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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Nutr.
Sec. Clinical Nutrition
Volume 11 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fnut.2024.1438054

Obesity Prevalence, Nutritional Status, and Physical Activity Levels in Turkish Adults during the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Kezban Esen Karaca Çelik Kezban Esen Karaca Çelik 1*Maria Morales Suare-Varela Maria Morales Suare-Varela 2Nazli Ucar Nazli Ucar 2Jose M. Soriano Jose M. Soriano 2Merve İnce Palamutoğlu Merve İnce Palamutoğlu 3Murat Baş Murat Baş 1Dilek Toprak Dilek Toprak 4*Ladan Hajhamidiaısl Ladan Hajhamidiaısl 1*Özge Erol Doğan Özge Erol Doğan 5*Mert Doğan Mert Doğan 6*
  • 1 Acıbadem University, Istanbul, Türkiye
  • 2 Universidad Europea de Valencia, Valencia, Valencian Community, Spain
  • 3 Afyonkarahisar Health Sciences University, Afyonkarahisar, Türkiye
  • 4 İstanbul Atlas University, Istanbul, Türkiye
  • 5 Ardahan University, Vocational School of Healthcare Services, Department of Healthcare Services, Ardahan, Türkiye
  • 6 Akdeniz University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Antalya, Türkiye

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    Background: Although nutritional status is influenced by multidimensional aspects encompassing physical factors, there is limited research on this complex relationship. Objectives: This study aimed to examine the interaction between physical activity level indicators and the nutritional status of adults in Türkiye. Methods: A total of 3,970 individuals aged 18 years or older, residing in Afyonkarahisar (Türkiye), participated in this study. Data were obtained through face-to-face interviews with a questionnaire, using simple random sampling among adults. One-day food consumption was recorded using a 24hour dietary recall (24HDR). Physical activity levels were assessed using the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ).Results: This study comprised 3,970 participants: 2,087 (52.57%) men and 1,883 (47.42%) women. Among them, 32.64% smoked cigarettes, and 8.72% consumed alcohol. About 40% of adults were overweight, and 16.33% were obese. All participants had inadequate intake levels of potassium, calcium, and iron when compared to the recommended amounts. Physical activity levels showed a weak positive correlation with dietary energy, carbohydrates, protein, fat, and cholesterol, and a weak negative correlation with age, waist-to-hip ratio, and BMI of participants.This study provides insights into the importance of addressing both physical activity and nutritional status. It was found that the weekly duration of physical activity for women was lower than for men. As a result of the nutritional status evaluation, it was found that the daily energy intake of men was higher than that of women.

    Keywords: Obesity, physical activity, International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ), Nutritional Status, adults

    Received: 24 May 2024; Accepted: 17 Jul 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Karaca Çelik, Morales Suare-Varela, Ucar, Soriano, İnce Palamutoğlu, Baş, Toprak, Hajhamidiaısl, Erol Doğan and Doğan. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence:
    Kezban Esen Karaca Çelik, Acıbadem University, Istanbul, 34662, Türkiye
    Dilek Toprak, İstanbul Atlas University, Istanbul, Türkiye
    Ladan Hajhamidiaısl, Acıbadem University, Istanbul, 34662, Türkiye
    Özge Erol Doğan, Ardahan University, Vocational School of Healthcare Services, Department of Healthcare Services, Ardahan, Türkiye
    Mert Doğan, Akdeniz University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Antalya, Türkiye

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