Prevalence of Obesity and Overweight among Adults in Iranian Population (Yazd Province)

نویسندگان
Ghadiri-Anari, Akram ID 1
Jafarizadah, Majid ID 2
Zare, Asghar ID 3
Mozaffari-Khosravi, Hassan ID 4
Afkhami-Ardekani, Mohammad ID 5
Shojaoddiny-Ardekani, Ahmad ID 6

1 Endocrinologist; Yazd Diabetes Research Center, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.

2 General Practitioner; Yazd Diabetes Research Center, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran

3 MSc in Biostatistics; Yazd Infectious Disease Research Center, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran

4 PhD in Nutrition, Yazd Diabetes Research Center, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran

5 Endocrinologist; Yazd Diabetes Research Center, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran

6 General Practitioner; Yazd Diabetes Research Center, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran

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چکیده

Objective: Obesity is a worldwide and major public health problem including Iran and other countries. Available data indicates that the prevalence of obesity has significantly increased among the Iranian population over the past 30 years. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the prevalence of obesity in Yazd (central ...

کلیدواژه‌ها
Obesity, Overweight, Body mass index, Yazd