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Comparison of Body Mass Index in Children of Two Different Regions of Welfare
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نویسنده
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Shapouri Moghadam Abbas ,Safarian Mohammad ,Vakili Rahim ,Ehteshamfar Morteza
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منبع
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acta medica iranica - 2015 - دوره : 53 - شماره : 2 - صفحه:122 -124
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چکیده
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Socioeconomic basis of children obesity is of high importance for preventive policies. this study aimed to compare the prevalence of obesity among children living in two different levels of welfare regions in mashhad northeast of iran. a total of 625 primary school girls and boys aged 78-127 months were randomly selected, and values of their body mass index (bmi) were measured. the prevalence of both overweight and obesity were higher among students of enriched area in comparison with that of resource restricted (p<0.05).the prevalence of overweight concerns in urban and rural areas. these results highlight the relation between socio-economic status and prevalence of obesity among children.
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کلیدواژه
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Child; Obesity; Overweight; Overnutrition; Iran
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mashhad university of medical sciences, Immunology Research Center, Department of Immunology, ایران, mashhad university of medical sciences, Department of Human Nutrition, ایران, mashhad university of medical sciences, Department of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism, ایران, mashhad university of medical sciences, Immunology Research Center, Department of Immunology, ایران
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