Change in reference body mass index percentiles and deviation in overweight and obesity over 3 years in Turkish children and adolescents

Senol, Vesile; ÜNALAN, DEMET; BAYAT, MERAL; MAZICIOĞLU, MUSTAFA; ÖZTÜRK, AHMET; Kurtoglu, Selim

doi:10.1515/jpem-2013-0467

Change in reference body mass index percentiles and deviation in overweight and obesity over 3 years in Turkish children and adolescents

Senol V., ÜNALAN D., BAYAT M., MAZICIOĞLU M. M., ÖZTÜRK A., Kurtoglu S.

JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM, cilt.27, ss.1121-1129, 2014 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 27
Basım Tarihi: 2014
Doi Numarası: 10.1515/jpem-2013-0467
Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1121-1129
Anahtar Kelimeler: adolescents, body mass index (BMI), children, obesity, overweight
Erciyes Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background: This aim of this study was to update information on body mass index (BMI) references and prevalence of overweight and obesity in Turkey, and to compare our data with previous local and international data.