Does employment status influence obesity prevalence among females? A comparative study from Ankara, Turkey

ASLAN D., Altin Z., Beydag N., Hatipoglu C.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, cilt.39, sa.5, ss.701-707, 2009 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 39 Sayı: 5
  • Basım Tarihi: 2009
  • Doi Numarası: 10.3906/sag-0809-38
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.701-707
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Obesity, female, occupational status, homemaker, urban, BODY-MASS INDEX, WOMEN, POPULATION, WEIGHT, RISK
  • Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Aim: In this study, we aimed to compare the nutritional habits and obesity status of employed and not-employed (i.e. homemakers) women front an urban population in Ankara between April 2 and 17, 2007.