A Study on Socioeconomic Status and Obesity in a Group of Adolescents
Nurcan Yabancı, Işıl Şimşek.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to analyze the effect of socioeconomic status (SES) on obesity in a group of adolescents.
METHODS: This study was performed Ankara with students of two schools with low SES (n:183) and high SES (n:187) according to data Prime Minister Republic of Turkey, Turkish Statistical Instıtute. The total of 370 adolescents, 11-13 years-old, joined to the study which was 186 boys and 184 girls. The anthropometric measurements and the prevalence of obesity were done on adolescents. Moreover, their nutritional statuses were assessed; daily energy and nutrient intakes were calculated. The data were evaluated as low and high SES.
RESULTS: Weight, BMI, triceps, biceps, subscapular and suprailiac skinfold thickness, and percentage of fat mass were significantly higher in high SES than in low SES (p
scite shows how a scientific paper has been cited by providing the context of the citation, a classification describing whether it supports, mentions, or contrasts the cited claim, and a label indicating in which section the citation was made.
The articles in Bibliomed are open access articles licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY), which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.
We use cookies and other tracking technologies to work properly, to analyze our website traffic, and to understand where our visitors are coming from. More InfoGot It!
