Prevalence of underweight, overweight and obesity in Turkish adolescents

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dc.contributor.authorÖner, N
dc.contributor.authorVatansever, Ü
dc.contributor.authorSari, A
dc.contributor.authorEkuklu, G
dc.contributor.authorGüzel, A
dc.contributor.authorKarasalihoglu, S
dc.contributor.authorBoris, NW
dc.date.accessioned2024-06-12T11:12:51Z
dc.date.available2024-06-12T11:12:51Z
dc.date.issued2004
dc.departmentTrakya Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractBackground: The aim of this study was to determine under-weight, overweight and obesity prevalence in a representative sample of adolescents living in urban and rural area of central Edirne, Turkey, and to compare the 95(th) percentile BMI curve to the curves of other countries. Material and methods: Data concerning the height and weight of 989 adolescents, aged between 12 and 17 years were collected. The prevalence of underweight was defined as the percentage of adolescents below the 5(th) percentiles of the American adolescents' age and gender specific BMI; prevalence of overweight and obesity were based on the cut off points of the International Obesity Task Force values (excess of the 85(th) and 95 h percentiles), respectively. Results: This study demonstrated that the prevalence of underweight, over-weight and obesity among adolescent girls was 11.1%, 10.6% and 2.1%, respectively, while it was 14.4%, 11.3% and 1.6% for adolescent boys. In the urban area the prevalence of underweight, overweight and obesity among adolescent girls was 10.0%, 10.3% and 2.1%, while it was 14.4%, 11.6% and 1.6% for boys, respectively. In the rural area; the prevalence of under-weight, overweight and obesity among adolescent girls was 15.7%, 12.4% and 2.2%, while it was 14.5%, 9.6% and 1.2% for boys, respectively. Discussion: Analyses of data collected during these studies support that adolescents living in the city of Edirne carry relatively lower further risk of over-weight and obesity than adolescents in other countries do.en_US
dc.identifier.endpage533en_US
dc.identifier.issn1424-7860
dc.identifier.issn1424-3997
dc.identifier.issue35-36en_US
dc.identifier.pmid15517506en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-6344221305en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ2en_US
dc.identifier.startpage529en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14551/23332
dc.identifier.volume134en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000224521400004en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ2en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMeden_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherE M H Swiss Medical Publishers Ltden_US
dc.relation.ispartofSwiss Medical Weeklyen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subjectPrevalenceen_US
dc.subjectUnderweighten_US
dc.subjectOverweighten_US
dc.subjectObesityen_US
dc.subjectAdolescentsen_US
dc.subjectBMIen_US
dc.subjectBody-Mass Indexen_US
dc.subjectPreschool-Childrenen_US
dc.subjectSchool-Childrenen_US
dc.subjectTrendsen_US
dc.subjectPercentilesen_US
dc.subjectProgramen_US
dc.subjectCurvesen_US
dc.subjectHealthen_US
dc.titlePrevalence of underweight, overweight and obesity in Turkish adolescentsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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