Weight status among Iranian adolescents: Comparison of four different criteria

Bahreini N 1 , Noor MI 2 , Koon PB 2 , Talib RA 2 , Lubis SH 3 , Dashti MG 4 Show all authors , Salehi-Abargouei A 5 , Esmaillzadeh A 5

Affiliations 

  • 1 Food Security Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran ; Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Health Sciences, MARA University of Technology, Puncak Alam, Malaysia, Nutritional Sciences Programme, School of Healthcare Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 2 Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Health Sciences, MARA University of Technology, Puncak Alam, Malaysia, Nutritional Sciences Programme, School of Healthcare Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 3 Biomedical Sciences, School of Health Sciences Faculty of Health Sciences, Penanag, Malaysia
  • 4 School of Biological Science, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penanag, Malaysia
  • 5 Food Security Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran ; Department of Community Nutrition, School of Nutrition and Food Science, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
J Res Med Sci, 2013 Aug;18(8):641-6.
PMID: 24379838

Abstract

Obesity or being overweight is a major health problem in Iran. Only few studies are available that compare the obesity prevalence by four different available criteria. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of overweight and obesity among Isfahani adolescents based on four different definitions.

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