[Prevalence of overweight and obesity in adults in an urban health area].

Objective: To estimate prevalence of overweight and obesity in adults and to identify those individuals at high cardiovascular risk (subjects with type 2 diabetes or hypertension) in whom a nurse intervention might be beneficial in terms of life-style changes and reduction in body weight.

Method: A cross-sectional study on 2270 adults (18-80 years-old) from an urban Primary Health Care Centre. Medical history, social and demographic data, physical examination and blood tests were collected.