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BMI-for-age less than the 5 th percentile means UNDERWEIGHT

BMI-for-age less than the 5 th percentile means UNDERWEIGHT BMI-for-age 85 th to 95 th percentile means the child is at risk for OVERWEIGHT BMI-for-age greater than 95 th percentile means the child is OBESE. Bundak R, Furman A, Gunoz H, Darendeliler F, Bas F, Neyzi O.

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BMI-for-age less than the 5 th percentile means UNDERWEIGHT

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  1. BMI-for-age less than the 5th percentile means UNDERWEIGHT BMI-for-age 85th to 95th percentile means the child is at risk for OVERWEIGHT BMI-for-age greater than 95th percentile means the child is OBESE

  2. Bundak R, Furman A, Gunoz H, Darendeliler F, Bas F, Neyzi O. Body mass index references for Turkish children.Acta Paediatr. 2006 Feb;95(2):194-8.

  3. Using BMI in adultsIn adults, the weight status based on the BMI is as follows:BMI less than 18.5 = Underweight BMI 18.5 - 24.9 =NormalBMI 25 - 29 = Overweight BMI over 30 = Obese

  4. Body Mass Index Percentiles

  5. Percentile charts

  6. Percentile charts

  7. Prevalence of obesity In the past 30 years, the incidence of obesity in children has increased from less than 5% to approximately 20% in the United States. Ogden CL, Carroll MD, Curtin LR, et al. Prevalence of high body mass index in US children and adolescents, 2007–2008. JAMA 2010;303(3):242–9. As of 2010, Nearly 43 million children under the age of 5 years are overweight according to the estimates of the World Health Organization (WHO 2006).

  8. Prevalence of obesity In 2007, it was estimated that globally 22 million children under 5 years were overweight, with more than 75% of overweight and obese children living in low- and middle-income countries. R. R. Kipping, R. Jago, and D. A. Lawlor, “Obesity in children. Part 1: epidemiology, measurement, risk factors, and screening, ”British Medical Journal, vol. 337, p. a1824, 2008. According to the World Health Organization (2006), approximately 155 million school-aged children are currently overweight or obese worldwide.

  9. Prevalence of obesity in Turkey Obesity trends of adults in Turkey clearly demonstrate a significant increase, from 16.4% in year 1990 to 32% in year 2000. Yumuk VD. Prevalence of obesity in Turkey. Obes Rev 2005;6:9-10.

  10. Prevalence of obesity in Turkey There is no nationwide systematic study investigating the obesity trends in Turkish children. However, it has been reported that in 6-16-year-old girls living in Istanbul, the overweight+obesity rate was 17.9% in 2001 and increased to 23.4% in 2009. Atay Z, Turan S, Guran T, Haliloglu B, Bereket A. The change in obesity prevalence in 8 year- interval in 6-16 years old girls living in Istanbul. Proceedings of XIV. National Pediatric Endocrinology Congress. P54, Sarigerme-Mugla 2010.

  11. Prevalence of obesity in Turkey These figures represent a 2- 2.5- fold increase as compared to the frequency reported by Neyzi et al in girls in Istanbul in 1966 Neyzi O, Yalcindag A, Alp H. Heights and weights of Turkish children. J Trop Pediatr & Environ Child Health 1973;19:5-13.

  12. Prevalence of obesity in Turkey In the below study the overall prevalence of obesity in secondary school children aged 11 to 14 years was Found to be 10.3% and the prevalence of overweight was 22.4%. Dündar C, Öz H. Obesity-related factors in Turkish school children. The Scientific World Journal 2012; 2012: 353485. By comparison, in 1998, the prevalence of obesity in school children aged 12 to 15 years was found to be 5.1% in the province of Samsun. R. Sancak, C. Dundar, M. Totan et al., “The prevalence of obesity and predisposal factors in students of secondary school and lycee, ” Journal of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, vol. 16, no. 1, pp. 19–24, 1999.

  13. Prevalence of obesity in Turkey It is estimated that today, 13.8% of Turkish children are overweight or obese. Cinaz, P., & Bideci, A. (2003). Obesity. In H. Gunoz, G. Ocal, N. Yordam, & S. Kurtoglu (Eds.), Paediatric endocrinology (pp. 14). Kayseri, Turkey: The Association of Paediatric Endocrinology Publishing (in Turkish). Oner, N., Vatansever, U., Sari, A., Ekuklu, E., Güzel, A., Karasalihoğlu, S., et al. (2004). Prevalence of underweight, overweight and obesity in Turkish adolescents. Swiss Medical Weekly, 134, 529−533.

  14. Prevalence of obesity in Turkey Overall prevalence of obesity among adolescents was 7.7% (8.4% for females and 7.0% for males Ercan S, Dallar YB, Onen S, Engiz O. Prevalence of obesity and Associated risk factors among adolescents in Ankara, Turkey. J Clin Res Pediatr Endocrinol 2012 Nov 12. doi 10.4274/jcrpe.714. [Epub ahead of print]

  15. Until we know how to prevent it, treating obesity is our only choice. —Barbara Moore & Louis Martin Moore BJ, Martin LF. Why should obesity be treated? In: Martin LF, editor. Obesity surgery. New York: McGraw-Hill; 2004. p. 1–15.

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