Is the Relation between Waist Circumference and Anxiety Scores Gender Specific?

KORKMAZ H., SAVRUN A., ÖNAL D., PEHLİVANOĞLU B.

GAZI MEDICAL JOURNAL, cilt.33, sa.3, ss.220-223, 2022 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 33 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2022
  • Doi Numarası: 10.12996/gmj.2022.52
  • Dergi Adı: GAZI MEDICAL JOURNAL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.220-223
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Anxiety, Waist circumference, Body weight, Gender, DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS, OBESITY, ADOLESCENTS
  • Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objective: Increased body weight and especially high visceral fat amount is a public health problem associated with morbidity and mortality. The incidence of stress and related diseases are increasing as well and modulated by body weight. On this background, we aimed to investigate the correlation of visceral fat and anxiety in men and women between 18-49 years of age.