MAÜ GCRIS Standart veritabanının içerik oluşturulması ve kurulumu Research Ecosystems (https://www.researchecosystems.com) tarafından devam etmektedir. Bu süreçte gördüğünüz verilerde eksikler olabilir.
The problem of excessive weight and obesity is increasing
world-wide. According to the World Health Organization (WHO),
there are over 1.6 billion overweight and 400 million obese
people in the world; in 2015, these figures are expected to reach
2.3 billion and 700 million, respectively. Ninety percent of obese
adolescents are at risk of becoming obese adults; 75% of obese
12-year-olds go on to become obese adults; of 7-year-olds, 41%
of obese ones become obese in adulthood; 25% of those obese
in the pre-school period become obese adults; and 14% of
obese infants are at risk of becoming obese adults. The presence
of childhood obesity increases the risk of non-communicable
diseases such as metabolic syndrome (MS), type 2 diabetes
mellitus (DM), hypertension (HT), hyperlipidemia, cardiovascular
disease, and certain cancers (1). In clinical studies, the prevalence
of MS in childhood was found to be approximately 3-4%. The aim
of the present study was to evaluate the prevalence of MS in
southwest part of Turkey.