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- Title
Gaziantep İli İstasyon Aile Sağlığı Merkezi'ne Başvuran Erişkinlerde Obezite Sıklığı.
- Authors
Gürkaş, Erkan; Kiraz, Mehmet; Temizer, Mithat
- Abstract
Obesity is an important public health problem that has an increasing prevalence in our country and also in the world. The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence of obesity in adults aged 20 and older who applied to Gaziantep İstasyon Family Health Center between December 2011 and June 2012.The population of the study was 2568 adults.58% (1494) of them were female and the rest 42% (1074) were male. The measurement of height and weight was done. Body mass index (BMI) was calculated for each individual. People whose body mass indexes were 30 kg/m2 and higher were accepted as obese. The prevalence of obesity in overall population was 27.5%. This prevalence was 24% in adult men and 29.7% in adult women. As a result; obesity, which has an increasing prevalence in our country and causes serious social, psychological and economical problems should be accepted as an important disease. For prevention of obesity, efficient health policies should be applied.
- Publication
Konuralp Medical Journal / Konuralp Tip Dergisi, 2014, Vol 6, Issue 2, p5
- ISSN
1309-3878
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.18521/ktd.20112