Prevalence of overweight and obesity, and associations with socio-demographic factors in Kuwait

• Main Authors: Victor M. Oguoma (Author), Neil T. Coffee (Author), Saad Alsharrah (Author), Mohamed Abu-Farha (Author), Faisal H. Al-Refaei (Author), Fahd Al-Mulla (Author), Mark Daniel (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Kuwait is amongst countries in the Gulf region with high income economy. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), one in five adults in the Gulf region is obese. This study sought to evaluate the prevalence and magnitude of association between overweight, obesity, centra...