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Volume 7, Issue 3 (Suppl) J Obes Weight Loss Ther, an open access journal
ISSN: 2165-7904 Childhood Obesity & Bariatric Surgery 2017
June 12-13, 2017
June 12-13, 2017 Rome, Italy
& Childhood Obesity and Nutrition
10th International Conference on
Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
2nd International Conference on
JOINT EVENT
Evaluation of nutritional status using anthropometric measurements in Turkish preschool children
Başak Koca Özer, Ayşegül Özdemir, Sibel Önal and Cansev Meşe
Ankara University, Turkey
Anthropometric methods are frequently used in clinical and field surveys for determining nutritional status in children due to
its practical usage. Upper arm anthropometry study is an important metric analysis of body composition and determination of
nutritional status through the assessment of subcutaneous fat mass and muscle mass and evaluation of body fat and protein reserves.
Present study was conducted on 896 (447 boys and 449 girls) preschool children between 3-6 years of age from Ankara belonging to
different socio-economic backgrounds, to determine the nutritional status using anthropometric measurements. According to the
International Biological Program, height, weight, upper arm circumference and triceps skin fold thickness measurements were taken.
Body mass index (BMI) evaluated using z scores according to the World Health Organization (WHO) cut-off criteria, and the upper
arm muscle area (AMA) and the upper arm fat area (AFA) were calculated. Results showed that height and weight were statistically
different between sexes for earlier ages 3 and 4 years, and the difference between sexes were prominent at age 3 for AMA and at age 5
for AFA (p <0.001). Boys had higher values than girls in terms of muscle percentage, while girls were found to be more pronounced
with the higher ratio of fat. However, tendency of being overweight and obesity was more prominent for boys, where stunted boys
were also evident at ages 4 and 5. According to the present data, higher degree of sexual dimorphism can lead us to different practicing
of child care in Turkish population and boys being more eco-sensitive.
Biography
Başak Koca Özer completed her DSc degree from Kyoto University. She is a Physical Anthropology Professor at Ankara University, Faculty of Languages, History
and Geography. She has been researching in areas related to anthropometry, secular changes, auxology, nutrition, health and well-being.
Başak Koca Özer et al., J Obes Weight Loss Ther 2017, 7:3 (Suppl)
DOI: 10.4172/2165-7904-C1-046