Prevalence of Obesity, Overweight and Underweight in Guidance School Students

Prevalence of Obesity, Overweight and Underweight in Guidance School Students

Introduction: Obesity is an emerging major public problem throughout the world. Obesity, over weight and under weight are the most frequent nutritional disorders in children and adolescents in developing countries. The objective of this study was to assess the prevalence of obesity, over weight and...

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Veröffentlicht in:Majallah-i dānishgāh-i ̕ulūm-i pizishkī va khadamāt-i bihdāshtī-darmānī Shahīd Ṣadūqī Yazd 2008-07, Vol.16 (2), p.35-31
Hauptverfasser: M Sharafaddini, M Fallah -Tafti, S Akhavan-Karbasi, M Golestan
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Sprache:per
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Adolescents
BMI
Obesity
Overweight
Underweight
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Zusammenfassung:Introduction: Obesity is an emerging major public problem throughout the world. Obesity, over weight and under weight are the most frequent nutritional disorders in children and adolescents in developing countries. The objective of this study was to assess the prevalence of obesity, over weight and under weight in adolescent students in Yazd. Methods: In a cross sectional study, weight and height of 794 guidance school students was collected and BMI [wt (kg)/ht(m2)] determined. The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey III growth chart which has been adopted by World Health Organization wasused and BMI>95 percentile as obesity, BMI>85 and
ISSN:2228-5741
2228-5733