The aspects linked to obesity in teenagers’ population in Tirana, Albania

Enkelejda Shkurti and Diamant Shtiza
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Enkelejda Shkurti: University of Medicine, Tirana, Albania

European Journal of Natural Scinces and Medicine Articles, 2023, vol. 6

Abstract: Surveillance records have shown a high prevalence of overweight and obesity not merely in developed states but also in developing ones. Our aim was to define the risk of being overweight and obese among teenagers in different districts of Albania. It is a cross-sectional study performed on a countrywide representative sample of the teenage population in Albania aged 13-20 years from a stratified register based on a population registration. The study protocol considered the invitation to accomplish a standard questionnaire that enclosed demographic and socio-economic data and health comportments. The prevalence of overweight in females was 2.2% (24/1078), while in males, it was 7.3% (51/702). We observed that most overweight males compared to females were p

Keywords: Teenagers; Albania; Overweight; Obesity. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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