Open AccessPrevalence of Overweight and Obesity in Iranian Population: A Population-Based Study in Northwestern of Iran
Author(s) -
Farhad Pourfarzi,
Alireza Sadjadi,
Hossein Poustchi,
Firouz Amani
Publication year - 2022
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.579
H-Index - 13
ISSN - 2279-9028
DOI - 10.4081/jphr.2021.2475
Subject(s) - overweight , obesity , medicine , waist , body mass index , abdominal obesity , anthropometry , waist–hip ratio , demography , population , persian , gerontology , environmental health , linguistics , philosophy , sociology
Overweight and obesity and its problems are the most important health and nutrition issues of adolescents in developed and developing countries. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of overweight and obesity among the studied population.