Open AccessPrevalence of overweight and obesity in adult rural population of the northern part of Backa and Banat
Author(s) -
Tatjana Pavlica,
Verica Božić-Krstić,
Rada Rakić,
Dejan Sakač
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
vojnosanitetski pregled
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.123
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 2406-0720
pISSN - 0042-8450
DOI - 10.2298/vsp1210833p
Subject(s) - overweight , body mass index , obesity , medicine , anthropometry , demography , waist , population , waist–hip ratio , gerontology , environmental health , sociology
Obesity represents one of the frequent health problems in developed countries today. It is related to cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and various cancer forms. The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence of overweight and obesity in adult population of the northern Badka and Banat.