The prevalence of overweight and obese children aged 6-17 years in the West Black Sea region of Turkey

Şimşek, Enver; Akpinar, Selcuk; Bahçebaşı, Talat; Senses, Dursun Alí; Kocabay, Kenan

doi:10.1111/j.1742-1241.2007.01421.x

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“…Moreover, in the study conducted by Itagi and Patil in India among 19,263 children and adolescents, it was seen that the obesity prevalence was 1.89% (17). In the studies carried out in Turkey, obesity prevalence ranged between 1.6% and 10.3% (1,13,(18)(19)(20)(21)(22)(23)(24)(25)(26)(27)(28)(29). This study's results fall among the obesity frequency range of the prior studies carried out in Turkey.…”

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confidence: 54%

The obesity prevalence among students between the ages of 5 and 19 in Kütahya

Kaya¹,

Sayan²,

Birinci³

et al. 2014

Turk J Med Sci

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A new, simple, and rapid cloud point extraction (CPE) procedure system, combined with flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS), was developed for selective separation, preconcentration, and determination of trace amounts of total iron in some environmental samples. The complexing agent, N,N -(2,2 -(ethane-1,2-diylbis(oxy))bis(ethane-2,1-diyl))bis(2-chloroacetamide) (EDBOCA), is selective at pH 5.0 for only Fe(II) and Fe(III) ions in the presence of Cu(II), Pb(II), Cd(II), Mn(II), Co(II), Cr(III), Cr(VI), Ni(II), Zn(II), Al(III), Mo(VI), Pd(II), Pt(IV), Au(III), and V(V) ions. The procedure is based on the complexation of Fe(III) ions with EDBOCA reagent in the presence of Triton X-114 (TX-114) as a non-ionic surfactant.The optimum conditions for the CPE of Fe(III) ions were investigated with respect to several experimental parameters such as pH of the solution, TX-114 and EDBOCA concentrations, incubation time and temperature, and centrifugation rate and time. The detection limit for Fe(III) ions based on the 3 times the standard deviation of the blanks ( N :10) was found to be 1.22 μ g L −1 , while the relative standard deviation (RSD) was 4.2%. Environment Canada TM-25.3 and CRM-SA-C Sandy Soil C, as certified reference materials, were used, and spike tests were applied to validate the method. The method was applied to some real environmental samples to evaluate their total iron levels.

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The obesity prevalence among students between the ages of 5 and 19 in Kütahya

Kaya¹,

Sayan²,

Birinci³

et al. 2014

Turk J Med Sci

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“…While in a number of studies the prevalence rates of overweight and obesity were higher than or comparable to those in our study (19,26,35,36) , in a few other studies the rates were lower than ours (27,29,31) . However, the prevalence rates with regard to overweight or obesity differed between boys and girls in the various studies across different study populations from other geographic areas of Iran (26,31) , neighbouring countries (32)(33)(34)(35) and the USA as well (20,36) . In a study by Mohammadpour et al among adolescents aged 11-16 years in Tehran, the capital city of Iran, the overall prevalence of overweight was higher than our results (21?1 % v. 15?1 %) but the prevalence of obesity was comparable (7?8 % v. 8?3 %) and the prevalence of overweight among the girls was significantly higher than among the boys (23?1 % v. 18?8 %) (26) .…”

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“…In addition, the lower rate of obesity in adolescent girls in our study can be attributed to their lower food intake for keeping or preserving a suitable body image because their tendency to obesity decreases as they grow up, whereas such tendency is usually ignored in adolescent boys (16) . The prevalence of overweight/obesity in children and adolescents has been investigated in several previous studies (19,20,26,(32)(33)(34)(35)(36) . While in a number of studies the prevalence rates of overweight and obesity were higher than or comparable to those in our study (19,26,35,36) , in a few other studies the rates were lower than ours (27,29,31) .…”

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Prevalences of overweight and obesity and their association with physical activity pattern among Iranian adolescents aged 12–17 years

Hajian‐Tilaki

Heidari

2012

Public Health Nutr.

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Objective: The objective of the present study was to investigate the prevalences of overweight and obesity and their association with physical activity pattern among adolescents in northern Iran. Design: A cross-sectional study. Setting: Babol, northern Iran. Subjects: A representative sample of 1200 adolescents aged 12-17 years was recruited. All selected adolescents were interviewed, their leisure-time and sport physical activities were collected by a standard Baecke questionnaire and their height and weight were measured by standard methods. The diagnosis of overweight and obesity was determined by comparing BMI values with the BMI index for age and sex percentiles set by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in 2000. Results: The prevalences of overweight and obesity were 15?1 % and 8?3 %, respectively. The proportion of obesity was significantly higher in boys than in girls (10?2 % v. 6?5 %, P 5 0?028). Overall, the levels of high, moderate and low leisure-time physical activity were 2?9 %, 79?4 % and 17?7 %, respectively. The corresponding levels of high, moderate and low sport physical activity were 17?4 %, 75?2 % and 7?4 %. The levels of leisure-time and sport physical activities were significantly higher among the boys than the girls (P , 0?001). There was also a significant association of studying in private schools and playing computer games with overweight/obesity (P , 0?001). Moderate leisure-time physical activity was unexpectedly associated with a greater risk of overweight/obesity compared with the low level (P 5 0?002). Conclusions: The findings indicate a high prevalence of overweight/obesity in these Iranian adolescents, particularly the boys. The influence of physical activity and diet on overweight/obesity requires further prospective studies.

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“…According to the International Obesity Task Force (IOTF) report, at least 10% of schoolaged children between 5 and 17 years are overweight or obese (20). Several local studies were performed in order to determine obesity prevalence in child and adolescent groups in Turkey (21)(22)(23)(24). Studies conducted in different regions showed that the prevalence of overweight ranged between 8.8% and 12.7% and prevalence of obesity ranged between 1.2% and 6.5% for adolescent girls (21)(22)(23)(24)(25)(26)(27).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Several local studies were performed in order to determine obesity prevalence in child and adolescent groups in Turkey (21)(22)(23)(24). Studies conducted in different regions showed that the prevalence of overweight ranged between 8.8% and 12.7% and prevalence of obesity ranged between 1.2% and 6.5% for adolescent girls (21)(22)(23)(24)(25)(26)(27). Recent nationwide study results showed that overweight and obesity prevalence was 12.8% and 8.5% in Turkish adolescent girls aged between 12 and 14 years and between Although the prevalence of obesity (2%) in the present study is low compared to the National Study (4), it has shown compatibility with the results of local studies (21)(22)(23)(24).…”

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The prevalence of abdominal obesity is remarkable for underweightand normal weight adolescent girls*

Tek¹,

Şanlıer²,

Türközü³

2017

Turk J Med Sci

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IntroductionChildhood obesity is a global public health challenge. Consumption of unhealthy foods and beverages, sedentary lifestyles, and increasing urbanization lead to increased childhood obesity in developing and developed countries (1). Obesity prevalence is rapidly increasing among children and adolescents. Childhood overweight and obesity rates rose from 4.2% in 1990 to 6.7% in 2010 worldwide (2). The percentage of adolescents aged 12-19 years who were obese increased from 5% in 1980 to nearly 21% in 2012 in the United States (3). In Turkey the National Nutrition and Health Survey -2010 reported that the total percentage of overweight was 27.3% and the total percentage of obesity was 18.5% in adolescents of both sexes aged between 12 and 18 years (4).Overweight and obese children are prone to be obese in adulthood and to the development of diet-induced chronic diseases (5). Studies showed that the risk of adult obesity for obese children was higher than in nonobese children (5,6). In particular, abdominal obesity causes a wide range of serious complications such as cardiovascular disease ( 7), insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes mellitus (8), metabolic syndrome (9), and different types of cancers (10) in childhood and adolescence.Body mass index (BMI) provides general information about obesity status. However, it is not sufficient for evaluation of the distribution of body fat. Increased upper body fat is indicative of visceral adiposity (11,12), which is recognized as a risk factor for many diseases (7-10). Waist circumference (WC) and waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) are sensitive and specific measurements both total and intraabdominal body fat (12,13). Increased WC is an important descriptor for the risk of diet-related chronic diseases (4). Moreover, WHtR is a simple, age-and sex-Background/aim: Obesity is a global public health challenge. This study was carried out in order to determine the prevalence of obesity and abdominal obesity in Turkish adolescent girls. Materials and methods:A cross-sectional study was conducted in a total of 1111 adolescent girls aged 12-18 years. The subjects were classified into four groups: underweight, normal, overweight, and obese. Abdominal obesity was defined according to waist circumference (WC) ≥ 90th percentile for Turkish adolescent population references (12-17 years) and waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) ≥ 0.5. Results:The prevalence of underweight was 17.4%, normal weight 68.5%, overweight 12.1%, and obese 2.0%. A total of 16.9% subjects were abdominal obese based on WC and 10.4% based on WHtR. When the four groups were evaluated in terms of abdominal obesity status, prevalence was 6.4% and 2.6% in the underweight, 14.6% and 5.8% in the normal, 60.0% and 37.3% in the overweight, and 88.8% and 77.3% in the obese groups according to WC and WHtR, respectively. Both WC (r: 0.332) and WHtR (r: 0.156) were positively correlated with age (P < 0.05). Conclusion:The prevalence of abdominal obesity was found at high levels for overweight and obese adolescents. It should be emphasi...

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The prevalence of overweight and obese children aged 6-17 years in the West Black Sea region of Turkey

Cited by 44 publications

References 39 publications

The obesity prevalence among students between the ages of 5 and 19 in Kütahya

The obesity prevalence among students between the ages of 5 and 19 in Kütahya

Prevalences of overweight and obesity and their association with physical activity pattern among Iranian adolescents aged 12–17 years

The prevalence of abdominal obesity is remarkable for underweightand normal weight adolescent girls*

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