Regional variation in prevalence of overweight and obesity in Saudi children and adolescents
| Autor: | Mohammad I El Mouzan, Abdullah S Al Herbish, Abdullah A Al Salloum, Ahmad A Al Omar, Mansour M Qurachi |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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| Zdroj: | The Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology, Vol 18, Iss 2, Pp 129-132 (2012) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1319-3767 1998-4049 |
| DOI: | 10.4103/1319-3767.93818 |
| Popis: | Background/Aims: There are limited data on regional variation of overweight and obesity in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Therefore, the aim of this report is to explore the magnitude of these variation in order to focus preventive programs to regional needs. Setting and Design:Community-based multistage random sample of representative cohort from each region. Patients and Methods : the study sample was cross-sectional, representative of healthy children and adolescents from 2 to 17 years of age. Body mass index (BMI) was calculated according to the formula (weight/height 2 ). The 2000 center for disease control reference was used for the calculation of prevalence of overweight and obesity defined as the proportion of children and adolescents whose BMI for age was above 85 th and 95 th percentiles respectively, for Northern, Southwestern and Central regions of the Kingdom. Chi-square test was used to assess the difference in prevalence between regions and a P value of |
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