Factors associated with overweight and obesity in students of 5–14 age group in Mersin

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dc.authorscopusid57204863244
dc.authorscopusid57208066643
dc.authorscopusid57211715569
dc.authorscopusid57222044422
dc.authorscopusid57222046134
dc.authorscopusid23471460600
dc.contributor.authorDeniz S.
dc.contributor.authorŞirin H.
dc.contributor.authorKıvrak M.
dc.contributor.authorKaplan Z.
dc.contributor.authorKetrez G.
dc.contributor.authorÜner S.
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-04T20:02:02Z
dc.date.available2024-08-04T20:02:02Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.departmentİnönü Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractAims: Obesity is a health problem caused by excessive fat deposition in the body, which spreads rapidly, threatening the age group of children as well as adults. When it occurs in childhood, it probably continues in adulthood. This study aims to determine the factors related to overweight and obesity in primary and secondary school children in Mersin. Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out with the children aged between five and 14 years in primary and secondary schools in Mersin, following the school health activities done by Mersin Public Health Directorate. Minimum sample size was calculated as 1.735 and questionnaires were sent to 2.000 people considering the variables of the class and school location. The independent variables of the study were sociodemographic characteristics, feeding habits, time allocated for physical and other activities, children’s body mass index (BMI) categories according to the parents’ declarations and parents’ BMI categories according to their declarations. And, the dependent variable was the children’s BMI values calculated by our measurements. The data of 1.980 students were analyzed. Results: The mean age of the study group was 9.28±2.53 (minimum-maximum: 5–14) years, and 50.9% of them were male. It was found that 14.6% of the group were obese and 21.5% were overweight. While 38.3% of boys were in the overweight or obese category, this rate was 33.8% for girls (p>0.05). The prevalence of overweight or obesity was significantly higher in secondary school students than in primary school students (p<0.05). Conclusions: The factors affecting childhood obesity identified in the studies conducted in Turkey have also become apparent in the current research we did on the school children aged 5-14 years in Mersin. © 2020. by the University of Health Sciences Turkey, Gülhane Faculty of Medicine / Gülhane Medical Journal published by Galenos Publishing House.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.4274/gulhane.galenos.2020.1003
dc.identifier.endpage253en_US
dc.identifier.issn1302-0471
dc.identifier.issue4en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85101103983en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ4en_US
dc.identifier.startpage245en_US
dc.identifier.trdizinid423180en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.4274/gulhane.galenos.2020.1003
dc.identifier.urihttps://search.trdizin.gov.tr/yayin/detay/423180
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11616/91342
dc.identifier.volume62en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakTR-Dizinen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherGalenos Publishing Houseen_US
dc.relation.ispartofGulhane Medical Journalen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subjectobesityen_US
dc.subjectoverweighten_US
dc.subjectStudenten_US
dc.titleFactors associated with overweight and obesity in students of 5–14 age group in Mersinen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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