ON DRIVER WEIGHT OF THE "SUCRE MICROS SINDICATE" IN THE CITY OF SUCRE

Abstract

The WHO (World Health Organization) defines obesity as when the BMI is equal to or greater than 30 Kg / m2. Overweight and obesity are the fifth risk factor for human death in the world, one of the most vulnerable populations is drivers, due to the particular characteristics of the work they perform, which leads to suffering from different diseases. The study carried out was cross-sectional, with a sample of 77 people who were measured in height and weight with the application of surveys to collect data. Among the results, it was obtained that 25.98% are obese, 41.56% are overweight and 32.47% of the drivers have normal weight. It is concluded that the majority of the surveyed drivers are overweight,