Dermatoses in obese female schoolchildren in the Al-khobar area, eastern saudi arabia.

Autor:	Al-Saeed WY; College of Medicine, King Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia., Al-Dawood KM, Bukhari IA, Bahnassy A
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Journal of family & community medicine [J Family Community Med] 2006 May; Vol. 13 (2), pp. 65-9.
Abstrakt:	Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine the most frequent skin disorders in obese female schoolchildren in primary and intermediate schools in the Al-Khobar area, Eastern Saudi Arabia. Methodology: This was a cross-sectional study conducted in the Al-Khobar area. It involved 2239 female schoolchildren randomly selected from 30 regular public and private primary and preparatory schools. A multi-stage stratified random sampling technique with proportional allocation was used. Data was collected using clinical examination and anthropometric measurements. Result: THE SKIN DISEASES THAT WERE MOST COMMON IN OBESE SCHOOLCHILDREN WERE: dandruff, acne, xerosis, acanthosis nigricans, folliculitis, alopecia, stria distensae (stretch marks) and callosity. Conclusions and Recommendations: obesity is associated with specific skin disorders. Health education programs on skin diseases and obesity should be provided to all schoolchildren, their families and teachers.
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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