Trends in overweight or obesity and other anthropometric indices in adults aged 18–60 years in western Saudi Arabia
| Autor: | Nafeesah Mohammed Noorwali, Mai Adil Ghabashi, Salma Saad Al-Mashi, Eslam A. Header, Hassan M. Bukhari, Firas S. Azzeh |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Male Adolescent Cross-sectional study education Saudi Arabia MEDLINE lcsh:Medicine Intra-Abdominal Fat 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology Overweight Body Mass Index Young Adult 03 medical and health sciences Sex Factors 0302 clinical medicine Environmental health parasitic diseases Prevalence medicine Humans Obesity 030212 general & internal medicine Young adult Anthropometry business.industry lcsh:R Body Weight Age Factors General Medicine Middle Aged medicine.disease Cross-Sectional Studies Adipose Tissue Body Composition Female Waist Circumference medicine.symptom business Weight gain Body mass index geographic locations |
| Zdroj: | Annals of Saudi Medicine, Vol 37, Iss 2, Pp 106-113 (2017) |
| ISSN: | 0975-4466 0256-4947 |
| Popis: | BACKGROUND: The prevalence of overweight and obesity has increased considerably in Saudi Arabia in the past two decades. We conducted this study because to examine trends in weight gain with age and related anthropometric measurements in Saudi Arabia such data are limited. OBJECTIVE: To determine trends in overweight and obesity and examine anthropometric indices by age group. DESIGN: Analytical cross-sectional study. SETTING: Universities, malls, and hospitals in the cities of Mecca, Jeddah, and Al-Taif. METHODS: Participants were selected by convenience sampling. Body weight, body fat percentage, visceral fat percentage, and skeletal muscle percentage were measured with the Omron body composition monitor device. Waist circumference, height, and body mass index (BMI) were also measured. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): Changes in BMI, body fat percentage, visceral fat percentage, and skeletal muscle with age for both genders. RESULTS: We selected 2548 Saudis, 1423 males and 1125 females, aged 18 to 60 years. A significant trend (ptrend25 kg/m2). Obesity and overweight were more prevalent in men than in women and was observed early in both genders, at the ages of 18–19 in men and 30–39 years for women. In the age range of 40–60 years, muscle mass dropped significantly (P |
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