Body mass index percentiles for Turkish children aged 0-84 months

KONDOLOT, MEDA; BALCI, ELÇİN; ÖZTÜRK, AHMET; MAZICIOĞLU, MUSTAFA; HATİPOĞLU, NİHAL; Kurtoglu, Selim; Ustunbas, H.

doi:10.3109/03014460.2011.605800

Body mass index percentiles for Turkish children aged 0-84 months

KONDOLOT M., BALCI E., ÖZTÜRK A., MAZICIOĞLU M. M., HATİPOĞLU N., Kurtoglu S., ...Daha Fazla

ANNALS OF HUMAN BIOLOGY, cilt.38, sa.6, ss.676-680, 2011 (SCI-Expanded, SSCI, Scopus)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 38 Sayı: 6
Basım Tarihi: 2011
Doi Numarası: 10.3109/03014460.2011.605800
Dergi Adı: ANNALS OF HUMAN BIOLOGY
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.676-680
Anahtar Kelimeler: Body Mass Index, early childhood, overweight, obesity, Turkey
Erciyes Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background: Reference body mass index (BMI) percentiles are needed to follow secular changes in Turkish children aged 0-84 months. Obesity prevalence in this age group is also not well documented.