Migration as a risk factor of overweight and adipositas in children and adolescents
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5005789 |
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| Authors | Kirchengast (0000-0002-3220-7271, University of Vienna), Sylvia Kirchengast, Edith Schober |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 64 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 411-421 |
| Publication date | 2006-12-22 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Anthropologischer Anzeiger (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-5548 • E-ISSN: 2363-7099 |
| Publisher | S ch we iz er ba rt (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1127/anthranz/64/2006/411 |
| PMID | 17240959 |
| OpenAlex | W2440193800 |
| Language | EN |
The prevalence of overweight and obesity was tested based on the BMI data of 15 year old 996 boys and 846 girls living in Vienna and a possible association between obesity and migration status was analysed. Turkish and Yugoslavian adolescents showed significantly higher prevalence rates of overweight and obesity than their Austrian counterparts. This was especially true of Turkish girls. Sociocultural and gender specific factors were discussed as reasons for these observations.
Environmental health · Obesity · Overweight · Political science · Risk factor · Sociocultural evolution · Sociology · Turkish · Demography · Endocrinology · Internal Medicine · Medicine · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Psychology · Gerontology · Pediatrics
| Highly cited | No |
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