World Journal of Cardiovascular Diseases, 2022, 12, 444-456 https://www.scirp.org/journal/wjcd ISSN Online: 2164-5337 ISSN Print: 2164-5329 DOI: 10.4236/wjcd.2022.129046 Sep. 21, 2022 444 World Journal of Cardiovascular Diseases Determinants of Regional Obesity (Visceral and Subcutaneous Obesity) within Cardiovascular Risk Factors in the Cardiology Department of the University Clinics of Kinshasa Fabien Kintoki Mbala 1,2 , Junior Mabidi Mbangi 1 , Aliocha Natuhoyila Nkodila 3 , Jean-Robert Makulo Risassi 1,4 , Pascal Bayauli 5 , Eleuther Kintoki Vita 1,2 , Benjamin Longo-Mbenza 1,2,6* , Raoul Gombet 7 , Christian Kisoka Lusunsi 8 1 Faculty of Medicine, University of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, DR Congo 2 Cardiology Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, University Clinics of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, DR Congo 3 Department of Family Medicine and Primary Health Care, Protestant University in Congo, Kinshasa, DR Congo 4 Nephrology Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, University Clinics of Kinshasa, University of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, DR Congo 5 Cardiometabolic Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, University Clinics of Kinshasa, University of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, DR Congo 6 Walter Sisulu University, Mthatha, South Africa 7 Marien Ngouabi University, Brazzaville, Republic of Congo 8 Department of Public Health, Lomo University of Research, Kinshasa, DR Congo Abstract Objective: This study aimed to determine searching for the determinants of re- gional obesity (visceral and subcutaneous obesity) within the cardiovascular risk factors (CVRF) in patients followed in cardiology at the University Clinics of Kinshasa (UCK) in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Material and Methods: Cross-sectional and analytical study had sought the determinants of regional obesity (visceral and subcutaneous obesity) by bio-impedance inside the CVRF during the period from July 1 to September 31, 2014. The multiva- riate analysis (logistic regression) has established the levels of association be- tween regional obesity and CVRF. The statistical significance threshold was set at p < 0.05. Results: A total of 642 patients participated in the present study. The frequencies of visceral and subcutaneous obesity were respectively 45.5% (without significant distinction between the two sexes: Men 48% n = 92/188 vs. Women 44.1 n = 200/454; p = 0.148) and 60.7% with a predomin- ance in women (36.2 n = 68/188 vs. 70.9% n = 322/454; p < 0.001). The CVRF found that alongside regional obesity was: advanced age, tobacco use, alcohol use, physical inactivity, high blood pressure (HBP), diabetes mellitus (DM) How to cite this paper: Mbala, F.K., Mban- gi Jr., M., Nkodila, A.N., Risassi, J.-R.M., Bayauli, P., Vita, E.K., Longo-Mbenza, B., Gombet, R. and Lusunsi, C.K. (2022) Deter- minants of Regional Obesity (Visceral and Subcutaneous Obesity) within Cardiovascu- lar Risk Factors in the Cardiology Depart- ment of the University Clinics of Kinshasa. World Journal of Cardiovascular Diseases, 12, 444-456. https://doi.org/10.4236/wjcd.2022.129046 Received: August 1, 2022 Accepted: September 18, 2022 Published: September 21, 2022