Body mass index percentiles among adolescent girls living in Edirne, Turkey

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dc.contributor.authorKarasalihoglu, S
dc.contributor.authorÖner, N
dc.contributor.authorEkuklu, G
dc.contributor.authorVatansever, Ü
dc.contributor.authorPala, Ö
dc.date.accessioned2024-06-12T10:50:47Z
dc.date.available2024-06-12T10:50:47Z
dc.date.issued2003
dc.departmentTrakya Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractBackground : Body mass index (BMI) is the simplest way to measure obesity; therefore, it is chosen by many authorities as a screening method for adolescent obesity. Body mass index is positively correlated with the complications of childhood and adolescent obesity, such as hypercholesterolemia, insulin resistance, hyper-tension and long-term development of cardiovascular diseases. The aim of the present study was to produce percentile curves for bodyweight, height and BMI in a representative sample of adolescent girls living in urban and rural areas of Edirne, Turkey, and to compare these percentile curves with curves from other countries. Methods : The present study was a cross-sectional study, including a representative sample of 1687 adolescent girls from rural and urban areas of Edirne, who were evaluated between May and July 2001. Bodyweight and height were measured using standard procedures. Body mass index (kg/m(2) ) was calculated as the ratio of bodyweight to body height squared. Smoothed percentiles for these variables were calculated using polynominal regression models. Crude weight, height and BMI percentile values, as well as smoothed percentile curves are presented. Results : Body mass index, weight and height reference curves for adolescent girls were produced. When we compared the BMI values of subjects in the present study with those of other countries, 85th and 95th percentiles of BMI in the present study were found to be generally lower than those for other ethnicities. Conclusion : Our findings show ethnic differences in BMI among adolescent girls. It will be usefull for each country to produce its own BMI percentiles.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1046/j.1442-200X.2003.01741.x
dc.identifier.endpage457en_US
dc.identifier.issn1328-8067
dc.identifier.issn1442-200X
dc.identifier.issue4en_US
dc.identifier.pmid12911483en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-0141630769en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ3en_US
dc.identifier.startpage452en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1046/j.1442-200X.2003.01741.x
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14551/18119
dc.identifier.volume45en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000184662800015en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ4en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMeden_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherWileyen_US
dc.relation.ispartofPediatrics Internationalen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjectAdolescent Girlsen_US
dc.subjectBody Mass Indexen_US
dc.subjectHeighten_US
dc.subjectPercentilesen_US
dc.subjectWeighten_US
dc.subjectChildhood Obesityen_US
dc.subjectRisk-Factorsen_US
dc.subjectChildrenen_US
dc.subjectOverweighten_US
dc.subjectAgeen_US
dc.subjectAdiposityen_US
dc.subjectFatnessen_US
dc.subjectCurvesen_US
dc.titleBody mass index percentiles among adolescent girls living in Edirne, Turkeyen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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