Prevalence and risk factors of obesity in school children in Antalya, Turkey

Turkkahraman D., Bircan I., Tosun O., Saka O.

SAUDI MEDICAL JOURNAL, cilt.27, sa.7, ss.1028-1033, 2006 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 27 Sayı: 7
  • Basım Tarihi: 2006
  • Dergi Adı: SAUDI MEDICAL JOURNAL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1028-1033
  • Akdeniz Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objectives: To determine the prevalence and risk factors of obesity and to obtain the age and gender-specific body mass index (BMI) percentiles in a cohort of children aged 6-17 years, living in the province of Antalya, Turkey.