ADOLESCENT OBESITY AND ASSOCIATED CARDIOVASCULAR RISK FACTORS OF RURAL AND URBAN LIFE (ESKISEHIR, TURKEY)

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GÖKLER M. E., Bugrul N., METİNTAŞ S., Kalyoncu C.

CENTRAL EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH, vol.23, no.1, pp.20-25, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 23 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2015
  • Doi Number: 10.21101/cejph.a3958
  • Journal Name: CENTRAL EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.20-25
  • Keywords: adolescent, obesity, cardiovascular risk factors, rural-urban study, PHYSICAL-ACTIVITY, CHILDHOOD OBESITY, NATIONAL-HEALTH, BLOOD-PRESSURE, PREVALENCE, CHILDREN, OVERWEIGHT, SCHOOLCHILDREN, HYPERTENSION, PATTERNS
  • Eskisehir Osmangazi University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Introduction: The purpose of this study is to determine the prevalence of obesity and to compare the associated risk factors between the adolescent children living in rural and urban areas.