Obesity and Its Diagnostic Methods in Turkish Children

Yilmaz D., Inan G., Karakas S., Buyukozturk-Karul A., Sonmez F.

EURASIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE, cilt.44, sa.2, ss.94-98, 2012 (ESCI, Scopus, TRDizin) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 44 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2012
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5152/eajm.2012.22
  • Dergi Adı: EURASIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.94-98
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Bioelectrical impedance analysis, Body mass index, Leptin, Obesity, BIOELECTRICAL-IMPEDANCE ANALYSIS, BODY-MASS INDEX, SERUM LEPTIN LEVELS, FAT, ANTHROPOMETRY, SKINFOLD, WEIGHT
  • Bezmiâlem Vakıf Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Objective: The application of body mass index (BMI) for obesity classification in all population studies has been questioned by the scientific community. It has been found that the bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) is an accurate method for screening obesity. This study was conducted to evaluate the accuracies of BMI, skinfold thickness (SFT), leptin and BIA measurements in obesity classification and to find correlations between BIA and the other indicators for obesity.