Factors affecting the prevalence of obesity among primary school students in Turkey
Joint Authors
Ayyildiz, Tulay Kuzlu
Kurtuncu, Meltem
Kulakci, Hulya
Celik, Sevim
Source
Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal
Issue
Vol. 16, Issue 12 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Publication Date
2014-12-31
Country of Publication
United Arab Emirates
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Topics
Abstract EN
Background: Obesity is an energy metabolism disorder which results in the excessive storage of fat and may also lead to physical and psychological problems.
Since the 1980s, obesity has drastically increased across all age and socio-economic groups around the world.
Objectives : The purpose of the study was to investigate the risk factors affecting obesity in students in the age group of 6-15 years.
Patients and Methods: This was a population-based cross-sectional study on 868 students in Bahçelievler elementary school in Zonguldak, Turkey from March to April in 2010.
Data was collected using demographic questionary forms and weight-length measurements.
Results : The median age was 10.3 ± 2.1; 47.6% of the children were female and 52.4% of them were male.
About 70.2% of the students consumed fast food.
It was identified that 67.1% of the students in the 6-10-year age group and 32.9% in 11-15-year age group were obese (P = 0.000).
The obesity prevalence of children with one or two siblings was higher than the ones with more than two siblings (P = 0.001).
Conclusions : The study concluded that there were certain criteria related to development of obesity during a specific period of childhood and taking certain precautions could be effective in preventing it.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ayyildiz, Tulay Kuzlu& Kurtuncu, Meltem& Kulakci, Hulya& Celik, Sevim. 2014. Factors affecting the prevalence of obesity among primary school students in Turkey. Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal،Vol. 16, no. 12, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-441936
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ayyildiz, Tulay Kuzlu…[et al.]. Factors affecting the prevalence of obesity among primary school students in Turkey. Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal Vol. 16, no. 12 (Dec. 2014), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-441936
American Medical Association (AMA)
Ayyildiz, Tulay Kuzlu& Kurtuncu, Meltem& Kulakci, Hulya& Celik, Sevim. Factors affecting the prevalence of obesity among primary school students in Turkey. Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal. 2014. Vol. 16, no. 12, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-441936
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 6-7
Record ID
BIM-441936