TY  - JOUR
T1  - Adolescent Obese Females and Quality of Lifestyle: An Examination of Anthropometric and Socio-Economic Factors in Tehran-Iran
A1  - Ahmad Reza Dorosti Motlagh
A1  - Davoud Shojaeizadeh
A1  - Kamal Azam
A1  - Nayere Esmaeil Kaboli
JF  - Entomology and Applied Science Letters
JO  - Entomol Appl Sci Lett
SN  - 2349-2864
Y1  - 2020
VL  - 7
IS  - 4
SP  - 66
EP  - 70
N2  - 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
UR  - https://easletters.com/article/adolescent-obese-females-and-quality-of-lifestyle-an-examination-of-anthropometric-and-socio-economic-factors-in-tehran-iran
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