A research on relationship between ABO blood groups and body mass index among Turkish seafarers

NAS S., Fiskin R.

INTERNATIONAL MARITIME HEALTH, cilt.68, sa.3, ss.140-146, 2017 (ESCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 68 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2017
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5603/imh.2017.0025
  • Dergi Adı: INTERNATIONAL MARITIME HEALTH
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.140-146
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: obesity, Turkish seafarers, blood groups
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background: The present study aims to investigate and to reveal the relationship between ABO blood groups and body mass index (BMI) and obesity among Turkish seafarers by using the health examination reports data obtained from 2009 to 2016.