The definition of obesity in children is different from that in adults. For this definition, BMI (Body Mass Index) percentile curves have been developed according to age and gender.
According to these curves, BMI is below the 85th percentile according to age and gender. Above the 95th percentile, it is defined as overweight, and above the 95th percentile, it is defined as overweight.
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Low birth weight
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Premature bottle feeding. weaning (early weaning from breast milk)
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Maternal factors (smoking, diabetes, excess weight gain during pregnancy, high BMI)
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Children who develop too rapidly between 3 months and 2 years of age
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Having obese individuals among relatives are risk factors for childhood obesity.
Common Disorders in Obese Children
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Heart diseases (especially high blood pressure)
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Sugar resistance and Type 2 diabetes
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Fatty liver
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Sleep Apnea Syndrome
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Polycystic Ovarian Disease
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Depression
Suitable candidates for obesity surgery under the age of 18
1-BMI over 35
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Type 2 diabetes
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Severe liver disease lubrication
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Severe sleep apnea syndrome (apnea-hypopnea index over 15)
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Those with pseudotumor cerebri
2-BMI is over 40
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Sugar resistance
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Hypertension
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Dyslipidemia (high cholesterol and triglyceride)
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Depression
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Mild and moderate Obesity surgery can be applied to those with severe sleep apnea syndrome (apnea-hypopnea index over 5).
For girls under 13 years of age, for boys under 13 years of age. Obesity surgery should not be performed on children under the age of 15, as it may negatively affect height growth.
When the publications are examined, it is seen that the rates of getting rid of obesity-related co-morbidities and losing weight in the group under the age of 18 who undergo obesity surgery are lower than those in adults who undergo surgery. to patients It has been observed that it is better than this.
Sleeve gastrectomy and gastric bypass are mostly performed as obesity surgery in obese patients under the age of 18.
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