%0 Journal Article
%T Adolescent Obese Females and Quality of Lifestyle: An Examination of Anthropometric and Socio-Economic Factors in Tehran-Iran
%A Ahmad Reza Dorosti Motlagh
%A Davoud Shojaeizadeh
%A Kamal Azam
%A Nayere Esmaeil Kaboli
%J Entomology and Applied Science Letters
%@ 2349-2864
%D 2020
%V 7
%N 4
%P 66-70
%X Background: Due to the social development and concurrent lifestyle changes, the spread of overweight and obesity, as well as related chronic and metabolic diseases, is on the rise. Various studies have indicated that family lifestyle modifications can have beneficial effects on childhood obesity prevention in the long term. This study aimed to determine the effect of lifestyle changes on anthropometric indices and other related factors in obese female students aged 11-14. Methods: This study was performed on 452 random obese female high-school students in three low-income areas of Tehran who had BMI greater than 2SD above the WHO 2007 reference. General information and a lifestyle questionnaire were provided by their parents. Anthropometric indices and body fat percentage were calculated by skin folds and calipers. Finally, all of the information was analyzed by SPSS. Results: There was a significant and direct relationship between the lifestyle score and the father’s employment status (p
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