Introduction:

Obesity is a pathology of global impact, hence the problem and need to study and phenotype this disease.

Objective:

To determine the frequency and phenotyping of overweight and obesity in resident physicians of the Hospital de Clínicas, San Lorenzo, Paraguay, in 2024.

Methodology:

An observational, descriptive, cross-sectional study was applied. The sampling was non-probabilistic, of consecutive cases, carried out between June and October 2024. The eating behavior phenotypes scale was used to phenotype the subjects in the sample. Sociodemographic variables and cardiovascular risk factors were measured. Eating behavior phenotypes (hedonic, compulsive, emotional, hyperphagic, disorganized) were assessed in those subjects with body mass index ≥ 25 kg/m2. The Epi Info 7™ program was used for the description of the variables. The ethical aspects of the research were respected.

Results:

One hundred seventeen residents participated in the study, 50.4% of them presented overweight or obesity, 44% consumed alcohol, 52% were in a sedentary state, and 4% presented hypothyroidism, polycystic ovary syndrome, and dyslipidemia. The predominant eating behavior phenotypes were emotional and hedonic with 34% each.

Conclusions:

More than half of the respondents presented overweight or obesity and the predominant eating behavior phenotypes were emotional and hedonic.

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