Attitudes Toward Obesity, Willingness to Lose Weight, and Treatment Preferences Among Overweight and Obese Saudi Adults

AlAteeq, Mohammed A; AlHomayed, Nuha; AlBuraikan, Doaa A.; AlFageer, Hamza

doi:10.7759/cureus.29228

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“…A study on severely obese children and adolescents in the United States, 1999-2012 reported that the prevalence of high TC, low HDL, high triglycerides, high LDL among severely obese adolescents was 16.5%, 40.0%, 30.0%, 13.0%, respectively [22]. A study on obese children in Saudi Arabia found that overweight children had higher HDL levels, while obese children had higher TG levels [23]. In the present study, we found that there were signi cant difference of TG, TC, HDL-C, LDL-C and dyslipidemia prevalence among children and adolescents with or without obesity/overweight.…”

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The characteristics of dyslipidemia among children and adolescents in Zhejiang Province, China

Zou,

Huang,

Zhao

et al. 2024

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Background Children with dyslipidemia may lead to early onset atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease and even life-threatening. However, few studies have determined the characteristics of dyslipidemia among children and adolescents in Zhejiang Province, and few studies have investigated the correlations of triglycerides (TG), total cholesterol (TC), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) and diet as well as sleep time. Methods This study included children and adolescents aged 6–17 years who participated in provincial nutrition surveillance, which was including 90 counties (cities and districts) in Zhejiang Province with provincial representative. Food consumption was assessed using three consecutive days of 24-h dietary recall. Blood sample were collected to detect the concentration of TG, TC, HDL-C, and LDL-C. Results The prevalence of elevated TG, elevated TC, low HDL-C, elevated LDL-C and dyslipidemia was 17.1%, 10.1%, 5.5%, 4.0% and 23% among children and adolescents aged 6–17 years, respectively. TG was negatively correlated with egg intake and sleep time of study days(Spearman’s rho=-0.125, -0.057, P < 0.001). TC was positively correlated with livestock and poultry meat intake and egg intake, but negaviley correlated to legume intake (Spearman’s rho = 0.077, 0.093 and − 0.162, P < 0.001). HDL-C was positively correlated with egg intake, sleep time of study days, and sleep time of rest days, but negaviley correlated to legume intake (Spearman’s rho = 0.108, 0.065, 0.082 and − 0.119, P < 0.001). LDL-C was positively correlated with livestock and poultry meat intake and dairy intake, but negatively correlated to legume intake (Spearman’s rho = 0.131, 0.11, and − 0.118, P < 0.001). There were significant difference of TG, TC, HDL-C, LDL-C and dyslipidemia prevalence among children with or without obesity/overweight(chiquare = 46.309, 9.836, 54.99, 30.436, and 56.631, P < 0.001). Ordinal regression shows that the gender, agegroup, Obesity/Overweight, Sleep time of study days(h) > = 8 were associated with critical /abnormal TG(χ2 = 541.619, p < 0.001). Conclusions The prevalence of dyslipidemia was high among children and adolescents. Children and adolescents with obesity/overweight and with short sleep time were associated with dyslipidemia .

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Section: Correlations Between Serum Lipid Concentrations and Food Cat...mentioning

confidence: 99%

The characteristics of dyslipidemia among children and adolescents in Zhejiang Province, China

Zou,

Huang,

Zhao

et al. 2024

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The Association between a Recorded Diagnosis of Obesity and Clinically Significant Weight Loss in the Primary Care Setting: A Nationwide Registry

Kasher Meron,

Koren-Morag,

Oieru

2024

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Introduction: Overweight and obesity (OW/OB) are underdiagnosed. The primary aim was to assess whether a diagnosis of OW/OB recorded by a primary care physician (PCP) is associated with clinically significant weight loss, compared to a missed diagnosis. The secondary aim was to investigate the association between OW/OB diagnosis and patient attendance at dietary consultations. Methods: This retrospective, observational cohort study was conducted using a nationwide healthcare database. The study included a random sample of 200 000 adults with BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2, recorded on a primary care visit, between 2014-2020. Patients with prior diagnosis of OW/OB or obesity-related complications were excluded. The independent variable was OW/OB diagnosis recorded by the PCP immediately after BMI measurement. The outcome variable was ≥5% weight loss at a second weight measurement within 9–15 months. Multivariate regression analysis was applied. Results: Of the 200 00 people with OW/OB, 36 033 (18.0%) had a diagnosis of OW/OB, and 37 368 (18.7%) had a second body weight measurement, of which 7 635 (20.4%) lost ≥5% of their baseline body weight. The prescription rate of anti-obesity medication was 1.2% and did not differ between patients who achieved weight loss and those who did not. Those with a recorded diagnosis were 2.6 times more likely to visit a dietitian (OR 2.57, 95%CI 2.56-2.64) and 2.5 times more likely to achieve weight loss (OR 2.53, 95%CI 2.46-2.60). After adjusting for multiple confounders, including attendance at dietary consultation, people who received OW/OB diagnosis were 32% more likely to achieve weight loss (OR 1.32 95% CI 1.28-1.36, p<0.001) compared to people with missed diagnosis. Conclusion: Recording a diagnosis of obesity among relatively healthy people is associated with clinically significant weight loss at 1 year follow up, independent of attendance at dietary consultation. Early obesity diagnosis is a significant opportunity to promote weight loss in the primary care setting and may affect weight trajectory.

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Attitudes Toward Obesity, Willingness to Lose Weight, and Treatment Preferences Among Overweight and Obese Saudi Adults

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The characteristics of dyslipidemia among children and adolescents in Zhejiang Province, China

The characteristics of dyslipidemia among children and adolescents in Zhejiang Province, China

The Association between a Recorded Diagnosis of Obesity and Clinically Significant Weight Loss in the Primary Care Setting: A Nationwide Registry

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