A Study of Obesity Prevalence in the Rural Population in Turkey: Güzelyurt (Aksaray) Example
Objective: Obesity is a common health problem in almost all societies. The aim of this study was to investigate obesity in rural areas.Methods: Descriptive, cross-sectional study included patients who applied to Güzelyurt District Hospital in September-November 2018 for any reason over 18 years of a...
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| description | Objective: Obesity is a common health problem in almost all societies. The aim of this study was to investigate obesity in rural areas.Methods: Descriptive, cross-sectional study included patients who applied to Güzelyurt District Hospital in September-November 2018 for any reason over 18 years of age. Body weight, height, body mass index (BMI), waist/hip circumference ratio (WHR), waistto- height ratio (WHtR), and blood pressure measurements were evaluated. In addition, age, gender, marital status, education level, occupation, smoking habits, the disease was diagnosed, whether the drug was recorded.Results: The mean age of the 191 participants was 46.8±15.6 years, 79.1% were female, 36.6% were primary school graduates, 72.8% were housewives, 85.9% living in town or village. The frequency of obesity 46.6%, 51.7% in females, 27.5% in males. Abdominal obesity; according to WC, 25.0% males, 68.2% females, according to WHR, 70.0% males, 57.6% females, and according to WHtR, 77.5% males and 90.7% females. There was a moderate positive correlation between the age and BMI. BMI was strong positively significantly correlated with WHtR, WC and HC, a weaker correlation between BMI to NC and WHR.Conclusion: The prevalence of obesity was 46.6%. It is possible to say that such a high rate in living conditions does not allow sedentary life and families with low socioeconomic status have such a high rate. Obesity is health problem of our age in rural areas. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e5ab228c31db45feb17ec81fd55499132023-02-15T16:12:01ZengGalenos Publishing HouseBezmiâlem Science2148-23732148-23732020-10-018437137810.14235/bas.galenos.2019.330213049054A Study of Obesity Prevalence in the Rural Population in Turkey: Güzelyurt (Aksaray) ExampleDerya IŞIKLAR ÖZBERK0Ömer ÖZBERK1 Aksaray Provincial Health Directorate, Family Medicine, Aksaray, Turkey Aksaray University Training and Research Hospital, Clinic of Radyology, Aksaray, Turkey Objective: Obesity is a common health problem in almost all societies. The aim of this study was to investigate obesity in rural areas.Methods: Descriptive, cross-sectional study included patients who applied to Güzelyurt District Hospital in September-November 2018 for any reason over 18 years of age. Body weight, height, body mass index (BMI), waist/hip circumference ratio (WHR), waistto- height ratio (WHtR), and blood pressure measurements were evaluated. In addition, age, gender, marital status, education level, occupation, smoking habits, the disease was diagnosed, whether the drug was recorded.Results: The mean age of the 191 participants was 46.8±15.6 years, 79.1% were female, 36.6% were primary school graduates, 72.8% were housewives, 85.9% living in town or village. The frequency of obesity 46.6%, 51.7% in females, 27.5% in males. Abdominal obesity; according to WC, 25.0% males, 68.2% females, according to WHR, 70.0% males, 57.6% females, and according to WHtR, 77.5% males and 90.7% females. There was a moderate positive correlation between the age and BMI. BMI was strong positively significantly correlated with WHtR, WC and HC, a weaker correlation between BMI to NC and WHR.Conclusion: The prevalence of obesity was 46.6%. It is possible to say that such a high rate in living conditions does not allow sedentary life and families with low socioeconomic status have such a high rate. Obesity is health problem of our age in rural areas. http://bezmialemscience.org/archives/archive-detail/article-preview/a-study-of-obesity-prevalence-in-the-rural-populat/41763 obesity prevalenceruralbody mass indexwaist-to-height ratiowaist/hip circumference rationeck circumference |
| spellingShingle | Derya IŞIKLAR ÖZBERK Ömer ÖZBERK A Study of Obesity Prevalence in the Rural Population in Turkey: Güzelyurt (Aksaray) Example Bezmiâlem Science obesity prevalence rural body mass index waist-to-height ratio waist/hip circumference ratio neck circumference |
| title | A Study of Obesity Prevalence in the Rural Population in Turkey: Güzelyurt (Aksaray) Example |
| title_full | A Study of Obesity Prevalence in the Rural Population in Turkey: Güzelyurt (Aksaray) Example |
| title_fullStr | A Study of Obesity Prevalence in the Rural Population in Turkey: Güzelyurt (Aksaray) Example |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Study of Obesity Prevalence in the Rural Population in Turkey: Güzelyurt (Aksaray) Example |
| title_short | A Study of Obesity Prevalence in the Rural Population in Turkey: Güzelyurt (Aksaray) Example |
| title_sort | study of obesity prevalence in the rural population in turkey guzelyurt aksaray example |
| topic | obesity prevalence rural body mass index waist-to-height ratio waist/hip circumference ratio neck circumference |
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