OBESITY PREVALENCE IN THE ELDERLY AND THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN OBESITY AND CARDIOVASCULAR RISKS
TURKISH JOURNAL OF GERIATRICS-TURK GERIATRI DERGISI, vol.17, no.1, pp.15-22, 2014 (SCI-Expanded, SSCI, Scopus, TRDizin)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 17 Issue: 1
- Publication Date: 2014
- Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF GERIATRICS-TURK GERIATRI DERGISI
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
- Page Numbers: pp.15-22
- Keywords: Aged, Obesity, Abdominal, Cardiovascular Diseases
- Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
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.