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TORREZ, Nelson et al. Abdominal circumference ratio relationship with obesity and diabetes mellitus type 2 in people from coroico, 2014. Rev. Inv. Inf. Salud [online]. 2016, vol.11, n.27, pp. 48-54. ISSN 2075-6194.

One of the epidemics ¡n Latin America ¡s Obesity; together with Diabetes Mellitus type 2 mellitus and hypertension, which make up the Metabolic Syndrome associated with a number of dyslipide-mic disorders. Obesity has different behavior when associated with fat accumulation in the intra-abdo-minal region, increasing the risk for cardiovascular disease, translating the abdominal circumference measurement as a proxy for identification. This research was descriptive and transversal, wit-hin the framework of the project "Clinical and epi-demiological characteristics of diabetes in Coroico, 2014"; in order to determine the relationship bet-ween high valúes of abdominal circumference, obesity and diabetes using this measure. The total population was 404, with 196 (48,51%) women, of which 129 (65,81%) with abdominal circumference >88 cm; in relation to men, they were 208, from which, 22 (10,57%) with abdominal circumference >102 cm; in this group 14 people with DM2, 64,18% in males and 35,82% females were identified. The results showed that abdominal obesity in men represents an indicator of concomitance and comorbidity with Diabetes Mellitus type 2 and hypertension, which together increase the risk of cardiovascular disease.

Palavras-chave : Obesity and diabetes; Obesity; Diabetes mellitus type 2; Abdominal Girth.