Mortality attributable to overweight and obesity in Argentina: comparison between 2005 and 2009

• Published in: Revista brasileira de estudos de população 2015-08, Vol.32 (2), p.277-292
• Main Authors: Acosta, Laura Debora, Pelaez, Enrique
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• ISSN: 0102-3098
• DOI: 10.1590/S0102-30982015000000016

The aim of this paper is to compare mortality attributable to overweight and obesity in Argentina between the years 2005 and 2009, in adults ages 20 and older, by sex and age group. Secondary data were used: The last National Risk Factors Survey (NRFS) of 2005 and 2009, and mortality statistics. Mortality attributable to overweight and obesity was estimated using the prevalence dependent method, based on the calculation of the population attributable fraction (PAF). To determine the impact on life expectancy, years of life expectancy lost (YLEL) were calculated. The main results indicate that in 2005, 5.2% of deaths among men and 6.1% of deaths among women were attributable to overweight and obesity; in 2009, it decreased to 4.9% and 5.5%, respectively. In 2009, for both sexes, there was a decline in deaths due to cardiovascular diseases and diabetes, while deaths from cancer have increased. YLEL attributable to weight excess were 0.33 years in 2005 and 0.30 years in 2009 for women; and 0.45 years in 2005 and 0.43 years in 2009 for men. By age group, an increase of YLEL attributable to overweight and obesity was found. In contrast to the initial hypothesis, it was not observed an increase in mortality attributable to overweight and obesity between 2005 and 2009 in Argentina, but an increase at among the youth was noted. [web URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S010 2-30982015000200277&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en]Original Abstract: Este articulo tiene como objetivo comparar la mortalidad atribuible al sobrepeso y la obesidad en personas mayores de 20 anos de Argentina, segun sexo y grupo de edad, entre los anos 2005 y 2009. Para este proposito se utilizaron fuentes de datos secundarias: la Encuesta Nacional de Factores de Riesgo (ENFR) de 2005 y 2009 y estadisticas vitales. Para la estimacion de la mortalidad atribuible al sobrepeso y la obesidad se empleo el metodo dependiente de la prevalencia, basado en el calculo de la Fraccion Atribuible Poblacional (FAP), mientras que para determinar el impacto en la esperanza de vida se calcularon los Anos de Esperanza de Vida Perdidos (AEVP). Los principales resultados indican que, en 2005, el 5,2% de las muertes de varones y el 6,1% de las de mujeres se debieron al exceso de peso; en 2009 disminuyeron al 4,9% y al 5,5%, respectivamente. En 2009 se produjo ademas un descenso de las muertes por enfermedades cardiovasculares y diabetes en ambos sexos, al tiempo que aumentaron las neoplasias. Los AE