Betül İNANÇ BAATTALOĞLU, Deniz ŞAHİN SAY, Feride MUNGAN, Recep BİNDAK, Ayşe Ferdane OĞUZÖNCÜL

Prevalence of obesity in elementary schools in mardin, South-Eastern of Turkey: A preliminary study

Amaç: Bu araştırmada, Mardin ilindeki ilköğretim çağı çocukları arasında obezite sıklığı, obezite ile aile ve çevre faktörleri arasındaki ilişki değerlendirildi. Materyal ve Metot: Çalışmada Mardin il merkezindeki, üç ilköğretim okulunda 6-15 yaş grubundaki, 3460 çocuğun boy ve ağırlık ölçümleri yapıldı. Beslenme alışkanlıkları ve aile-çevre faktörlerine ait bilgiler anket yolu ile elde edildi. Her öğrenci için vücut kitle indeksi (BMI) hesaplandı. Dünya Sağlık Örgütü (WHO) tarafından çocuk ve adolesanlarda fazla kilolu olma ve obezitenin sınıflandırılmasında kullanılması önerilen ve 2007 yılında yayınlanan 5-19 yaş grubu çocuklar ve adolesanlar için büyüme referans değerleri baz alınarak hesaplandı. Söz konusu referans değerlerine göre vücut kitle indeksi (BMI)değeri 97. persentil üzerinde olan çocuklar obez; BMI değeri 85-97. persentil arasında olanlarda fazla kilolu olarak tanımlandı. Veriler bilgisayarda SPSS istatistik programı ile değerlendirildi. Analizler için ki-kare ve t-testleri kullanıldı. P

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