Association Between Obesity, Cardiometabolic Risk, and Body Composition in Gorontalo Women

Abstract

Cardiovascular diseases are the current issue that increase morbidity. The study is aimed to determine the association between obesity, cardiometabolic risk, and body composition. Simple random sampling was used for data collection, which was conducted through questionnaires and direct measurements, and statistical analysis utilized Pearson and Spearman correlations. The correlation analysis revealed a significant association between body mass index and blood pressure, fasting blood glucose, waist circumference, visceral fat, muscle mass, body fat, body water and bone mass (p=0.000).  Cardiometabolic risk refer to the chances of damaging the heart and vascular system. The conclusion is the obesity aggravate risk of cardiovascular disease.