Association of Sociodemographic Variables and Healthy Habits with Body and Visceral Fat Values in Spanish Workers

Background and Objectives: The accumulation of fat in the body, especially visceral fat, is associated with various cardiometabolic conditions such as diabetes mellitus and fatty liver. The reasons for the accumulation of this fat are diverse. Some studies, also in the working population, have shown...

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Autores: Gordito Soler, María, López-González, Ángel Arturo, Tárraga López, Pedro Juan, Martínez-Almoyna Rifá, Emilio, Martorell Sánchez, Cristina, Vicente-Herrero, María Teófila, Paublini, Hernan, Ramírez-Manent, José Ignacio
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2025
País:España
Institución:Conselleria de Salut i Consum del Govern de les Illes Balears
Repositorio:Docusalut
Idioma:inglés
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13003/21696
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Palabra clave:Male
Spain
Intra-Abdominal Fat
Female
Adult
Humans
Socioeconomic Factors
Middle Aged
Cross-Sectional Studies
Exercise
Grasa Intraabdominal
Ejercicio Físico
Estudios Transversales
Humanos
Persona de Mediana Edad
Femenino
Adulto
España
Masculino
Factores Socioeconómicos
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spelling Association of Sociodemographic Variables and Healthy Habits with Body and Visceral Fat Values in Spanish WorkersGordito Soler, MaríaLópez-González, Ángel ArturoTárraga López, Pedro JuanMartínez-Almoyna Rifá, EmilioMartorell Sánchez, CristinaVicente-Herrero, María TeófilaPaublini, HernanRamírez-Manent, José IgnacioMaleSpainIntra-Abdominal FatFemaleAdultHumansSocioeconomic FactorsMiddle AgedCross-Sectional StudiesExerciseGrasa IntraabdominalEjercicio FísicoEstudios TransversalesHumanosPersona de Mediana EdadFemeninoAdultoEspañaMasculinoFactores SocioeconómicosBackground and Objectives: The accumulation of fat in the body, especially visceral fat, is associated with various cardiometabolic conditions such as diabetes mellitus and fatty liver. The reasons for the accumulation of this fat are diverse. Some studies, also in the working population, have shown a clear association between sociodemographic variables and health habits with scales that assess overweight and obesity. This study aims to determine how certain sociodemographic variables, such as age, gender, and socioeconomic level, as well as certain healthy habits like physical activity and tobacco consumption, affect the levels of body and visceral fat. Materials and Methods: We conducted a descriptive and cross-sectional study involving 8590 Spanish workers. The percentage of body and visceral fat was measured using a bioimpedance analysis with a Tanita DC 430MA device. Results: Both the average values and the prevalence of elevated body and visceral fat increase with age and decrease with social class and lower levels of physical activity. These values are higher in smokers. A multivariate analysis shows that the variables most influential in increasing the risk of high levels of both body and visceral fat are age and low levels of physical activity. Conclusions: The profile of a person at high risk of having elevated body and visceral fat levels is an older male with a low socioeconomic status who smokes and leads a sedentary lifestyle.MDPI20252025-01-1720252025-01-17research articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_2df8fbb1info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13003/21696reponame:Docusalutinstname:Conselleria de Salut i Consum del Govern de les Illes BalearsInglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Atribución 4.0 Internacionalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:docusalut.com:20.500.13003/216962026-06-22T12:44:07Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Association of Sociodemographic Variables and Healthy Habits with Body and Visceral Fat Values in Spanish Workers
title Association of Sociodemographic Variables and Healthy Habits with Body and Visceral Fat Values in Spanish Workers
spellingShingle Association of Sociodemographic Variables and Healthy Habits with Body and Visceral Fat Values in Spanish Workers
Gordito Soler, María
Male
Spain
Intra-Abdominal Fat
Female
Adult
Humans
Socioeconomic Factors
Middle Aged
Cross-Sectional Studies
Exercise
Grasa Intraabdominal
Ejercicio Físico
Estudios Transversales
Humanos
Persona de Mediana Edad
Femenino
Adulto
España
Masculino
Factores Socioeconómicos
title_short Association of Sociodemographic Variables and Healthy Habits with Body and Visceral Fat Values in Spanish Workers
title_full Association of Sociodemographic Variables and Healthy Habits with Body and Visceral Fat Values in Spanish Workers
title_fullStr Association of Sociodemographic Variables and Healthy Habits with Body and Visceral Fat Values in Spanish Workers
title_full_unstemmed Association of Sociodemographic Variables and Healthy Habits with Body and Visceral Fat Values in Spanish Workers
title_sort Association of Sociodemographic Variables and Healthy Habits with Body and Visceral Fat Values in Spanish Workers
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Gordito Soler, María
López-González, Ángel Arturo
Tárraga López, Pedro Juan
Martínez-Almoyna Rifá, Emilio
Martorell Sánchez, Cristina
Vicente-Herrero, María Teófila
Paublini, Hernan
Ramírez-Manent, José Ignacio
author Gordito Soler, María
author_facet Gordito Soler, María
López-González, Ángel Arturo
Tárraga López, Pedro Juan
Martínez-Almoyna Rifá, Emilio
Martorell Sánchez, Cristina
Vicente-Herrero, María Teófila
Paublini, Hernan
Ramírez-Manent, José Ignacio
author_role author
author2 López-González, Ángel Arturo
Tárraga López, Pedro Juan
Martínez-Almoyna Rifá, Emilio
Martorell Sánchez, Cristina
Vicente-Herrero, María Teófila
Paublini, Hernan
Ramírez-Manent, José Ignacio
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Male
Spain
Intra-Abdominal Fat
Female
Adult
Humans
Socioeconomic Factors
Middle Aged
Cross-Sectional Studies
Exercise
Grasa Intraabdominal
Ejercicio Físico
Estudios Transversales
Humanos
Persona de Mediana Edad
Femenino
Adulto
España
Masculino
Factores Socioeconómicos
topic Male
Spain
Intra-Abdominal Fat
Female
Adult
Humans
Socioeconomic Factors
Middle Aged
Cross-Sectional Studies
Exercise
Grasa Intraabdominal
Ejercicio Físico
Estudios Transversales
Humanos
Persona de Mediana Edad
Femenino
Adulto
España
Masculino
Factores Socioeconómicos
description Background and Objectives: The accumulation of fat in the body, especially visceral fat, is associated with various cardiometabolic conditions such as diabetes mellitus and fatty liver. The reasons for the accumulation of this fat are diverse. Some studies, also in the working population, have shown a clear association between sociodemographic variables and health habits with scales that assess overweight and obesity. This study aims to determine how certain sociodemographic variables, such as age, gender, and socioeconomic level, as well as certain healthy habits like physical activity and tobacco consumption, affect the levels of body and visceral fat. Materials and Methods: We conducted a descriptive and cross-sectional study involving 8590 Spanish workers. The percentage of body and visceral fat was measured using a bioimpedance analysis with a Tanita DC 430MA device. Results: Both the average values and the prevalence of elevated body and visceral fat increase with age and decrease with social class and lower levels of physical activity. These values are higher in smokers. A multivariate analysis shows that the variables most influential in increasing the risk of high levels of both body and visceral fat are age and low levels of physical activity. Conclusions: The profile of a person at high risk of having elevated body and visceral fat levels is an older male with a low socioeconomic status who smokes and leads a sedentary lifestyle.
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