OBESITY PREVALENCE IN THE ELDERLY AND THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN OBESITY AND CARDIOVASCULAR RISKS

Simsek H., Yilmaz S., Meser R., Ucku R.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF GERIATRICS-TURK GERIATRI DERGISI, cilt.17, sa.1, ss.15-22, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 17 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2014
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF GERIATRICS-TURK GERIATRI DERGISI
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.15-22
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Aged, Obesity, Abdominal, Cardiovascular Diseases
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Introduction: Obesity prevalence is increasing among the elderly and obesity is association with diseases. The aim of this study was to determine obesity/abdominal obesity prevalence according to four different anthropometric indices, and the effect of obesity on cardiovascular (CV) risk in the elderly.