Overweight and Obesity among Schoolchildren in Sana’a City, Yemen

Raja'a, Yahia A.; Mohanna, Mabrook Aidah Bin

doi:10.1159/000087723

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“…In one study, the prevalence of overweight and obesity was positively associated with the educational level of the father and private schooling (52), while in this study it showed no association with neither of these.…”

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Prevalence and socioeconomic risk factors of obesity among urban female students in Al‐Khobar city, Eastern Saudi Arabia, 2003

Al-Saeed¹,

Al-Dawood²,

Bukhari

et al. 2006

Obesity Reviews

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The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and the socioeconomic risk factors associated with obesity among female school-aged children and adolescents in primary and intermediate schools in Al-Khobar city, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. This is a cross-sectional study conducted in Al-Khobar city, which is located in the eastern part of Saudi Arabia, during the period of January to March 2003. It involved 2239 female schoolchildren randomly selected from 30 regular government and private primary and preparatory schools. The students' ages ranged from 6 to 17 years, with a mean of 10.49 +/- 2.64 years. A multistage stratified random sampling technique with proportional allocation was used. Data were collected using questionnaires and anthropometric measurements. Body mass index interpretation was based on using a table of standard definitions for overweight and obesity in children (Cole's). The spss version 10 (SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL, USA) was used for data entry and analysis. A chi-squared test was used in cross-tabulation analysis to test the significance of association between body mass index and socioeconomic variables. The prevalence of overweight and obesity were 20% and 11%, respectively. The prevalence of overweight was higher among schoolchildren with father in private work (P<0.01) and the prevalence of overweight and obesity was higher among schoolchildren with highly educated mothers (P=0.008). The prevalence of overweight and obesity among female school-aged children and adolescents in the Al-Khobar city was very high. Accordingly, it is recommended that health education programmes regarding obesity should be provided to all schoolchildren, their families and teachers.

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Prevalence and socioeconomic risk factors of obesity among urban female students in Al‐Khobar city, Eastern Saudi Arabia, 2003

Al-Saeed¹,

Al-Dawood²,

Bukhari

et al. 2006

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“…A high prevalence, similar to that in developed countries, has been reported from countries like Mexico,14 Brazil,15 Qatar,16 the United Arab Emirates,17 and Kuwait 18. In contrast, a low prevalence has been reported from India (4.9% in 2003 and 6.6% in 2005 for overweight)19 and Yemen (6.2% for overweight and and 1.8% for obesity in 2002-2003 for school children) 20. In Saudi Arabia, reports on the prevalence of overweight and obesity were limited to male school children and a single city 21–23.…”

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Prevalence of overweight and obesity in Saudi children and adolescents

Mouzan

Foster

Herbish

et al. 2010

Annals of Saudi Medicine

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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:There is limited information on overweight and obesity in Saudi children and adolescents. The objective of this study was to establish the national prevalence of overweight and obesity in Saudi children and adolescents.METHODS:The 2005 Saudi reference data set was used to calculate the body mass index (BMI) for children aged 5 to 18 years. Using the 2007 WHO reference, the prevalence of overweight, obesity and severe obesity were defined as the proportion of children with a BMI standard deviation score more than +1, +2 and +3, respectively. The 2000 CDC reference was also used for comparison.RESULTS:There were 19 317 healthy children and adolescents from 5 to 18 years of age, 50.8% of whom were boys. The overall prevalence of overweight, obesity and severe obesity in all age groups was 23.1%, 9.3% and 2%, respectively. A significantly lower prevalence of overweight (23.8 vs 20.4; P<.001) and obesity (9.5 vs 5.7; P<.001) was found when the CDC reference was used.CONCLUSIONS:This report establishes baseline national prevalence rates for overweight, obesity and severe obesity in Saudi children and adolescents, indicating intermediate levels between developing and industrialized countries. Measures should be implemented to prevent further increases in the numbers of overweight school-age children and adolescents and the associated health hazards.

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“…, 2002; Mikkila et al. , 2003; Fonseca & de Matos, 2005; Raja’a et al. , 2005; Veugelers & Fitzgerald, 2005; Wong et al.…”

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Associations of overweight and of weight dissatisfaction among Palestinian adolescents: findings from the national study of Palestinian schoolchildren (HBSC‐WBG2004)

Sabbah

Vereecken

Abdeen

et al. 2009

J Human Nutrition Diet

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Overweight and Obesity among Schoolchildren in Sana’a City, Yemen

Cited by 24 publications

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Prevalence and socioeconomic risk factors of obesity among urban female students in Al‐Khobar city, Eastern Saudi Arabia, 2003

Prevalence and socioeconomic risk factors of obesity among urban female students in Al‐Khobar city, Eastern Saudi Arabia, 2003

Prevalence of overweight and obesity in Saudi children and adolescents

Associations of overweight and of weight dissatisfaction among Palestinian adolescents: findings from the national study of Palestinian schoolchildren (HBSC‐WBG2004)

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