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, vol.17, no.1, pp.15-22, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • 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.