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 Ö., İNCE O. T., ARSLAN N., GÜNAY T., AYDIN A.

IZMIR DR BEHCET UZ COCUK HASTANESI DERGISI, vol.8, no.2, pp.87-94, 2018 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 8 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2018
  • Doi Number: 10.5222/buchd.2018.087
  • Journal Name: IZMIR DR BEHCET UZ COCUK HASTANESI DERGISI
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.87-94
  • Keywords: Pediatric obesity, prevalence, risk factors, WEIGHT-GAIN, CHILDHOOD OBESITY, EARLY-LIFE, PREVALENCE, OVERWEIGHT, ADOLESCENTS, GROWTH, HEALTH
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

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.