What are the important risk factors for the obesity in the children three to six years of age: A cross-sectional study

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Edem P., Uzum O., İNCE O. T., ARSLAN N., GÜNAY T., AYDIN A.

IZMIR DR BEHCET UZ COCUK HASTANESI DERGISI, cilt.8, sa.2, ss.87-94, 2018 (ESCI) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 8 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2018
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5222/buchd.2018.087
  • Dergi Adı: IZMIR DR BEHCET UZ COCUK HASTANESI DERGISI
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.87-94
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Pediatric obesity, prevalence, risk factors, WEIGHT-GAIN, CHILDHOOD OBESITY, EARLY-LIFE, PREVALENCE, OVERWEIGHT, ADOLESCENTS, GROWTH, HEALTH
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objective: Overweight and obesity comprise one of the most serious public health problems of the 21st century. The aim of this study is to investigate the incidence of overweight and obesity in an age group of 3-6 years in central towns of Izmir Metropolitan City and to examine the risk factors of obesity.