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Introduction: This study was aimed to determine anthropometric profiles and risk factors among women aged between 20-64 years living in Çorum province-Middle Black Sea Region of Anatolia. Method: This descriptive and cross-sectional research was conducted during December 2014 in two family health centers region from Çorum. The population of study was consisted of registered women aged ≥20. During the research volunteer 200 women have been included to the study without sample selection.Data were collected via a 30- item questionnaire form asking socio-demographic features, health-illness status, eating habits, physical activity of women. Anthropometric profiles of women were determined by Body Mass Index and Waist-Hip Ratio. Analysis of the differences in the frequency of categorical variables was carried out by using the χ² test. Correlations between anthropometric variables were assessed using Pearson’s correlation analysis. Results: Of the study population, 27.9% were overweight and 39.6% were obese. The prevalence of abdominal obesity was 45.0%. Increase in age, low educational level, being married, being housewife, low economic status, having children, obesity in the first relatives, menopause, not consumed heavy-vegetable diet were the risk factors for women’s anthropometric profiles. Conclusion: This study has shown that overweight, obesity and abdominal obesity were prevalent among women. In addition to Body Mass Index, Waist-Hip Ratio measurements should be used, to promote health education and counselling services should be given to women in primary care services.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Anthropometry primary health care women’s health risk factors
Kaynakça
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- World Health Organization. Waist circumference and waist–hip ratio: report of a WHO expert consultation, 2008,Geneva.
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- Aykut M, & Horoz D. Prevalence of obesity among teachers employed within city town of Kayseri provinence. Erciyes Medical Journal 2011; 33: 213-218.
- Akman M, Budak Ş, Kendir M. Obesity and related health problems: an adult outpatient clinical setting. Marmara Medical Journal 2004; 17: 113-120.
- Ebrahimi-Mameghani M, Mehrabi E, Kamalifard M, Yavarikia P. Correlation between Body Mass Index and Central Adiposity with Pregnancy Complications in Pregnant Women. Health Promotion Perspectives 2013; 3(1):73-79.
- Michalakisa K, Goulisb DG, Vazaiouc A, Mintziori G, Polymeris A, Abrahamian-Michalakis A. Obesity in the ageing man. Metabolism 2013; 1341-1349.
- Hedley AA, Ogden CL, Johnson CL, Carroll MD, Curtin LR, Flegal KM. Prevalence of overweight and obesity among US children, adolescents, and adults, 1999–2002. JAMA 2004; 291: 2847–2850.
- OECD. Obesity Update. Accessed January 25, 2015, at http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/Obesity-Update- 2014.pdf).
- Koruk I, & Şahin TK. Prevalence and risk factors of obesity among 15-49 years-old house-wives in Fazilet Uluışık Health District in Konya. Genel Tıp Dergisi 2005; 15: 147- 155.
- Sobal J & Hanson KL. Marital status, marital history, body weight and obesity. Marriage & Family Review 2011; 47: 474–504.
- Sobal J, & Rauschenbach BS. Gender, marital status, and body weight in older U.S. adults. Gender Issues 2003; 23: 75–94.
- Bastian LA, West NA, Corcoran C, Munger RG. Number of children and the risk of obesity in older women. Preventive Medicine 2005; 40: 99–104.
- Gundersan EP. Childbearing and obesity in women: Weight before, during, and after pregnancy. Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am 2009; 36: 317–332.
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- Lizcano F, & Guzmán G. Estrogen deficiency and the origin of obesity during menopause. Biomed Res Int 2014; 2014: 757461.
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Kaynakça
- Childs 1.World Health Organization. Global Database on Body Mass Index: an interactive surveillance tool for monitoring nutrition transition. Accessed December 5, 2014, at http://apps.who.int/bmi/index.jsp.
- Kulie T, Slattengren A, Redmer J, Counts H, Eglash A, Schrager S. Obesity and women's health: An evidence- based review. J Am Board Fam Med 2011; 24:75-85.
- Sağlık Bakanlığı Sağlık Araştırmaları Genel Müdürlüğü, Hacettepe Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi Beslenme ve Diyetetik Bölümü, Ankara Numune Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi. Turkey Nutrition and Health Survey (TBSA) 2010: Beslenme Durumu ve Alışkanlıklarının Değerlendirilmesi Sonuç Raporu. Sağlık Bakanlığı Yayın No: 931, Ankara 2014.
- Türkiye Nüfus ve Sağlık Araştırması. 1998. Hacettepe Üniversitesi Nüfus Etütleri Enstitüsü Ankara, Turkey, p:130.
- Hacettepe Üniversitesi Nüfus Etütleri Enstitüsü. 2014. “2013 Türkiye Nüfus ve Sağlık Araştırması” (TNSA). Hacettepe Üniversitesi Nüfus Etütleri Enstitüsü, T.C. Kalkınma Bakanlığı ve TÜBİTAK, Ankara, Türkiye, p:170.
- Arslan C, & Ceviz D. Evaluation of obesity prevalence and health promoting life-style profiles of housewives and working women. Fırat University Journals of Health Sciences 2007; 21: 211 – 220.
- World Health Organization. Waist circumference and waist–hip ratio: report of a WHO expert consultation, 2008,Geneva.
- World Health Orgaanization. Global Infobase. Accessed January 8, 2015, at https://apps.who.int/infobase/ Indicators .aspx.
- Iseri A, & Arslan N. Obesity in adults in Turkey: age and regional effects. European Journal of Public Health 2008; 19: 91–94.
- World Health Organization. Diet, Nutrition and the Prevention of Chronic Diseases. WHO Technical Report Series 916, Geneva, 2003.
- Erem C, Arslan C, Hacıhasanoglu, A, Deger O, Topbas M, Ukinc K, et al. Prevalence of obesity and associated risk factors in a Turkish population (Trabzon City, Turkey). Obes Res 2004; 12: 1117–1127.
- Oğuz A, Temizhan A, Abaci A, Kozan O, Erol C, Ongen Z, et al. Obesity and abdominal obesity; an alarming challenge for cardio-metabolic risk in Turkish adults. The Anatolian Journal of Cardiology 2008; 8: 401-406.
- Aykut M, & Horoz D. Prevalence of obesity among teachers employed within city town of Kayseri provinence. Erciyes Medical Journal 2011; 33: 213-218.
- Akman M, Budak Ş, Kendir M. Obesity and related health problems: an adult outpatient clinical setting. Marmara Medical Journal 2004; 17: 113-120.
- Ebrahimi-Mameghani M, Mehrabi E, Kamalifard M, Yavarikia P. Correlation between Body Mass Index and Central Adiposity with Pregnancy Complications in Pregnant Women. Health Promotion Perspectives 2013; 3(1):73-79.
- Michalakisa K, Goulisb DG, Vazaiouc A, Mintziori G, Polymeris A, Abrahamian-Michalakis A. Obesity in the ageing man. Metabolism 2013; 1341-1349.
- Hedley AA, Ogden CL, Johnson CL, Carroll MD, Curtin LR, Flegal KM. Prevalence of overweight and obesity among US children, adolescents, and adults, 1999–2002. JAMA 2004; 291: 2847–2850.
- OECD. Obesity Update. Accessed January 25, 2015, at http://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/Obesity-Update- 2014.pdf).
- Koruk I, & Şahin TK. Prevalence and risk factors of obesity among 15-49 years-old house-wives in Fazilet Uluışık Health District in Konya. Genel Tıp Dergisi 2005; 15: 147- 155.
- Sobal J & Hanson KL. Marital status, marital history, body weight and obesity. Marriage & Family Review 2011; 47: 474–504.
- Sobal J, & Rauschenbach BS. Gender, marital status, and body weight in older U.S. adults. Gender Issues 2003; 23: 75–94.
- Bastian LA, West NA, Corcoran C, Munger RG. Number of children and the risk of obesity in older women. Preventive Medicine 2005; 40: 99–104.
- Gundersan EP. Childbearing and obesity in women: Weight before, during, and after pregnancy. Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am 2009; 36: 317–332.
- Han JC, & Kim SYS. Childhood Obesity-2010: Progress and Challenges. Lancet 2010; 375:1737-1748.
- Lizcano F, & Guzmán G. Estrogen deficiency and the origin of obesity during menopause. Biomed Res Int 2014; 2014: 757461.
Ayrıntılar
| Birincil Dil | İngilizce |
|---|---|
| Bölüm | Research Article |
| Yazarlar | |
| Yayımlanma Tarihi | 1 Nisan 2016 |
| Yayımlandığı Sayı | Yıl 2016 Cilt: 2 Sayı: 2 |