Obesity Prevelance in West Black Sea Region: The Melen Study

Obesity Prevelance in West Black Sea Region: The Melen Study

Purpose: The aim of our study was to determine the prevalence of obesity and abdominal obesity in the West Black Sea region of Turkey and to display the associated chronic diseases, especially Diabetes Mellitus (DM) in this population.Material and Method: We evaluated 2222 (1418 female, 804 male, me...

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Main Authors: Yusuf Aydın, Gökhan Celbek, Ali Kutlucan, Elif Önder, Adem Güngör, Recai Alemdar, Hülya Coşkun, Hakan Özhan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Turkiye Klinikleri 2012-12-01
Series:Turkish Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism
Subjects:
Obesity
abdominal obesity
body mass index
diabetes mellitus
Online Access:http://www.turkjem.org/eng/makale/789/76/Full-Text

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