PREVALENCE AND EPIDERMIOLOGICAL RISK FACTORS OF OBESITY IN TURKEY
Table 1: Demographic Features of the Study Group
Number of Subjects
1936
Sex
980 (50.6%) males
956 (49.6%)female
Age
40.73±11.84 (min 18, max.65)
Habitation
1691 (87.3%) Urban
245 (12.7%) Rural
Education Year (mean)
8.91±3.99 years (min 1, max.18)
47 (3.5%) literate
21 (1.1%) illiterate
Marital Status
1554 (80.6%) married
19 (1.0%) divorced
86 (4.4%) widow
277 (14.3 %) single
SES 265 (13.7%) Well
540 (27.4%) Medium
621 (32.1%) Low
510 (26.3%) Very Low


Table 2: The Anthropometric Measurements
  Males Females
  Mean SD Mean SD
Height
172.51 6.92 159.33 6.63
Weight
80.20 13.56 69.19 13.55
WC (cm)
95.56 11.27 85.19 13.07
WHR
0.92 0.31 0.80 0.37
BMI kg/cm² 26.89 4.17 27.46 5.58

Figure 1: Obesity Classification According To BMI