Vásquez-Romero Luisa Erika Milagros, Zuzunaga-Montoya Fiorella E, Loayza-Castro Joan A, Vigil-Ventura Enrique, Ramos Willy, Vera-Ponce Víctor Juan
Instituto de Investigación de Enfermedades Tropicales, Universidad Nacional Toribio Rodríguez de Mendoza de Amazonas (UNTRM), Amazonas, Peru.
Facultad de Medicina (FAMED), Universidad Nacional Toribio Rodríguez de Mendoza de Amazonas (UNTRM), Amazonas, Peru.
Obes Pillars. 2025 Feb 8;13:100166. doi: 10.1016/j.obpill.2025.100166. eCollection 2025 Mar.
Obesity is a global public health epidemic with significant health implications. However, studies on the prevalence of obesity in Peru have yielded varied results, highlighting the need for updated data to inform effective public health policies.
The primary objective of this study is to determine the prevalence of obesity in Peru using three anthropometric measures: body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), and waist-to-height ratio (WHtR).
Between March and April 2024, a systematic review of published studies reporting the prevalence of obesity in Peru was conducted. The databases Scopus, Web of Science, Embase, PubMed, LILACS, and Scielo were Searched.
Overall, the prevalence of obesity was 23.23 %, 38.90 %, and 81.53 % according to BMI, WC, and WHtR, respectively. However, these figures show wide variability, ranging from 13.10 % to 37.4 % according to BMI and from 19.4 % to 51.6 % according to WC. The highest reported prevalence of obesity by WHtR was 85.4 %. Nonetheless, only a fraction of these studies were published in the last five years, and few specifically focused on obesity as the primary objective.
The prevalence of obesity in Peru varies significantly depending on the anthropometric measure used. To improve the collection and frequency of data on obesity in Peru, it is recommended that cut-off points be standardized to be suitable for the country and that annual national surveys specifically designed for this purpose be implemented.
肥胖是一种具有重大健康影响的全球公共卫生流行病。然而，关于秘鲁肥胖患病率的研究结果各不相同，这凸显了需要更新数据以制定有效的公共卫生政策。
本研究的主要目的是使用三种人体测量指标来确定秘鲁的肥胖患病率：体重指数（BMI）、腰围（WC）和腰高比（WHtR）。
在2024年3月至4月期间，对已发表的报告秘鲁肥胖患病率的研究进行了系统综述。检索了Scopus、科学网、Embase、PubMed、LILACS和Scielo数据库。
总体而言，根据BMI、WC和WHtR计算，肥胖患病率分别为23.23%、38.90%和81.53%。然而，这些数字显示出很大的变异性，根据BMI从13.10%到37.4%不等，根据WC从19.4%到51.6%不等。报告的WHtR肥胖患病率最高为85.4%。尽管如此，这些研究中只有一小部分是在过去五年发表的，很少有专门以肥胖为主要目标的研究。
秘鲁的肥胖患病率因所使用的人体测量指标而异。为了改善秘鲁肥胖数据的收集和频率，建议将临界点标准化以适合该国，并实施专门为此目的设计的年度全国调查。
