Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity in Children and Adolescents in Eastern Turkey-Original Article

“…Adolescentes que apresentam excesso de peso tendem a ser adultos obesos 10,11 . Desse modo, a avaliação do estado nutricional de adolescentes tem sido recomendada, permitindo identificar os subgrupos com maior frequência de exposição a esse desfecho, que poderão ser alvo de intervenções para avaliação dos níveis de saúde da população jovem.…”

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Excesso de peso e fatores associados em adolescentes

Farias

Santos

Júnior

et al. 2012

Rev. Nutr.

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ObjetivoVerificar a prevalência e os fatores associados ao excesso de peso em estudantes adolescentes em Rio Branco, Acre, Brasil. MétodosEstudo transversal com 741 adolescentes de escolas particulares de Rio Branco, Acre. Foram mensuradas as seguintes variáveis: sexo, idade, classe socioeconômica, escolaridade dos pais, número de moradores no domicílio, número de irmãos, atividade física, tempo de TV e de computador. A regressão logística binária foi utilizada para verficar as possíveis relações entre excesso de peso corporal e algus fatores associados. ResultadosA prevalência geral de excesso de peso foi de 26,9% (30,0% nos meninos e 24,2% nas meninas): apenas o sexo (masculino, OR=1,34), a classe socioeconômica (média alta, OR=2,06 e alta, OR=2,36) e a atividade física (insuficientemente ativo, OR=2,75) apresentaram maior risco para desenvolver excesso de peso. ConclusãoOs estudantes adolescentes do sexo masculino, de classe socioeconômica elevada e que praticam pouca atividade física foram os que apresentaram maior risco de excesso de peso nessa região do Brasil. Termos de indexação:Atividade física. Classe socioeconômica. Obesidade. Sexo. Sobrepeso.

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“…Various reports in Turkish children and adolescents indicate that the prevalence of overweight and obesity may change by regions, however, the overall figures are lower as compared to many European countries and to the US (14,15,16,17,18). In our study, the overweight prevalence rate was 8.3% (7.1% in the 11-14 age group and 9.7% in the 15-18 age group) and the obesity prevalence rate was 7.7% (5.9% in the 11-14 age group and 9.6% in the 15-18 age group).…”

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Prevalence of Obesity and Associated Risk Factors Among Adolescents in Ankara, Turkey.

Ercan¹,

Dallar²,

Önen³

et al. 2012

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Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence of and the risk factors associated with obesity among adolescents in Ankara, Turkey.Methods: The 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.Results: The 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%.Conclusions: The 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.Conflict of interest:None declared.

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Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity in Children and Adolescents in Eastern Turkey-Original Article

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