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Volume 8
Journal of Obesity & Weight Loss Therapy
Obesity Diet 2018
November 29-30, 2018
Page 47
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November 29-30, 2018 Bali, Indonesia
International Conference on
Obesity and Diet Imbalance
Evaluation of the frequency of metabolic syndrome in Turkish adolescents and the affecting factors
Ayse Ozfer Ozcelik, Hülya Yardimci and Nazli Nur Aslan
Ankara University, Turkey
T
he metabolic syndrome is a public health problem that is more common with the changing habits and the effect of
increasing obesity. The aim of this study is to assess the frequency of the metabolic syndrome in Turkish adolescents and
the affecting factors. The study was conducted with 382 adolescent children aged 10-17 years. The data were collected using
a face-to-face interview method with questionnaire form. The questionnaire contains general information, nutritional habits,
physical activity status, some biochemical blood data and anthropometric measurements of the adolescents. Analyzes were
evaluated with appropriate statistical methods. 38.7% of the participants were male (n=148) and 61.3% were female (n=234).
It was determined that 90.2% of the females and 72.3% of the males entered puberty. 33.5% of the people consumed three
main meals regularly every day. The most frequently skipped main meal was morning breakfast (52.8%). More than half of
adolescents (56.5%) consumed fast food. 37.2% of the females and 55.2% of the males had metabolic syndrome. A statistically
significant difference was found between the presence of metabolic syndrome and gender status (p<0.05). 53.3% of those
with metabolic syndrome frequently consumed fast food and this was statistically significant (p<0.05). Fasting blood glucose
level, triglycerides and TG: HDL ratio in females with metabolic syndrome was high compared to those without metabolic
syndrome (p<0.05). Similarly, fasting blood glucose level, total cholesterol, triglyceride, TG: HDL, LDL, fasting plasma insulin
and HOMA-IR levels were higher in males with metabolic syndrome compared to those without metabolic syndrome and
there was a statistically significant difference between fasting blood glucose, cholesterol, TG: HDL ratio and HOMA-IR levels
(p<0.05). 15.4% of adolescents with metabolic syndrome and 21.4% of those without metabolic syndrome had physical activity
(p<0.05). Improving nutrition and physical activity habits may be effective in preventing the development of the metabolic
syndrome. There is a need for interventions to reduce risk factors for healthy growth and development in Turkish adolescents.
Biography
Ayse Ozfer Ozcelik has completed her PhD from Ankara University, Turkey. She has worked as the Head of the Department of Nutrition and Dietetics. She is at the
Ankara University Faculty of Health Sciences Department of Nutrition and Dietetics. She has published more than 70 papers in reputed journals.
ozferozcelik@gmail.comAyse Ozfer Ozcelik et al., J Obes Weight Loss Ther 8, Volume 8
DOI: 10.4172/2165-7904-C11-088