Proposed Turkish body mass index cut-off points compared with the World Health Organization and Asia-Pacific indices

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dc.contributor.authorDağalp, Rukiye
dc.contributor.departmentAntropolojitr_TR
dc.contributor.facultyDil ve Tarih-Coğrafya Fakültesitr_TR
dc.date.accessioned2022-10-13T07:29:00Z
dc.date.available2022-10-13T07:29:00Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description.abstractIt is important to determine specific Body Mass Index (BMI) cut-off points on country and sex bases since there are anthropometric differences. Therefore, a study was proposed to find out specific body mass index [BMI-TR (kg/m2)] cut-off points for Turkish young adults. BMI-TR was compared with the classifications of the World Health Organization’s Index (BMI-WHO) and Asia-Pacific Index (BMI-AP). In this research a study enclosing the weight and height measurements of 196 cases (97 Male, 99 Female, age average 22.5 years) were examined. The recorded total data were calculated according to BMI-WHO and BMI-AP, subsequently the same data were computed according to Empirical Rule to find out the cut-off points of the BMI-TR and also specific BMI-TR cut-off points for males and females. The data were compared for both BMI-WHO and BMI-AP categorizations and showed inconsistent results. Therefore, BMI-TR was calculated and classified according to sex. In this study, Turkish specific BMI results for BMI-TR Males and BMI-TR Females revealed that the percentage of females showing normal BMI was higher (78.8%), than males (70.1%), and being underweight (14.4 % for males, 10.1 % for females) was more serious than being obese (5.2% for males, 4.0 % for females) in the “young adult” age group. BMI calculations should include age groups, sex and adjustment of height decrease for elderly on country basis.tr_TR
dc.description.indexDiğertr_TR
dc.identifier.endpage34tr_TR
dc.identifier.issn/e-issn0378-2891
dc.identifier.issue43tr_TR
dc.identifier.startpage27tr_TR
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.33613/antropolojidergisi.1056457tr_TR
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12575/84591
dc.language.isoentr_TR
dc.publisherAnkara Üniversitesitr_TR
dc.relation.isversionof10.33613/antropolojidergisi.1056457tr_TR
dc.relation.journalAnkara Üniversitesi Dil ve Tarih-Coğrafya Fakültesi Antropoloji Dergisitr_TR
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıtr_TR
dc.subjectTurkish-BMItr_TR
dc.subjectBody Mass Index Height Adjustedtr_TR
dc.subjectBMI-WHOtr_TR
dc.titleProposed Turkish body mass index cut-off points compared with the World Health Organization and Asia-Pacific indicestr_TR
dc.typeArticletr_TR

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