Correlation between educational status and cardiovascular risk factors in an overweight and obese Turkish female population

Tanyolac S., Cikim A. S., Azezli A. D., Orhan Y.

ANATOLIAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY, vol.8, no.5, pp.336-341, 2008 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 8 Issue: 5
  • Publication Date: 2008
  • Journal Name: ANATOLIAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, CINAHL, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Directory of Open Access Journals, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.336-341
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: The prevalence of obesity is rapidly increasing in Turkey as well as all over the world. Educational inequalities play an important role in the development of obesity. In this study, our aim is to evaluate how educational status affects obesity and cardiovascular risk factors in the overweight and obese Turkish female population.