto Martinez, Ana Karla Gaburri, Neyma Andria Ramos, Henrique Fortunato Dominguez Pita, José Eduardo Gregório Rodrigues, Hermes Toros Xavier

Abstract

Obesity has increased substantially throughout the world, which leads to considerable increases in the metabolic risk profile and frequency of risk factors (RF) for cardiovascular disease (CVD), especially in this article we highlight sedentary lifestyle. In this study, we investigated the distribution of BMI and its association with the frequency of sedentary lifestyle, according to sex and age, in a real-world sample of patients selected in cardiology offices. A high prevalence of sedentary lifestyle is observed, at 72%, and of overweight and obesity, measured by BMI, in more than 50% of men and more than 60% of women, configuring an increased metabolic risk profile in both sexes. The highest prevalence of overweight and obesity is observed in the group of sedentary and middle-aged men and, similarly, in the group of sedentary middle-aged women and also those over 60 years of age.