Özet:

Obesity is a chronic, metabolic disease, which is increasing in the form of epidemic in the world and in our country, which is difficult to treat, has effects on the systems. This study was conducted in the district of Elazığ Ili Sivrice in order to identify the prevalence of obesity and the risk factors affecting the population aged 35 and over. WORK AND METHOD: The universe of this study of the characteristic and cutting-edge type has been formed by more than 1,600 people aged 35 years and older who reside in the center of the city of Elazığ or Sivrice. The number of individuals to be taken sample with a deviation of 4% (d=0.04) in the 95% confidence range is estimated to be 383. The individuals to be taken are selected by systematic sampling from the records. It has reached 364 individuals (Response Rate 95.0 %). The application of the survey was applied with the face-to-face conversation technique with the individuals who were taken in the field and the size and weight measurement was also made. The study was conducted in June-September 2015. The SPSS 22.0 package program was used for statistical analysis while evaluating the findings discussed in the study. According to the characteristics of the variables in statistical assessments, a percentage of Fisher’s Exact Test, Ki-quare and t test were used. p<0.05 is estimated as a statistical significance. The average age of participants in the study is 51.4 ± 12.6 (min=35, max=90) and 50.8 % (n:185) are women. 87.1 percent of the study group is married, 46.2 percent households and 81.9 percent are native-type families. The average BMI of the individuals involved was 26.79±4.64 kg/m2 and the average BMI of the men was 26.26±4.15 kg/m2 and the average BMI of the women was 27.30±5.02 kg/m2. The percentage of obese individuals from participants is 23.9 % (n=87), and the percentage of overweight individuals is 37.9 % (n=138). According to gender distribution, when BKIs were studied, overweight individuals were more observed in men and obese individuals in women (p>0.05). In the study group, the rate of obesity in married women was 24.9%, while in single women 17.0% (p<0.05). The rate of obesity was 32.2 per cent for those who perceived their economic status as good/mediate, while 12 per cent for those who perceived their economic status as bad (p<0.001). In those with a history of hypertension, the prevalence of obesity is significantly higher than in those with no hypertension (p<0.05). The prevalence of obesity was 29.7 % (n=68) in those consuming 3 portions and less fruit and vegetables per day, while in those consuming 4 portions and above, this rate was 14.1 % (n=19) (p<0.001). Results: In the research group, the prevalence of obesity is high in women, but the prevalence of overweight in men is higher. In those with a history of hypertension, those married, those who feel their economic status well/mediate, those who consume three or less portions of fruit and vegetables a day, and those who do not smoke, the rate of obesity is high.

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