Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity in Turkey

Hatemi, Hüsrev; Yumuk, Volkan; Turan, Nurten; Arık, Nurol

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“…In our study, abdominal obesity was 17.2% in men and 54.8% in women. Mean values of BMI for the Turkish population have been reported in several population-based investigations in Turkey (Onat et al, 1999a;Satman et al, 2002;Hatemi et al, 2003). In line with our results, these studies showed that BMI was significantly higher in women than in men.…”

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“…In line with our results, these studies showed that BMI was significantly higher in women than in men. In addition, abdominal obesity is very common in Turkish women (Onat et al, 1999a;Satman et al, 2002;Hatemi et al, 2003). It appears that, in Turkey, obesity is an important problem in women than in men.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Previous studies in Turks have shown a higher prevalence of low high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (HDL-C) concentrations than Western populations; therefore, Turks may be more susceptible to the MS (Mahley et al, 1995;Onat et al, 1999b). In addition, obesity is very common in Turkish women (Onat et al, 1999a;Satman et al, 2002;Hatemi et al, 2003). There are still only very crude estimates of the prevalence of MS in Turkey (Onat and Sansoy, 2002;Ozsahin et al, 2004).…”

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Prevalence of the metabolic syndrome among Turkish adults

Oğuz²,

et al. 2006

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Objective: To determine prevalence of the metabolic syndrome (MS) in a sample representing Turkish population using United States Adult Treatment Panel-3 guidelines. Design: The study included random samples from both urban and rural populations in the seven geographical regions of Turkey. The population for this analysis were 2108 men (1372 in urban and 736 in rural areas) and 2151 women (1423 in urban and 728 in rural areas) with a mean age of 40.9714.9 years (range 20-90). Results: The prevalence of the MS diagnosed using the Adult Treatment Panel III criteria was 33.9% (1442 of 4259) and differed significantly in men (28%) and women (39.6%). The prevalence of syndrome increased with age in men, from 10.7% in subjects aged 20-29 years to 49% in those aged over 70 years. The prevalence increased with age in women, from 9.6% in subjects aged 20-29 years to 74.6% in those aged 60-69 years, and decreased to 68.6% in those over 70 years of age. The prevalence of the syndrome was similar in urban (33.8%) and rural (33.9%) population. We found 26.8, 26.4, 19.3, 10.9 and 3.6% of the population had at least 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 components, respectively. We found 57.2, 32.3 and 10.6% of the subjects with MS had 3, 4 and 5 components, respectively.

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Prevalence of the metabolic syndrome among Turkish adults

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“…This result is consistent with those of Hatemi et al [24] study which indicated that BMI was positively and significantly associated with systolic and diastolic BP. The results of the present study also showed a positive correlation between the women's BMI and blood glucose.…”

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Screening for Risk Factors of Cardiometabolic Disease Among Female University Students in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Olabiji¹

2017

TOPHJ

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Background:Prevalence of cardiometabolic diseases (CMD), especially among the youth, is a growing public health concern in both developed and developing countries. Objective:To examine cardiovascular and metabolic disease risk factors among a cohort of female university students in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Method:Two hundred and twenty-three (223) female students aged 17-25 years participated in the study. Both physical and physiological parameters were assessed using standard procedures and equipment. The study also evaluated the extent to which body mass index (BMI) could predict CMD risk factors among the participants. Alpha level was set at α =0.05. Results:The results showed that 22.4%, 8.5% and 11.2% of the women were overweight, obese, and underweight, respectively. Hemodynamic results indicated that of those overweight and obese, 9.4%and 21.1% were pre-hypertensive, respectively, while only 3 (1.3%) were hypertensive. Blood glucose results showed that 30 (13.5%) participants were pre-diabetic. Also, the BMI for overweight (26.9±1.54 kg/m 2 )and obese (33.5±3.17 kg/m 2 ) categories indicated participants at the risk of CMD. Further analysis showed a statistically significant correlation between BMI and the following dependent measures: systolic (r = 0.352, p = 0.001) and diastolic (r = 0.136, p = 0.043) BP, waist circumference (r = 0.791, p = 0.001), and fasting blood glucose (r = 0.157, p = 0.019). BMI and age yielded a non-significant association (r = 0.023, p = 0.728). Results of adjusted regression coefficients indicated that BMI accounted for 65.6% of the variance in the women's physiological variables. Conclusion:It was concluded that although many of the women screened had healthy CMD risk profiles, a few presented with excessively high levels which require follow-up clinical investigation and intervention. The need to undertake large scale surveillance of CMD risk factors among this relatively less studied population is recommended as it will promote early detection of risk profiles and health enhancing behaviours among the youth.

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“…Moreover, a positive moderate correlation was detected between BMI and systolic and diastolic BP values. Similarly, in the study by Hatemi et al (19) performed in 11 provinces, the prevalence of obesity was reported to be 24.6% in women, and a positive linear correlation was reported between BMI and BP.…”

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Incidence of Metabolic Syndrome and Long-Term Chronic Health Problems in Infertile Women

Kutlu¹,

Özberk²,

Görkemli³

2017

Istanbul Med J

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Infertility is the inability to conceive for at least 1 year despite regular unprotected sexual intercourse. Approximately 10%-15% of couples worldwide have infertility problems. Primary infertility is defined as not being pregnant previously, and secondary infertility is defined as having trouble conceiving again despite unprotected intercourse, even though pregnancy has been previously achieved (1).In developed countries, the diseases causing infertility have been attributed to women at a rate of 37%, men at a rate of 8%, and both partners at a rate of 35%. The cause of infertility has not been found in 5% of couples (unexplained infertility). The most common causes of infertility are ovulatory disorders (25%), pelvic adhesions (12%), tubal occlusion (11%), other tubal anomalies (11%), hyperprolactinemia (7%), and endometriosis (15%). A cause has not been found in 20% of cases (2).Before initiating infertility treatment, the patient should be evaluated in terms of obesity. It has been observed that obesity can lead to many problems including chronic oligo-anovulation, menstrual irregularity, subfertility, increased risk of miscarriage, and negative pregnancy results. It has been demonstrated that obesity-related infertility or decreased fertility results from the effects of impaired hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian axis seen in each step from the selection of the ovarian follicle to implantation (3).Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is defined as the presence of three or more criteria among abdominal obesity, hypertension (HT), hyperglycemia, increased triglyceride (TG) level, and decreased highdensity lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol level. These components used for the diagnosis of MetS are also very important for the risk of the development of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and type II diabetes mellitus (DM) (4).The present study was performed to evaluate the frequency of MetS and related long-term chronic health problems (such as DM, thyroid dysfunction, HT, hyperlipidemia, and anemia) in infertile Incidence of Metabolic Syndrome and Long-Term Chronic Health Problems in Infertile WomenIntroduction: Infertility is a condition wherein there is no pregnancy within 1 year despite regular sexual intercourse without birth control. The aim of this study was to evaluate the incidence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) and chronic long-term health problems in infertile female patients. Methods:This cross-sectional and analytical study was retrospectively conducted on 701 women who applied to family medicine outpatient clinic and received a medical report with the complaint of female infertility. The weight, height, waist circumference, blood pressure, and laboratory results of subjects were recorded from the information in the files. MetS was diagnosed according to the National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) Adult Treatment Panel III (ATP III) guideline. Results:The mean age of the 701 infertile women in the study was 29.9±4.4 (20-42) years; 81.6% (n=572) were housewives and 56.8% (n=398) completed primary school and were undergr...

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Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity in Turkey

Cited by 42 publications

References 11 publications

Prevalence of the metabolic syndrome among Turkish adults

Prevalence of the metabolic syndrome among Turkish adults

Screening for Risk Factors of Cardiometabolic Disease Among Female University Students in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Incidence of Metabolic Syndrome and Long-Term Chronic Health Problems in Infertile Women

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