Research Article

Obesity in Preschoolers in a Region in Western Turkey and Related Factors

Volume: 6 Number: 4 December 31, 2019

Obesity in Preschoolers in a Region in Western Turkey and Related Factors

Abstract

Amaç:  Obezite ve fazla kilolu olma giderek artan önemli bir halk sağlığı sorunudur. Bu çalışmanın amacı okul öncesi çocuklarda fazla kilolu / obez olma sıklığı ve ilişkili faktörlerin saptanmasıdır.

Gereç ve Yöntem: Kesitsel tipteki bu çalışma Balıkesir ilinde Ekim 2015- Ocak 2016 tarihleri arasında yürütülmüştür. Araştırmada 1061 okul öncesi çocuğa çok aşamalı örnekleme yöntemiyle ulaşılmıştır. Veri yüz yüze, sossyodemografik özelikler formu ve antropometrik ölçümler yapılarak toplanmıştır. Verilerin analizisnde, sayı, yüzde, ki kare testi, bivariate ve multivariate regresyon analizi kullanılmıştır.

Bulgular: Katılımcıların %4.9’u fazla kilolu %11.2’si obezdir.  Obezite/fazla kilolu olma durumu   erkek çocuklarda (1.34 [%95 GA**: 1.02-1.80]),apartmanda yaşayanlarda (1.78 [%95 GA: 1.54-4.82]), ailesinde obezite öyküsü olanlarda ( 3.02 [% 95 GA: 1.62-5.66]), öğün atlayanlarda (1.56 [% 95 GA: 1.05,2.36]),  yemek yerken başka şeylerle ilgilenenlerde (1.68 [% 95 GA: 1.27-2.22])  ve annesi üniversite mezunu olanlarda (1.94 [% 95 GA: 1.04-3.64]) yüksektir (p <0.05). 

Sonuç: Obezite/fazla kilolu olma sıklığı yüksek bulunmuştur. Sedanter yaşam tarzı ve kötü beslenme düzeyi arttıkça obezite artmaktadır.

Keywords

Supporting Institution

Balıkesir Üniversitesi Bilimsel Araştırmalar Birimi

Project Number

BAP.2015.0001

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Nursing

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

December 31, 2019

Submission Date

July 11, 2019

Acceptance Date

December 23, 2019

Published in Issue

Year 2019 Volume: 6 Number: 4

APA
Cevik, C., Ergün, S., Karadas, A., Calıskan, T., & Karadag, N. (2019). Obesity in Preschoolers in a Region in Western Turkey and Related Factors. CBU-SBED: Celal Bayar University-Health Sciences Institute Journal, 6(4), 247-252. https://doi.org/10.34087/cbusbed.590832
AMA
1.Cevik C, Ergün S, Karadas A, Calıskan T, Karadag N. Obesity in Preschoolers in a Region in Western Turkey and Related Factors. CBU-SBED: Celal Bayar University-Health Sciences Institute Journal. 2019;6(4):247-252. doi:10.34087/cbusbed.590832
Chicago
Cevik, Celalettin, Sibel Ergün, Ayse Karadas, Turkan Calıskan, and Nuriye Karadag. 2019. “Obesity in Preschoolers in a Region in Western Turkey and Related Factors”. CBU-SBED: Celal Bayar University-Health Sciences Institute Journal 6 (4): 247-52. https://doi.org/10.34087/cbusbed.590832.
EndNote
Cevik C, Ergün S, Karadas A, Calıskan T, Karadag N (December 1, 2019) Obesity in Preschoolers in a Region in Western Turkey and Related Factors. CBU-SBED: Celal Bayar University-Health Sciences Institute Journal 6 4 247–252.
IEEE
[1]C. Cevik, S. Ergün, A. Karadas, T. Calıskan, and N. Karadag, “Obesity in Preschoolers in a Region in Western Turkey and Related Factors”, CBU-SBED: Celal Bayar University-Health Sciences Institute Journal, vol. 6, no. 4, pp. 247–252, Dec. 2019, doi: 10.34087/cbusbed.590832.
ISNAD
Cevik, Celalettin - Ergün, Sibel - Karadas, Ayse - Calıskan, Turkan - Karadag, Nuriye. “Obesity in Preschoolers in a Region in Western Turkey and Related Factors”. CBU-SBED: Celal Bayar University-Health Sciences Institute Journal 6/4 (December 1, 2019): 247-252. https://doi.org/10.34087/cbusbed.590832.
JAMA
1.Cevik C, Ergün S, Karadas A, Calıskan T, Karadag N. Obesity in Preschoolers in a Region in Western Turkey and Related Factors. CBU-SBED: Celal Bayar University-Health Sciences Institute Journal. 2019;6:247–252.
MLA
Cevik, Celalettin, et al. “Obesity in Preschoolers in a Region in Western Turkey and Related Factors”. CBU-SBED: Celal Bayar University-Health Sciences Institute Journal, vol. 6, no. 4, Dec. 2019, pp. 247-52, doi:10.34087/cbusbed.590832.
Vancouver
1.Celalettin Cevik, Sibel Ergün, Ayse Karadas, Turkan Calıskan, Nuriye Karadag. Obesity in Preschoolers in a Region in Western Turkey and Related Factors. CBU-SBED: Celal Bayar University-Health Sciences Institute Journal. 2019 Dec. 1;6(4):247-52. doi:10.34087/cbusbed.590832