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, vol.27, pp.1121-1129, 2014 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 27
  • Publication Date: 2014
  • Doi Number: 10.1515/jpem-2013-0467
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1121-1129
  • Keywords: adolescents, body mass index (BMI), children, obesity, overweight
  • Erciyes University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

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.