ArticleJournal of clinical research in pediatric endocrinology2012
Prevalence of obesity and associated risk factors among adolescents in Ankara, Turkey.
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- Screen time increases overweight and obesity risk among adolescents: a systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis.BMC primary care · 2022Pooled it
- A Meta-Analysis and an Evaluation of Trends in Obesity Prevalence among Children and Adolescents in Turkey: 1990 through 2015.Journal of clinical research in pediatric endocrinology · 2018Pooled it
- Association between depressive symptoms of mothers and eating behaviors of school-going children in Urban Bangladesh: A cross-sectional study.BMC women's health · 2023Article
- Childhood overweight and obesity among the Saudi population: a case-control study among school children.Journal of health, population, and nutrition · 2021Article
- The Relationship Between Peer Bullying and Anxiety-Depression Levels in Children With Obesity.Alpha psychiatry · 2021Article
- Evaluation of body mass index and related lifestyle factors among 14-17-year-old Turkish adolescents.Northern clinics of Istanbul · 2021Article
- Maternal-infant nutrition and development programming of offspring appetite and obesity.Nutrition reviews · 2020Review
- Determination of early urinary renal injury markers in obese children.Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) · 2015Article
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Abstract
objectiveThe purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence of and the risk factors associated with obesity among adolescents in Ankara, Turkey.
methodsThe study was conducted in 26 schools in Ankara during the time period from September 2010 to March 2011. A total of 8848 adolescents aged 11-18 years were chosen using a population-based stratified cluster sampling method. Body mass index (BMI) of the participants was compared with the BMI references for Turkish children and adolescents to estimate the prevalence of overweight and obesity. A standardized questionnaire aiming to determine the sociodemographic characteristics, computer use, television (TV) watching, physical activity, and presence of obesity in the family was applied to the study group.
resultsThe results showed that the overall prevalence of obesity among adolescents was 7.7% (8.4 % for females and 7.0% for males). It was observed that BMI increased as computer use increased. A greater proportion of the overweight and obese adolescents watched TV and use computer for more than 2 hours/day as compared to their normal-weight counterparts. The normal-weight subjects were found to show a higher participation in regular physical activity. Obesity prevalence among the families of obese adolescents was 56.5%.
conclusionsThe prevalence of adolescent obesity in Ankara, Turkey is lower as compared to many European countries and to the United States. Computer use, watching TV, physical activity and family factors are important risk factors for obesity.
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