Effects of individual factors on adolescent obesity: Study in Turkey
PEDIATRICS INTERNATIONAL, vol.50, no.3, pp.356-362, 2008 (SCI-Expanded, SSCI, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 50 Issue: 3
- Publication Date: 2008
- Doi Number: 10.1111/j.1442-200x.2008.02585.x
- Journal Name: PEDIATRICS INTERNATIONAL
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.356-362
- Keywords: adolescent, body mass index, obesity, Turkey, SOCIOECONOMIC-STATUS, PSYCHOSOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS, US CHILDREN, BODY-WEIGHT, OVERWEIGHT, PREVALENCE, TURKISH, DEPRESSION, ADULTS, CITY
- Ondokuz Mayıs University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Background: The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of sociodemographic and lifestyle variables, eating habits, adolescent weight perception and weight changes on obesity in Turkish adolescents.