National prevalence of underweight, overweight and obesity in Turkey: cross sectional study of a representative adult population

• Authors: Tuncay Delibasi , Yasar Karaaslan , Ihsan Ustun , Ertugrul Koroglu , Seref Hosgor
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The aim of this study was to determine underweight, overweight, and obesity prevalence in representative sample of adult (≥ 18 years old) Turkish population living in urban and rural area of Turkey. Turkish citizens aged ≥ 18 who can represent adult population and permanently resident in Turkey were taken to this study in 1999–2000. The nationally representative sample population was selected from the target population using the census which was performed by national institute of statistics at 1997. Target population was 13.570 individuals living in these houses and 8674 people who aged ≥ 18 are chosen for the study. BMI was used as widely accepted diagnostic criteria of obesity. This study demonstrated that the prevalence of underweight was 10.7% in men, 5.9% in women and 8.1% for overall. The prevalence of overweight was 17.4% in men, 20.4% in women and 19% for overall. The prevalence of obesity was 7.8% in men, 22.1% in women and 15.6% for overall. The prevalence of overweight is higher (19.6%) in urban areas but prevalence of obesity is higher (17%) in rural areas of Turkey. Age, educational level and marital status seem to have association with obesity prevalence. The data we obtained showed us that while the underweight is still an issue for men, the overweight and obesity prevalence is high and needs to take early prevention steps for Turkish population.

Keywords

EN

Prevalence; underweight; overweight; obesity; education; Turkish

• Publisher: De Gruyter Open
• Journal: Open Medicine
• Year: 2007
• Volume: 2
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 294-303

Dates

published

1 - 9 - 2007

online

1 - 9 - 2007

Contributors

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Tuncay Delibasi

• Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Ankara Numune Hospital, 06100, Ankara, Turkey

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Yasar Karaaslan

• Department of Rheomatology, Ankara Numune Hospital, 06100, Ankara, Turkey

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Ihsan Ustun

• Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Ankara Numune Hospital, 06100, Ankara, Turkey

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Ertugrul Koroglu

• Department of Psychiatry, HYB Press, 06533, Ankara, Turkey

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Seref Hosgor

• State Statistic Expert, Faculty of Commercial Sciences, Baskent University, 06490, Ankara, Turkey

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/s11536-007-0024-4