Obesity among Women in Turkey

ŞANTAŞ F., ŞANTAŞ G.

IRANIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH, vol.47, no.5, pp.682-688, 2018 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 47 Issue: 5
  • Publication Date: 2018
  • Journal Name: IRANIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.682-688
  • Keywords: Obesity, Women, Body mass index (BMI), Wealth index, Turkey, BODY-MASS INDEX, SOCIOECONOMIC-STATUS, DEVELOPING-COUNTRIES, GENDER-DIFFERENCES, OVERWEIGHT, POPULATION, PREVALENCE, ADULTS, UNDERWEIGHT, SOCIETY
  • Yozgat Bozok University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: This study aimed to determine the prevalence and potential risk factors of obesity among women in Turkey.